Research

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Research in Computer Science

Information SystemsInformation Processing

Digital LibrariesElectronic EncyclopaediasHypermedia

TransclusionsDeep LinkingAdaptation

Current Project

STORK: "Secure Identity across Borders Linked". Interoperability of European e-Identity platforms. Leading Austria's team for work package 6.3 "student mobility" at Graz University of Technology. Project management, architectural design, planning.

Book

Kolbitsch, J., 2008, Recent Developments in Digital Libraries. How Web 2.0 Changes our Libraries, VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, Saarbrücken, ISBN-13 978-3-8364-5902-0. » Check Amazon.de or Amazon.com.

Journal Publications

Kolbitsch, J., Safran, C., and Maurer, H., 2007, Dynamic Adaptation of Content and Structure in Electronic Encyclopaedias, Journal of Digital Information (JoDI), Volume 8, Issue 3. » Paper.

Kolbitsch, J., Maurer, H., 2007, The Growing Importance of e-Communities on the Web, Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, Volume 1, Part 1, August 2007 (Web Information Systems and Technologies), pp. 19-37. » Paper.

Kolbitsch, J., and Krottmaier, H., 2006, The Use of HTML Encoded Dublin Core in Academic Web-Sites, » Paper.

Kolbitsch, J., 2006, A Unified Structure for Current Collaborative Systems, 2006, » Paper.

Kolbitsch, J., 2006, Authorship in Wikipedia, 2006, to appear. » Paper. » Tool for Analysis.

Kolbitsch, J., and Maurer, H., 2006, Community Building around Encyclopaedic Knowledge, Journal of Computing and Information Technology, Volume 14, Issue 3, pp. 175-190. » Paper.

Kolbitsch J., and Maurer, H., 2006, Transclusions in HTML-Based Environments, Journal of Computing and Information Technology, Volume 14, Issue 2, pp. 161-173. » Paper, » Prototype Implementation.

Kolbitsch, J., and Maurer, H., 2006, The Transformation of the Web: How Emerging Communities Shape the Information We Consume, Journal of Universal Computer Science, Volume 12, Issue 2, February 2006, pp. 187-213. » Paper. Republished on www.masternewmedia.org.

Kolbitsch, J., 2005, Fine-Grained Transclusions of Multimedia Documents in HTML, Journal of Universal Computer Science, Volume 11, Issue 6, June 2005, pp. 926-943. » Paper, » Prototype Implementation.

Conference Papers

Granitzer, M., Zechner, M., Seifert, C., Kolbitsch, J., Kemper, P., and In't Velt, R., 2008, Evaluation of Automatic Linking Strategies for Wikipedia Pages, 2008, IADIS International Conference WWW/Internet 2008, Freiburg, Germany, October 13-15, 2008. » Paper.

Kolbitsch, J., Ebner, M., Nagler, W., Screbakov, N., 2008, Can Confidence Assessment Enhance Traditional Multiple-Choice Testing, 2008, International Conference on Computer-Aided Learning, Villach, Austria, September 24-26, 2008. » Paper.

Kolbitsch, J., 2007, WordFlickr: Where Folksonomy Meets Taxonomy, 2007, iKnow'07 – International Conference on Knowledge Management, Graz, Austria, September 5th-7th, 2007. » Paper, » Presentation, » Prototype Implementation.

Kolbitsch, J., 2007, Kōrero: An Integrated, Community-Based Platform for Collaboration, International Conference on Knowledge Management (ICMK'07), Vienna, Austria, August 27th-28th, 2007, pp. 1-13. » Paper, Presentation.

Kolbitsch, J., 2004, The Visual Knowledge Builder (VKB) in a Heterogeneous, Long-Distance, Multi-User Environment. Suggestions for a "Workgroup Version", Presented at the Fifteenth ACM Conference on Hypertext and Hypermedia, Santa Cruz, CA, U.S.A., August 2004. » Poster, » Short Paper, » Presentation.

Technical Documents

Konzept für die Plagiatsprüfung schriftlicher Arbeiten von Studierenden, 2007, Report (in German) outlining the policy for introducing a campus-wise plagiarism detection/prevention service for documents written by students at Graz University of Technology (including Master's and PhD Thesis).

Unattended Linux Installation, 2004, Research Report (in German) describing how to implement an unattended, network-based deployment of the Linux operating system.

Mozilla/Mac, 2001, Paper (in German) analysing the usability of the Mozilla web browser as basis for an electronic encyclopaedia.

Introduction to ATM Security, 2000, Paper giving a brief overview of security aspects in ATM (asynchronous transfer mode) networks.

Theses

Aspects of Digital Libraries, 2007, PhD Thesis in Telematics, with Prof. Hermann Maurer at the Institute for Information Systems and Computer Media, Graz University of Technology, Austria, October 2004—April 2007.

Aspects of Knowledge Management, 2003, Master's Thesis in Telematics with Dr. Jennifer A. Lennon at the Department of Computer Science, University of Auckland, New Zealand, and Prof. Hermann Maurer at the Institute for Information Systems and Computer Media, Graz University of Technology, Austria, September 2002–July 2003.

Awards, Prizes and Scholarships

January 2006: "KUWI" scholarship ("Stipendium für kurzfristige wissenschaftliche Arbeiten im Ausland") January—March 2006.

March 2003: "Crazy Ideas", an innovative ideas competition organised by Graz University of Technology and Bank Austria-Creditanstalt, 1st prize.

December 2002: Poster Competition of the Department of Computer Science at the University of Auckland, New Zealand, 2nd prize.

September 2002: "KUWI" scholarship ("Stipendium für kurzfristige wissenschaftliche Arbeiten im Ausland") September 2002—July 2003.

Selection of Recommended Literature

Literary Machines 93.1, Ted Nelson, 1993, Mindful Press. Reprinted 2003 by Eastgate Systems.

Computer Lib/Dream Machines, Ted Nelson, 1974, Microsoft Press. Excerpt from the book.

The Augmented Human Intellect: Search for a Framework, Doug Engelbart, 1960.

The Humane Interface, Jef Raskin, 2000, Addison-Wesley Professional. See also jef.raskincenter.org.