Dr. Andreas Harth

andreas@harth.org

http://harth.org/andreas/

Objective

A professor position at a world-renowned university leveraging my expertise on web data interoperation in interdisciplinary research.

Summary

Computer science Ph.D. with work experience in Europe and North America. Knowledge in Semantic Data Management, Data Integration System Design and Architecture, Semantic Web and Linked Data. Several dozen publications in peer-reviewed conferences and jounals. Co-organisation of scientific workshops. Acquisition of research funding.

Work Experience

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany

Jun 2009 - now (Homepage with current information)

Project Lead. Akademischer Rat auf Zeit (since Dec 2012).
USC Information Sciences Institute, Marina del Rey, California

Aug 2003 - Feb 2004

Visiting Research Assistant. Implemented TRIPLE programs to aggregate information from disparate sources in the Argos project. Converted Omega ontology with 100.000+ concepts to RDF. Extented functionality of a Grid matchmaker and provided a Grid service interface. Developed SECO data integration prototype which was awarded 2nd prize at ISWC 2004. Attended AI Planning class at USC.
IBM Silicon Valley Lab, San Jose, California

Mar 2001 - Aug 2001

Second practical semester. Debugged DB2 stored procedures in C. Ported an XQuery engine from Java to C++. Planned, designed and implemented an XML importer for Content Manager in Java. Extended components for federated search in the DB2 Information Integrator.
Faculty of Silicate Chemistry at Würzburg University

Nov 1999 - Dec 2000

Provided complete IT services for a network of ten users as a part-time job. Migrated from Novell/Win95 to Unix/Windows NT. Set up mail- and web-server. Redesigned the web site. Purchased hard- and software. Provided end-user support.
Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research, Würzburg

Oct 1998 - Feb 1999

First practical semester. Maintained web site and prepared its English section. Designed and programmed a client-server system to simplify the administration of the computer inventory. Implemented the client in Java with JFC/Swing. Realised the access to an Oracle database using JDBC.
Sozialer Beratungsdienst Hasenbergl e.V., Munich

Oct 1996 - Oct 1997

Community service - in lieu of military service - at a non-profit charity organisation. Delivered mail. Supported PC users, including a blind colleague with the use of a Braille. Co-developed an MS Access database.
Bankhaus Max Flessa & Co., Schweinfurt

Feb 1995 - Jul 1995

Worked as a fully-trained bank clerk at different branches and in various positions. Carried out projects at the IT department. Did various summer jobs there after starting my studies.

Education

Digital Enterprise Research Institute, NUI, Galway, Ireland

Mar 2004 - April 2010

Doctoral student under the supervision of Stefan Decker. Topic: Exploring Linked Data at Web Scale.
University of Innsbruck, Austria

Nov 2005 - Feb 2006

Exchange Student at the Digital Enterprise Research Institute.
Stanford University, Stanford, California

Aug 2005 - Sep 2005

Exchange Student at the Logic Group.
Würzburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany

Oct 1997 - Apr 2003

Major in computer science. Achieved the academic degree of a Diplom-Informatiker (FH), a nearby equivalent to the U.S.-style M.Sc.
Technical College Bad Neustadt/Saale, Germany

Sep 1995 - Jul 1996

Entrance qualification for enrollment at Universities of Applied Sciences.
Vocational School Schweinfurt, Germany

Sep 1992 - Jan 1995

Completed structured comprehensive training program to qualify as a fully-trained bank clerk. Program included hands-on training at Bankhaus Max Flessa & Co., a major regional bank.

Projects

Würzburg University of Applied Sciences and University of Zaragoza, Spain

Apr 2002 - Apr 2003

Conducted the degree thesis under the auspices of the Erasmus program. Designed a lecture about computer graphics. Modeled all relevant information about the course in RDF. Implemented a web application for students to explore the course metadata.
Würzburg University of Applied Sciences

Sep 2000 - Feb 2001

Founded and managed the development of a seminar paper in a team of five. Planned a peer-to-peer system that recommends web resources based on the interests of its users. Crafted the requirements specification. Implemented a distributed data mining algorithm in Python.
Würzburg University of Applied Sciences

May 2000 - Aug 2000

Developed a crawler and indexer for an open-source search engine which makes extensive use of hypertext links for results ranking similar to Google. Collaborated with a student from the University of Washington, Seattle via the Internet.

Languages

German: native speaker
English: quite good
Spanish: basic knowledge

Communication Skills

Communicate well in speaking and writing in German and in English. Able to act as a liaison between different nationalities and personality types. Comfortable and effective communicating with both superiors and staff.

Activities and Interests

Swimming, Running, Volleyball, Golf
Travel