Re: Introductions

Hi everyone,

I'm <http://sw-app.org/mic.xhtml#i>, the co-ordinator of DERI's Linked Data
Research Centre [1] at the Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI),
National University of Ireland, Galway. I've been involved in several
international (EU) research projects since 2001, and contributed to the Web
of Linked Data in various domains: from the RDFa standardisation, over the
contributing to the voiD vocabulary to the establishing of Dataset Dynamics.

Since 2006 I'm active within W3C in some 10 IGs, XGs and WG [2] and
currently chairing the RDB2DF Working Group. I'm also DERI's AC Rep.

I'm very excited seeing this activity finally taking off and looking forward
to our results!

Cheers,
      Michael

[1] http://linkeddata.deri.ie
[2] http://esw.w3.org/MichaelHausenblas


-- 
Dr. Michael Hausenblas
LiDRC - Linked Data Research Centre
DERI - Digital Enterprise Research Institute
NUIG - National University of Ireland, Galway
Ireland, Europe
Tel. +353 91 495730
http://linkeddata.deri.ie/
http://sw-app.org/about.html



> From: Antoine Isaac <aisaac@few.vu.nl>
> Date: Tue, 08 Jun 2010 09:53:26 +0200
> To: <public-xg-lld@w3.org>
> Subject: Introductions
> Resent-From: <public-xg-lld@w3.org>
> Resent-Date: Tue, 08 Jun 2010 07:54:02 +0000
> 
> Dear all,
> 
> To complete the very short introduction round on our last call [1], especially
> for the participants who were not there, here is another chance to talk about
> yourself :-)
> If you could, give your name, your organization and some background. One word
> on your motivation or hope for joining the group is also much welcome!
> 
> I'm Antoine Isaac [2], from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Web and Media
> group) and Europeana [3]. I've been researching on applying SW techniques in
> cultural heritage organizations (INA [4], KB [5]) for the past eight years. My
> recent work was focused on the representation and alignment of knowledge
> organization systems using semantic web techniques (e.g., STITCH project [6]).
> This led me to participating to SKOS in the SWD group co-chaired by Tom--for
> example I co-edited the SKOS Primer with Ed and the Use Cases with Jon. There
> I somehow inherited a "SKOS community contact" hat, and thus I'm very
> interested in this XG's findings on how SKOS can be used (and complemented) in
> library LOD applications. My semantic alignment background makes me also very
> interested in the possible connections between library data--the salt of LOD!
>   
> At Europeana I work as a "scientific coordinator", liaising with quite many
> projects and helping "semantic developments" there. This makes it crucial for
> me to have excellent knowledge of the field this XG will explore. And to
> participate--and help developing--our community. I trust this XG can play a
> key role here!
> 
> Best,
> 
> Antoine
> 
> [1] http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/lld/minutes/2010/06/03-lld-minutes.html
> [2] http://www.few.vu.nl/~aisaac
> [3] http://www.europeana.eu
> [4] http://www.ina.fr
> [5] http://www.kb.nl
> [6] http://stitch.cs.vu.nl
>

Received on Tuesday, 8 June 2010 12:45:48 UTC