The 1^st International Workshop on Semantic Technologies (IWOST 2015), jointly organized by Jilin University and the International Center for Computational Logic of the Technische Universität Dresden and funded by the Erasmus Mundus Project Swap and Transfer (SAT), was successfully held in Computer Building on March 11-12, 2015. The proceedings published as workshop proceedings have been included in EI.

The workshop aims to explore the research frontiers of semantic technologies and knowledge management and their future trend of development, share the experiences and the latest research results of semantic technologies and knowledge management, build a bridge for our school to communicate with domestic and foreign counterparts in artificial intelligence, natural language processing, semantic web, knowledge management, deepen academic cooperation and improved researchers of our university to recognize a diverse and pluralistic, multilingual knowledge management and build a platform for professional staff and research students domestically and internationally to communicate with the world’s top experts and scholars for future exchange and cooperation programs. It has greatly increased the academic influence of the relevant disciplines and accelerated the process of internationalization of the construction of computer science in our university.

It is reported that seven proceedings from CCST, JLU were published as workshop proceedings, and that the 2nd International Workshop on Semantic Technologies will be held in Bangkok, Thailand in November, 2015.