“And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.”
John F. Kennedy's famous statement. These days I am more inclined to direct this statement to members of a research institute and a university.
“It's nothing personal, Jack. It's just good business.”
A soundbite from the "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie. Academia is a competitive environment - one needs to have the guards up to avoid getting stabbed in the back. And it's always personal.
“Certainty of death, small chance of success- what are we waiting for?”
A soundbite from the "Lord of the Rings" movie. But even though academia is dangerous, it will not stop us.
Interview and dissertation
Interview Stefan Decker — An interview I gave regarding for Interoperability Solutions for European Public Administrations (ISA).
Stefan Decker Dissertation — "Semantic Web Methods for Knowledge Management". Dissertation University of Karlsruhe.