Prof. Dr. Robert A. Meersman

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Ph.D in Mathematics at the Free University Of Brussels (VUB) in 1976. Appointed as Full Professor at VUB in 1995. Earlier positions include the University of Antwerp (UIA, 1975-78), Control Data Corp. (Data Management Lab, Brussels, Belgium, 1978-83). Worked there on the definition of the NIAM (now ORM) method as well as languages (RIDL) and first tools for this methodology. Held chairs and founded the InfoLabs at University of Limburg (Belgium, 1983-86) and at University of Tilburg (The Netherlands, 1986-95). Current research is focused on ontologies and their relationship to databases, semantic web and design methodologies and tools.

Member and Past Chairman (1983-1992) of the IFIP WG2.6 on Database. Past Chairman of the IFIP TC 12 (Artificial Intelligence, 1987-92), current Chairman of TC 2 (Software Theory and Practice). Co-Founder and current President of the International Foundation for Cooperative Information Systems (IFCIS, since 1994) and of the Distributed Objects Applications Institute (DOA, since 2000).

Founded the Semantics Technology and Applications Research Laboratory (STAR Lab) at VUB in 1995. Director of STARLab since. Current scientific interests include ontologies, database semantics, domain and database modeling, interoperability and use of databases in applications such as enterprise knowledge management and the Semantic Web.

Courses taught or supervised in the Department of Computer Science (2003-2004 curriculum)

For access to  .pdf download copies of the course slides where available, visit the following course pages 

Inleiding tot Databases     (2e kandidatuur I'ca)  (slides availaible)

Database Theorie             (1e licentie I'ca, enkel VUB OMA fiche)     (syllabus material availaible from InfoGroep)

Informatiesystemen (Information Systems)            (slides availaible)

Database Semantics Seminar                                (biennially, odd years)    (slides available)
(= part of "Advanced Databases" in postgraduate CS Master's program)  
 

Seminarie Gevorderde Database Toepassingen      (biennially, funny years)   (slides available)
(= part of "Advanced Database Applications" in postgraduate CS Master's program">)    

3rd Year Project in Applied Computer Science         (description and protocol text available)

Relevant  Conference Involvement

OnTheMove 2006: Montpellier, October 30 - November 4

You can find me often at

10G730A [building G, 10th floor]

phone  =      +32 2 629 1237

fax =            +32 2 629 3819

email = Robert.Meersman@vub.ac.be

STAR Lab
Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)
Bldg G/10, Pleinlaan 2
B-1050 Brussels
Belgium