Universität Koblenz-Landau
Universität Koblenz-Landau
Web pages
- UoKob : http://www.uni-koblenz-landau.de/cms/welcome/?set_language=en
- ISWeb - Information Systems and Semantic Web Research Group: http://isweb.uni-koblenz.de
The computer science department at the University of Koblenz-Landau has a track record of teaching and research in informatics for over 25 years and currently about 1200 students enrolled in its programmes. The computer science department at the University of Koblenz-Landau comprises 20 tenured professors. It has a track record of teaching and research in informatics for over 25 years offering studies in the areas of computer science, computer visualistics, business informatics and information management. The institute for computer science includes 8 professors (Furbach, Beckert, Ebert, Rosendahl, Steigner, Zöbel, Staab, Lautenbach) teaching and researching in the core areas of computer science. In particular, there is intensive research in the areas of Semantic Web, knowledge-based systems and reasoning (Prof.s Beckert, Furbach, Staab). In CommonMedia the research lab “ISWeb – information systems and semantic web” will participate.
ISWeb includes 14 researchers and offers expertise in ontology technology and applications of ontologies, particularly relevant for CommonMedia, in Web engineering, Web2.0, knowledge discovery and multimedia analysis. Since 2004, ISWeb has successfully participated in 7 EU and nationally funded projects.
