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SEMANTiCS Conference @semantics-conf.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Interested in joining or supporting SWAN? Expression of interest: lnkd.in/eZ6b-BEV Launch announcement: qr.fm/dKkIyP Please share with your colleagues. #SWAN #SemanticWeb #WomenInSTEM 3/3

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SEMANTiCS Conference @semantics-conf.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

SWAN supports women, including trans women, and non-binary people through mentoring, learning, peer support and opportunities to lead. Sahar Vahdati 2/3

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SEMANTiCS Conference @semantics-conf.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Beyond #SEMANTiCS2026: meet SWAN 🦢 Semantic Web Women and Allies Network launched in Ghent - and its community is growing beyond the conference. Women and non-binary people at the centre. Allies welcome. 1/3

Introducing SWAN, with a swan emoji after its name: Semantic Web Women and Allies Network. Women and non-binary people at the centre. Allies welcome. Join: lnkd.in/eZ6b-BEV.

SWAN launch presentation at SEMANTiCS 2026, with the network mission and a QR code projected beside the speaker.

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SEMANTiCS Conference @semantics-conf.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Congratulations to all the authors! 👏 Thank you to the Computing Community Consortium (CCC) for supporting the Blue Sky awards. 2026-eu.semantics.cc/page/accepte... #SEMANTiCS2026 #SemanticWeb 5/5

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SEMANTiCS Conference @semantics-conf.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Third Best Blue Sky Paper From Sequential Language to Structural Intelligence: Toward Relationship-Aware AI Authors: Alex Romanova 4/5

SEMANTiCS 2026. Blue Sky Awards. Third Best Blue Sky Paper: From Sequential Language to Structural Intelligence: Toward Relationship-Aware AI. Authors: Alex Romanova.

SEMANTiCS closing ceremony. Projected award slide: Third Best Blue Sky Paper. From Sequential Language to Structural Intelligence: Toward Relationship-Aware AI.

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SEMANTiCS Conference @semantics-conf.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Second Best Blue Sky Paper Can a Knowledge Graph Fall Down? Embodied Knowledge Graphs for Humanoid Robots Authors: Blerina Spahiu (@blerinaspahiu.bsky.social) · Loris Roveda 3/5

SEMANTiCS 2026. Blue Sky Awards. Second Best Blue Sky Paper: Can a Knowledge Graph Fall Down? Embodied Knowledge Graphs for Humanoid Robots. Authors: Blerina Spahiu, Loris Roveda.

SEMANTiCS closing ceremony. Projected award slide: Second Best Blue Sky Paper. Can a Knowledge Graph Fall Down? Embodied Knowledge Graphs for Humanoid Robots.

SEMANTiCS closing ceremony. Slide listing the three nominees for Blue Sky Awards. Full titles and author names are in the accompanying caption.

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SEMANTiCS Conference @semantics-conf.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Best Blue Sky Paper From Fact to Feeling: Narrative Knowledge Graphs for Human-AI Interaction Authors: Anna Sofia Lippolis · Luiz Do Valle Miranda 2/5

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SEMANTiCS Conference @semantics-conf.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Beyond the conference, the ideas keep us looking ahead. 💡🏆 Celebrating the #SEMANTiCS2026 Blue Sky award recipients! Meet the three winning author teams below. 👇 1/5

SEMANTiCS 2026. Blue Sky Awards. Best Blue Sky Paper: From Fact to Feeling: Narrative Knowledge Graphs for Human-AI Interaction. Authors: Anna Sofia Lippolis, Luiz Do Valle Miranda.

SEMANTiCS closing ceremony. Projected award slide: Best Blue Sky Paper. From Fact to Feeling: Narrative Knowledge Graphs for Human-AI Interaction.

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SEMANTiCS Conference @semantics-conf.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Congratulations to all the authors! 👏 2026-eu.semantics.cc/page/accepte... #SEMANTiCS2026 #SemanticWeb 5/5

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SEMANTiCS Conference @semantics-conf.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Nominee Schiphol’s Linked Data Approach for Aviation Asset Information Exchange Authors: Ad Ruijl · Jakko Heinen 4/5

SEMANTiCS 2026. Best Industry and Use Case Presentation. Nominee: Schiphol’s Linked Data Approach for Aviation Asset Information Exchange. Authors: Ad Ruijl, Jakko Heinen.

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SEMANTiCS Conference @semantics-conf.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Nominee From Spreadsheets to Shared Understanding: Navigating Water Catchment Data with a Composable Linked Data Architecture Authors: Andrew Fergusson · Chris Jarvis 3/5

SEMANTiCS 2026. Best Industry and Use Case Presentation. Nominee: From Spreadsheets to Shared Understanding: Navigating Water Catchment Data with a Composable Linked Data Architecture. Authors: Andrew Fergusson, Chris Jarvis.

SEMANTiCS closing ceremony. Slide listing the three nominees for Best Industry and Use Case Presentation. Full titles and author names are in the accompanying caption.

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SEMANTiCS Conference @semantics-conf.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Winner Semantic Annotation of Vaccination and Medication Information for Cross-Border Healthcare Authors: Filip Pattyn 2/5

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SEMANTiCS Conference @semantics-conf.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The conference is over, but these applications deserve another spotlight. 🏆 #SEMANTiCS2026 · Best Industry and Use Case Presentation Celebrate the winner and nominees with us! 👇 1/5

SEMANTiCS 2026. Best Industry and Use Case Presentation. Winner: Semantic Annotation of Vaccination and Medication Information for Cross-Border Healthcare. Authors: Filip Pattyn.

SEMANTiCS closing ceremony. Projected award slide: Winner. Semantic Annotation of Vaccination and Medication Information for Cross-Border Healthcare.

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SEMANTiCS Conference @semantics-conf.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Congratulations to all the authors! 👏 2026-eu.semantics.cc/page/accepte... #SEMANTiCS2026 #SemanticWeb 5/5

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SEMANTiCS Conference @semantics-conf.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Nominee Using ParliamentSampo Linked Open Data Service and Portal for Analyzing Interruptions and Laughter in the Plenary Sessions of the Parliament of Finland Authors: Eero Hyvönen · Petri Leskinen · Heikki Rantala · Jouni Tuominen · Annastiina Ahola 4/5

SEMANTiCS 2026. Best Demo. Nominee: Using ParliamentSampo Linked Open Data Service and Portal for Analyzing Interruptions and Laughter in the Plenary Sessions of the Parliament of Finland. Authors: Eero Hyvönen, Petri Leskinen, Heikki Rantala, Jouni Tuominen, Annastiina Ahola.

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SEMANTiCS Conference @semantics-conf.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Nominee The Eyeling Playground: N3 rules in your browser Authors: Patrick Hochstenbach (@patrickhochstenbach.net) · Jos De Roo · Wout Slabbinck · Beatriz Esteves · Pieter Colpaert (@pietercolpaert.be) 3/5

SEMANTiCS 2026. Best Demo. Nominee: The Eyeling Playground: N3 rules in your browser. Authors: Patrick Hochstenbach, Jos De Roo, Wout Slabbinck, Beatriz Esteves, Pieter Colpaert.

SEMANTiCS closing ceremony. Slide listing the three nominees for Best Demo. Full titles and author names are in the accompanying caption.

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SEMANTiCS Conference @semantics-conf.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Winner Session Graph: A Provenance-Aware Semantic Memory Layer for AI-Assisted Development Authors: Roberto Shimizu 2/5

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SEMANTiCS Conference @semantics-conf.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Looking back at #SEMANTiCS2026: a demo worth celebrating! 🏆 Congratulations to Session Graph, our Best Demo winner, and all the nominated teams. Meet the authors below. 👇 1/5

SEMANTiCS 2026. Best Demo. Winner: Session Graph: A Provenance-Aware Semantic Memory Layer for AI-Assisted Development. Authors: Roberto Shimizu.

SEMANTiCS closing ceremony. Projected award slide: Winner. Session Graph: A Provenance-Aware Semantic Memory Layer for AI-Assisted Development.

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SEMANTiCS Conference @semantics-conf.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Congratulations to all the authors! 👏 2026-eu.semantics.cc/page/accepte... #SEMANTiCS2026 #SemanticWeb 5/5

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SEMANTiCS Conference @semantics-conf.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Nominee A Semantic Framework for the Synthesis of Causal Knowledge Authors: Katrin Ehrenmüller · Lucas Kook (@lucaskook.bsky.social) · Fajar J. Ekaputra (@ekaputra.bsky.social) · Marta Sabou 4/5

SEMANTiCS 2026. Best Student Paper. Nominee: A Semantic Framework for the Synthesis of Causal Knowledge. Authors: Katrin Ehrenmüller, Lucas Kook, Fajar J. Ekaputra, Marta Sabou.

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SEMANTiCS Conference @semantics-conf.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Nominee Explaining RGNN Predictions on Knowledge Graphs via LRP Authors: Franz Krause · Heiko Paulheim (@heikopaulheim.bsky.social) 3/5

SEMANTiCS 2026. Best Student Paper. Nominee: Explaining RGNN Predictions on Knowledge Graphs via LRP. Authors: Franz Krause, Heiko Paulheim.

SEMANTiCS closing ceremony. Slide listing the three nominees for Best Student Paper. Full titles and author names are in the accompanying caption.

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SEMANTiCS Conference @semantics-conf.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Winner SEOntology: A Domain Ontology for Semantic Modeling of Search Engine Optimization Workflows Authors: Emilija Gjorgjevska · David Riccitelli (@ziodave.bsky.social) · Milos Jovanovik (@mjovanovik.com) · Andrea Volpini 2/5

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SEMANTiCS Conference @semantics-conf.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

After the conference, the celebrations continue! 🏆 #SEMANTiCS2026 · Best Student Paper Congratulations to the SEOntology author team and all nominees. Meet them below! 👇 1/5

SEMANTiCS 2026. Best Student Paper. Winner: SEOntology: A Domain Ontology for Semantic Modeling of Search Engine Optimization Workflows. Authors: Emilija Gjorgjevska, David Riccitelli, Milos Jovanovik, Andrea Volpini.

SEMANTiCS closing ceremony. Projected award slide: Winner. SEOntology: A Domain Ontology for Semantic Modeling of Search Engine Optimization Workflows.

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SEMANTiCS Conference @semantics-conf.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Share with your colleagues and follow SEMANTiCS for programme, submission and registration announcements. See you in Bologna! 👋 2027.semantics.cc #SemanticWeb #KnowledgeGraphs 15/15

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SEMANTiCS Conference @semantics-conf.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

With the SEMANTiCS community: Anastasia Dimou (@natadimou.bsky.social) · Ute John · Giray Havur · Daniel Dobriy (@smntc.bsky.social) · Tilahun Abedissa · Reza (Enayat) Rajabi · Sebastian Hellmann · Ricardo Usbeck 14/15

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SEMANTiCS Conference @semantics-conf.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

With the SEMANTiCS community: Daniel Mietchen (@evomri.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy) · Eleni Ilkou · Simona Motogna · Alba Morales T · Pieter Colpaert (@pietercolpaert.be) · Danica D'hont · Cogan Shimizu · annette ten teije · Julia Holze 13/15

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SEMANTiCS Conference @semantics-conf.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

With the SEMANTiCS community: Christian Dirschl · Martin Kaltenböck · Ernesto Jimenez-Ruiz (@ejimenez-ruiz.bsky.social) · Tassilo Pellegrini (@tassilopellegrini.bsky.social) · Sanaz Alipour · Martino Pulici · Melisa Machuret 12/15

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SEMANTiCS Conference @semantics-conf.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

With the SEMANTiCS community: Sahar Vahdati · Femke Ongenae · Rosa Filgueira Vicente · Beyza Yaman · Genet Asefa Gesese · Marco Brattinga · Aad Versteden · Kathrin Füllenbach, PhD (@kathrinfuellenbach.bsky.social) · Francesco Osborne (@fosborne.bsky.social) 11/15

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SEMANTiCS Conference @semantics-conf.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Thanks to our 2026 supporters! Student support: Artificial Intelligence Journal (AIJ) (@ijcai.org) 10/15

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SEMANTiCS Conference @semantics-conf.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Thanks to our 2026 supporters! ORKG awards: Open Research Knowledge Graph (ORKG) (@orkg.bsky.social) 9/15

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SEMANTiCS Conference @semantics-conf.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Thanks to our 2026 supporters! Blue Sky awards: Computing Community Consortium (CCC) cra.org/ccc/ 8/15

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SEMANTiCS Conference @semantics-conf.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Thanks to our 2026 supporters! Bronze: Wistor wistor.nl · SAP www.sap.com 7/15

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SEMANTiCS Conference @semantics-conf.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Thanks to our 2026 supporters! Silver: Sirus sirus.be 6/15

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SEMANTiCS Conference @semantics-conf.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Thanks to our 2026 supporters! Silver: Digital Science (@digital-science.com) · Cognizone www.cogni.zone · redpencil.io www.redpencil.io · eccenca eccenca.com · Sopra Steria www.soprasteria.com · Inuits inuits.it 5/15

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SEMANTiCS Conference @semantics-conf.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Thanks to our 2026 supporters! Gold: Graphwise graphwise.ai 4/15

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SEMANTiCS Conference @semantics-conf.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Local Chairs: Anna Sofia Lippolis · Andrea Nuzzolese · Giorgia Lodi · Francesco Poggi 3/15

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SEMANTiCS Conference @semantics-conf.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Next stop: Bologna! 🇮🇹 #SEMANTiCS2027 is heading to Italy. 📅 6-8 September 2027 📍 Bologna Save the dates! Research, industry and the Semantic Web community meet again. 1/15

SEMANTiCS 2027. Bologna, Italy, 6-8 September 2027. General Chairs: Blerina Spahiu and Angelo Salatino. Local Chairs: Anna Sofia Lippolis, Andrea Nuzzolese, Giorgia Lodi and Francesco Poggi. 2027.semantics.cc.

SEMANTiCS 2027 announcement on the conference screen: A day in Bologna.

SEMANTiCS 2027 announcement on the conference screen: Venue: the University; SEMANTiCS Bologna 2027, 6, 7, 8 September.

SEMANTiCS 2027 announcement on the conference screen: Bologna local organising team.

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SEMANTiCS Conference @semantics-conf.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Congratulations to all the authors! 👏 Thank you to ORKG for supporting these awards. 2026-eu.semantics.cc/page/awards.... #SEMANTiCS2026 #SemanticWeb 6/6

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SEMANTiCS Conference @semantics-conf.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Related research paper: Knowledge-driven Data Exchange and Validation Framework for Networked Smart Buildings orkg.org/content-type... 5/6

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SEMANTiCS Conference @semantics-conf.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Best ORKG Software/Dataset ORKG: Distributed Knowledge-driven Data Exchange and Validation Framework for Networked Smart Buildings Authors: Xander Wilcke · Barry Nouwt · Sophie Lathouwers · Ronald Siebes 4/6

SEMANTiCS 2026. ORKG Content Awards. Best ORKG Software/Dataset: ORKG: Distributed Knowledge-driven Data Exchange and Validation Framework for Networked Smart Buildings. Authors: Xander Wilcke, Barry Nouwt, Sophie Lathouwers, Ronald Siebes.

SEMANTiCS closing ceremony. Projected award slide: Best ORKG Software/Dataset. ORKG: Distributed Knowledge-driven Data Exchange and Validation Framework for Networked Smart Buildings.

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SEMANTiCS Conference @semantics-conf.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Best ORKG Paper OWL-SDA ORKG Software and Paper Authors: Maxim Van de Wynckel · Emmelien De Roock Related research paper: OWL-SDA: A Multi-Agent System for Generating Synthetic Data to Support Ontology Evaluation doi.org/10.48366/R19... 3/6

SEMANTiCS 2026. ORKG Content Awards. Best ORKG Paper: OWL-SDA ORKG Software and Paper. Authors: Maxim Van de Wynckel, Emmelien De Roock.

SEMANTiCS closing ceremony. Projected award slide: Best ORKG Paper. OWL-SDA ORKG Software and Paper.

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SEMANTiCS Conference @semantics-conf.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Best ORKG Comparison ORKG comparison: related work on approaches to Wikibase statement generation Authors: Élena Liu · Jakub Duchateau · Christophe Debruyne Related research paper: Declaratively Populating Wikibases with WBML doi.org/10.48366/R19... 2/6

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SEMANTiCS Conference @semantics-conf.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Making research easier to find, compare and reuse. Congratulations to our ORKG award winners! 🏆 #SEMANTiCS2026 · ORKG Content Awards Meet the winning author teams below. 👇 1/6

SEMANTiCS 2026. ORKG Content Awards. Best ORKG Comparison: ORKG comparison: related work on approaches to Wikibase statement generation. Authors: Élena Liu, Jakub Duchateau, Christophe Debruyne.

SEMANTiCS closing ceremony. Projected award slide: Best ORKG Comparison. ORKG comparison: related work on approaches to Wikibase statement generation.

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SEMANTiCS Conference @semantics-conf.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Congratulations to all the authors! 👏 2026-eu.semantics.cc/page/accepte... #SEMANTiCS2026 #SemanticWeb 5/5

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SEMANTiCS Conference @semantics-conf.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Nominee Assessing the Viability of an OBDA Approach to Integrating Databases into a Virtual Knowledge Graph for Research Management at ITC Authors: Phearun Ol · Deperias Kerre · Christophe Debruyne · Dona Valy · Sotheany Nou 4/5

SEMANTiCS 2026. Best Poster. Nominee: Assessing the Viability of an OBDA Approach to Integrating Databases into a Virtual Knowledge Graph for Research Management at ITC. Authors: Phearun Ol, Deperias Kerre, Christophe Debruyne, Dona Valy, Sotheany Nou.

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SEMANTiCS Conference @semantics-conf.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Nominee Integrating Domain Experts and Large Language Models for CQ Generation Authors: Maryam Sefidbari · Leyla Jael Castro 3/5

SEMANTiCS 2026. Best Poster. Nominee: Integrating Domain Experts and Large Language Models for CQ Generation. Authors: Maryam Sefidbari, Leyla Jael Castro.

SEMANTiCS closing ceremony. Slide listing the three nominees for Best Poster. Full titles and author names are in the accompanying caption.

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SEMANTiCS Conference @semantics-conf.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Winner Using Linked Data for Monitoring Administrative Persecution Targeting LGBTQIA+ Expression Authors: Andrei Nesterov · Sergey Katsuba 2/5

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SEMANTiCS Conference @semantics-conf.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Linked data with a human-rights purpose - our Best Poster winner! 🏆 #SEMANTiCS2026 · Best Poster Meet the winning author team below. 👇 1/5

SEMANTiCS 2026. Best Poster. Winner: Using Linked Data for Monitoring Administrative Persecution Targeting LGBTQIA+ Expression. Authors: Andrei Nesterov, Sergey Katsuba.

SEMANTiCS closing ceremony. Projected award slide: Winner. Using Linked Data for Monitoring Administrative Persecution Targeting LGBTQIA+ Expression.

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SEMANTiCS Conference @semantics-conf.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Congratulations to all the authors! 👏 2026-eu.semantics.cc/page/accepte... #SEMANTiCS2026 #SemanticWeb 5/5

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