International Semantic Web Conference — 2026
October 25-29, 2026
Nicolaus Hotel BariBari, Italy
Semantic Web Knowledge Graphs Web Data Management AI
Important Dates
| Submission deadline | May 7, 2026 (closed) |
The International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC) is the leading annual venue for research on the Semantic Web, linked data, and knowledge graphs. The 25th edition is held in Bari, Italy, covering ontology engineering, knowledge graph construction and embedding, entity linking, question answering over knowledge bases, reasoning, and the application of semantic technologies in domains such as biomedicine, cultural heritage, and enterprise data integration. ISWC has a strong record of publishing work that shapes the direction of the field - the conference proceedings are among the most cited in knowledge representation and the web of data. The Nicolaus Hotel conference venue is Bari’s main convention facility, and the late October timing puts the conference in ideal southern Italian weather - warm enough for outdoor evenings in the old town without the summer heat. Bari is directly served from many European airports and is an excellent base for exploring Puglia.
Venue
Nicolaus Hotel Bari
Via Cardinal A. Ciasca 9, 70124 Bari, Italy
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Data Management for Knowledge Graphs
Covers storage, querying, and management techniques for large-scale knowledge graphs on the web. Knowledge graphs at web scale break assumptions...
Evaluation of Language Models in Knowledge Engineering
Examines how to evaluate large language models when applied to knowledge engineering and ontology tasks. Evaluation is the bottleneck: language...
Graph-Enhanced LLMs for Web Data
Explores combining knowledge graphs with large language models for trustworthy management of web data. The pairing addresses a real weakness...
Knowledge Graphs and Model-driven Systems Engineering
Bridges knowledge graphs with model-driven engineering for building and maintaining software systems. Model-driven engineering and knowledge graphs solved overlapping problems...
Scientific Knowledge Representation and Discovery
Focuses on representing, discovering, and assessing scholarly and scientific knowledge as structured data. Scholarly knowledge is published as prose designed...
Semantic Materials Science
Applies semantic web and knowledge graph methods to materials science data and discovery. Materials data is heterogeneous, sparsely annotated and...
Wikidata Workshop
The community workshop on Wikidata, the collaborative knowledge base, covering its data, tooling, and research uses. Wikidata is unusual as...
Wiki-Based Knowledge Graph Question Answering
A challenge on answering natural-language questions over Wikidata and wiki-derived knowledge graphs. A challenge track, so results are directly comparable....
Our picks for International Semantic Web Conference attendees
A curated selection of hotels chosen for location, value, and fit for conference travellers.
Grand Hotel Leon d'Oro
Piazza Aldo Moro 4, 70121 Bari, Italy
Classic four-star on Piazza Aldo Moro opposite Bari Centrale station and 10 minutes walk from Barivecchia, well-positioned for exploring the city in...
Hotel Oriente
Corso Cavour 32, 70121 Bari, Italy
Well-located four-star on Bari’s main boulevard close to the station and a short walk from the seafront promenade, offering comfortable rooms at...
Hotel Moderno
Via Scipione Crisanzio 60, 70122 Bari
Straightforward hotel in central Bari near the railway station, about 600 m from the Nicolaus Hotel conference venue. Good value for students...
Nicolaus Hotel
Via Cardinal A. Ciasca 9, 70124 Bari, Italy
The ISWC 2026 conference hotel, a large four-star with an outdoor pool and full convention facilities in the Carbonara district, about 4km...
Sheraton Bari Hotel
Via Cardinale Agostino Ciasca 9, 70124 Bari, Italy
Five-star Sheraton near the conference venue with an outdoor pool and spa, the top luxury option for ISWC attendees - best for...