Workshop Organization
Workshop on User Centred Requirements Processes for E-Learning and Knowledge Management – A European-Wide Perspective, London, July 2, 2009
1st International Workshop on Knowledge Services and Mashups (KSM09), Professional Knowledge Management conference, Solothurn, Switzerland, March 25-27, 2009
1st International Workshop on Learning in Enterprise 2.0 and Beyond, European Conference on Technology-Enhanced Learning (ECTEL 08), September 2008, Maastricht, The Netherlands
3rd International Workshop on Ontology content and evaluation in Enterprise (OntoContent ’08), OnTheMove Federated Conferences, November 2008, Monterrey, Mexico
2nd International Workshop on Ontology content and evaluation in Enterprise (OntoContent ’07), OTM Federated Conferences, November 2007, Portugal
Productive Knowledge Work (Pro-KW 07), Professional Knowledge Management Conference (WM 2007), Potsdam, March 2007
Journal Reviewing
Journal on Information Systems, Elsevier
Journal on Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, Elsevier
VLDB Journal, Springer
International Journal on Technology-Enhanced Learning, Inderscience
Programme commitees
2nd Sig-ProTEL workshop on the analysis of requirements of professional learning from multiple stakeholder perspectives 5th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning (EC-TEL10), Barcelona, Spain, September 28th – October 1st 2010
Open Knowledge Models, EKAW 2010 – Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management by the Masses, Lisbon, Portugal, October 11-15, 2010
International Workshop on Community-Based Evolution of Knowledge-Intensive Systems (COMBEK 09), OnTheMove Federated Conferences 2009, Vilamoura, Portugal, November 2009
Enterprise 2.0 – Web 2.0 im Unternehmen. Workshop auf der Mensch & Computer 2009, Berlin, Germany
14th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED2009), July 2009, Brighton, UK, 2009
Joint European Summer School on Technology Enhanced Learning 2009, Terchova, Slovakia
WEBCENTIVES – Workshop on Motivations and Incentives on the Web, World-Wide Web Conference (WWW2009), Madrid, 2009
International Conference on Web-based Learning (ICWL 2009), Aachen, Germany, August 19-21, 2009
IADIS International Conference Mobile Learning 2009, Barcelona, Spain, 26–28 February 2009
WM 2009: Professional Knowledge Management – Experiences & Visions, Solothurn, CH, March 2009
International Workshop on Interacting with Multimedia Content in the Social Semantic Web (IMC-SSW )Collocated with the 3rd International Conference on Semantic and Digital Media Technologies (SAMT 2008), Koblenz, Germany, 2008
International Workshop on Context-Aware Mobile Learning (CAML ’08), in conjunction with Fifth International Conference on Soft Computing as Transdisciplinary Science and Technology, October 27-31, 2008, Cergy-Pontoise, France
1st Workshop on Incentives for the Semantic Web (INSEMTIVE 2008), International Semantic Web Conference 2008 (ISWC ’08), Karlsruhe, Germany
Community- based Evolution of Knowledge-intensive Systems (COMBEK 2008), OnTheMove Federated Conferences 2008, Monterrey, Mexico
I-KNOW 2008 (part of TRIPLE-I), Special Track Intelligent Assistance for Self-Directed and Organizational Learning (IWL-LOKMOL), Graz, September 2008
IADIS International Conference Mobile Learning 2008, Algarve, Portugal, 11–13 April 2008
5th International Workshop on Ubiquitous User Modelling (UbiqUM 08), in conjunction with the 2008 International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2008), Canary Islands, Spain, January 13-16, 2008
GMW-Workshop Social Tagging in der Wissensorganisation – Perspektiven und Potenziale, Institute for Knowledge Media Research (IWM-KMRC), Tübingen, Germany, 21.-22. February 2008
2nd Workshop on Learner-Oriented Knowledge Management and KM-oriented Learning, 1st European Conference on Technology-Enhanced Learning, Greece, September 2007
7th International Conference on Knowledge Management (I-KNOW 07), Special Track on Integrating Working and Learning in Business (IWL), Graz, September 2007
2nd Workshop on Learner-Oriented Knowledge Management and KM-oriented Learning, 1st European Conference on Technology-Enhanced Learning,
Heraklion, Greece, October 2006
6th International Conference on Knowledge Management (I-KNOW 06), Special Track on Integrating Working and Learning in Business (IWL), Graz, September 2006
Workshop on Ubiquitous User Modeling (UbiqUM 2006), European Conference on Artificial Intelligence (ECAI ’06), Riva del Garda, Italy, August 2006
Informing Science + Information Technology Education joint Conference (INSITE 2006), Greater Manchester, Juni 2006
Research Projects
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MATURE: Continuous Social Learning in Knowledge Networks [2008-2012] (EU-IP, FP7, Technology-Enhanced Learning) Proposal coordination and Scientific Coordinator |
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MIRROR: Learning by Reflection at the Workplace [2010-2014] (EU-IP, FP7, Technology-Enhanced Learning) Proposal contribution and senior research |
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universAAL Universal Infrastructure for Ambient Assisted Living [2010-2014] (EU-IP, FP7, Ambient Assisted Living) Senior researcher on ontology-based context modeling |
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myUI Synergistic user modeling for adaptive interfaces for users with disabilities [2010-2012] (EU-STREP, FP7, eInclusion) Senior researcher on ontology-based context modeling and adaptivity |
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SOPRANO Service-oriented Programmable Smart Environments for Older Europeans [2007-2010] (EU-IP, FP6, Ambient Assisted Living) Senior researcher on ontology-based context modeling |
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Im Wissensnetz (In the Knowledge Web): crafting a social eScience Semantic Desktop (BMBF eScience) Technical coordinator |
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AGENT-DYSL: Adaptive learning technologies for learners with dyslexia [2006-2009] (EU-STREP, FP6, eInclusion) Proposal contributor and senior researcher |
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Learning in Process: context-aware delivery of learning material in companies [2002-2005] (EU-STREP, FP5, Technology-Enhanced Learning) Proposal contributor, researcher and scientific co-coordination |
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CoastBase: European coastal and marine data warehouse [2000-2002] (FP4, DG Environment) Researcher and technical work package leader |
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UniCats: universal integration of catalogues based on an agent-supported trading and wrapping system (DFG) Student researcher and programmer |
I was further involved in the acquisition of FP6 projects IMAGINATION (Semantic Annotation of image archives), SORMA (Grid) and the national projects WAVES and NOKIS.
Teaching
Since 2002, I have been an associate lecturer at the University of Karlsruhe / Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and I have been coordinating and giving a lecture on Information Integration and Web Portals.
Memberships
European Association for Technology Enhanced Learning
Ontology Outreach Advisory (Founding member)









