The Annual Asian Semantic Web Conference is one of the largest regional events in Asia with
focused topics related to the Semantic Web. With the decade-round endeavor of Semantic Web
believers researchers and practitioners the Semantic Web has made remarkable progress
recently. It has raised significant attention from US and UK governments as well as the
European Commission who are willing to deploy Semantic Web technologies to enhance the
transparency of eGovernment. The Linked Open Data initiative is on its way to convert the
current document Web into a data Web and to further enabling various data and service mashups.
The fast adoption of Semantic Web technologies in medical and life sciences has created
impressive showcases to the world. All these efforts are a crucial step toward enabling the
take-off and the success of the Semantic Web. The First Asian Semantic Web Conference was
successfully held in China in 2006. With the following editions in Korea in 2007 and Thailand
in 2008 it fostered a regional forum for connecting researchers and triggering innovations.
This year the 4th Asian Semantic Web Conference was held in Shanghai China. We received 63
submissions from Asia Europe and North America and 25 papers were accepted (the acceptance
rate is around 40%). Each submission was reviewed by at least three members of the Program
Committee. The Chairs moderated the discussion of conflict reviews or invited external
reviewers to reach the final decisions.
