The Semantic Web PhD Student Network for Berlin and Brandenburg was founded in September 2004 at the Free University of Berlin by the workgroup Networked Information Systems under the direction of Prof. Dr. Robert Tolksdorf. The basic concept of the network is to create a solid yet informal and flexible space in which PhD students whose research interests cover the Semantic Web can exchange their ideas and identify and exploit synergies.

Network members shall have the opportunity through bimonthly informal face-to-face meetings to present the latest progress in their doctoral research and open their work up to discussion. The network shall help the students make their research intentions more concrete and gain advice on the completeness of their achieved work. Presenting their own work to a peer group also constitutes a good opportunity for them to practise the defence of their dissertation.

• Prof. Dr. Robert Tolksdorf, AG Networked Information Systems, Freie Universität Berlin

Elena Paslaru Bontas Simperl

• Phone: +49 30 838 75224
• EMail: paslaru@inf.fu-berlin.de

Lyndon J. B. Nixon

• Phone: +49 30 838 75225
• EMail: nixon@inf.fu-berlin.de

Malgorzata Mochol

• Phone: +49 30 838 75226
• EMail: mochol@inf.fu-berlin.de

• Jamal Abu-Hasan (Freie Universität Berlin)
• Chris Bizer (Freie Universität Berlin)
  
• Matthias Flügge (Fraunhofer Institut FOKUS)
• Arne Handt (Freie Universität Berlin)
  
• Ralf Heese (Humboldt Universität Berlin)
• Michael C. Jaeger (Technische Universität Berlin)
• Jana Klawitter (Technische Universität Berlin)
• Ekaterina Langer (Freie Universität Berlin)
• Malgorzata Mochol (Freie Universität Berlin)
• Bernd Mrohs (Fraunhofer Institut FOKUS)
  
• Magnus Niemann (Technische Universität Berlin)
  
• Lyndon J. B. Nixon (Freie Universität Berlin)
• Radoslaw Oldakowski (Freie Universität Berlin)
  
• Karsten Otto (Freie Universität Berlin)
• Elena Paslaru Bontas Simperl (Freie Universität Berlin)
  
• Kay-Uwe Schmidt (Fraunhofer Institut FOKUS)
  
• Thomas Schwotzer (Technische Universität Berlin)
  
• Christian Siefkes (Freie Universität Berlin)
  
• Lutz Suhrbier (Freie Universität Berlin)
• Tania Tudorache (Technische Universität Berlin)
  

• Kick Off Meeting, 22.10.2004
• Minutes

• 1st working meeting, 26.11.2004
• Freie Universität Berlin, Institut für Informatik,  Takustr. 9, 14195 Berlin, Germany
• 14:00 -18:00
• Lecturers:
  • Magnus Niemann (Freie Universität Berlin)[Abstract]
  • Ralf Heese (Humboldt Universität Berlin)[Abstract]
  • Elena Paslaru Bontas (Freie Universität Berlin)[Abstract]
  
  
• 2nd working meeting, 4.02.2005
• Technische Universität Berlin, Room FR5045, Franklin Building (Corner of Franklinstrasse and Salzufer) [Map of TU(meeting in building marked FR), Room plan(meeting room on 5th floor)]
• 14:00 -18:00
• Lecturers:
  • Michael C. Jaeger (Technische Universität Berlin)[Abstract]
  • Matthias Flügge (Fraunhofer Institut FOKUS)[Abstract]
  • Bernd Mrohs (Fraunhofer Institut FOKUS)[Abstract]
  
  
• 3rd working meeting, 8.04.2005
  • Fraunhofer Institut FOKUS, Room 6009 (6th floor) [Venue]
  • 14:00 - 18:00
  • Lecturers:
    • Karsten Otto (Freie Universität Berlin)[Abstract]
    • Jing Mei (Freie Universität Berlin, Universität Beijing)[Abstract]
      
    • Malgorzata Mochol, Elena Paslaru Bontas (Freie Universität Berlin)[Abstract]
    
    
• 4th working meeting, 17.06.2005
  • Freie Universität Berlin, Institut für Mathematik,  Room 210, Arnimallee 3, 14195 Berlin, Germany [Venue] 
  • 14:00  - 18:00
  • Lecturers:
    • Chris Bizer (Freie Universität Berlin)[Abstract]
    • Arne Handt (Freie Universität Berlin)[Abstract]
    • Lyndon J. B. Nixon (Freie Universität Berlin)[Abstract]
    
    
• 5th working meeting, 30 September 2005
  • Room 315, 2. Floor, Garystrasse 21,  Institut für Wirtschaftswissenschaft, FU Berlin  [Venue]
  • 14:00 - 18:00
  • Lectures:
    • Introduction to Design Research: a Methodological Background for Scientific Work (Elena Paslaru Bontas)[Slides (PPT)]
    • Moderated discussion round: doctoral students in the first phase of their dissertation are invited to summarize the topic of their research, either formally (with slides) or informally (without slides) (moderators: Elena Paslaru Bontas, Lyndon Nixon).
  
  
• 6th working meeting, 12 December 2005
  • Room K40,Takustrasse 9,  Institut für Informatik, FU Berlin 
  • 13:30 - 18:00
  • Lecturers [Abstracts for the presentations (in German)]:
    • Ralf Heese (Humboldt Universität zu Berlin)
    • Michael C. Jaeger (Technische Universität Berlin)
    • Lutz Suhrbier (Freie Universität Berlin)
    • Malgorzata Mochol (Freie Universität Berlin)
    • Elena Paslaru Bontas (Freie Universität Berlin)
    • Lyndon J. B. Nixon (Freie Universität Berlin)
  • Reviewers:
    • Prof. Dr. Nicola Henze, Universität Hannover
    • Prof. Dr. Ing. Robert Tolksdorf, Freie Universität Berlin
    • Dr. Alexander Löser, Technische Universität Berlin
    • Dr. Klaus Schild, Freie Universität Berlin
  
  
• 7th working meeting, 17 February 2006
  • Fraunhofer Institute FOKUS, Room 6009 (6th floor) [Venue]
  • 14:00 - ca. 17:00
  • Lecturers:
    • Magnus Niemann (Freie Universität Berlin)[Abstract in German]
    • Lutz Suhrbier (Freie Universität Berlin)[Abstract in German]
      
    • Nils Barnickel (Fraunhofer Institute FOKUS)[Abstract in German]
    
    
• 8th working meeting, 19 May 2006
  • Place: Room 210, Arnimalle 3,  Institute of Mathematics, FU Berlin  [How to get there?]
  • Time: 14 - 18 Uhr
  • Lecturers:
    • Karsten Otto (FU Berlin)
    • Ralf Heese (HU Berlin)
    
    
• 9th working meeting, 1 June 2007
  • Place: Room 210, Arnimalle 3,  Institute of Mathematics, FU Berlin  [How to get there?]
  • Time: 14 - 18 Uhr
  • Lecturers:
    • Malgorzata Mochol (FU Berlin)
    • Olga Streibel (FU Berlin)
    
    

• Shared Workspace of the PhD Student Network

• The network is supported by the  EU Network of Excellence KnowledgeWeb.