prof.dr.ir. G.J. Houben

Geert-Jan Houben is full professor in Web information systems at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) in the department of Software Technology. He is part-time associated with the Computer Science department of the Technische Universiteit Eindhoven (TU/e). Geert-Jan leads in Delft and Eindhoven the Hera research program on Web Information Systems.

Previously, Geert-Jan studied computing science, got his Ph.D. with a thesis on complex objects databases, had several consultancy jobs with consultancy firms in the Netherlands (e.g. Bakkenist, BSO, Origin), held a position in the ADREM group in the Computer Science department of the University of Antwerp, was leading the Architecture of Information Systems (AIS) group in the Computer Science department of the Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, served between 2001 and 2004 as the chairman of the board of the Computer Science department in Eindhoven, was associated with the INS2 group at CWI in Amsterdam, was a guest-professor at the University of Antwerp, was the director of the Business Information Systems (BIS) master program in Eindhoven, was between 2005 and 2008 full professor of information systems at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and co-director of the WISE laboratory for Web & Information System Engineering, and was at VUB member of the board of the faculty of Sciences.

Currently, his main research area is Advanced technology for Web-based Information Systems (AWIS), with topics like Web and Semantic Web technology, semi-structured data, Web query and transformation languages, Web data integration and distribution, Web presentation generation, adaptation and personalization in Web applications, Web engineering, and Web information system architecture. Most of his research and his PhD-students are part of the Hera program. In it, the focus is on the application of Semantic Web and Web 2.0 technologies and concepts to provide innovative solutions for (personalized) access to large-scale networked information collections. These specific topics are embedded in the fundamental and applied research done by the entire research lab in the general area of information systems.

Geert-Jan is managing editor of JWE, the Journal of Web Engineering, and he is member of the Editorial Board of ACM TWEB, ACM Transactions on the Web.

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publications A selection of his publications that are available electronically.
research areas Information on research areas in which Geert-Jan is involved (at the university).
A selection of related links, e.g. to related research projects, to events and conferences in which Geert-Jan is involved (as organiser, PC member or Chair, Editorial Board member, or Managing Editor), etc.: the Hera project, World Wide Web conference (WWW2004), International Conference on Web Engineering (ICWE2004), Adaptive Hypermedia and Adaptive Web-Based Systems conference (AH2004), Industry Track at AH2004, Web Technologies and Applications, conference track at ACM SAC 2004, International Journal of Web Engineering and Technology (IJWET), Engineering E-Learning Systems, conference track at ACM SAC 2004, Business Process Management conference (BPM2004), International Journal of Business Process Integration and Management (IJBPIM), Engineering the Adaptive Web (EAW'04), Applications of Semantic Web Technologies for E-Learning (SW-EL'04), International Conference on Cooperative Information Systems (CoopIS 2004), International Conference on Web Engineering (ICWE 2005), International Workshop on Web Information Systems Modeling (WISM 2005), Workshop on Model-driven Web Engineering (MDWE 2005), Latin American Web Congress (LA-WEB 2005), Applications of Semantic Web Technologies for E-Learning (SW-EL'05), International Conference on Business Process Management (BPM 2005), International Conference on Cooperative Information Systems (CoopIS 2005), World Wide Web conference (WWW2005), Web Engineering track at the World Wide Web conference (WWW2005), Web Engineering track at the World Wide Web conference (WWW2006), International Workshop on Web Information Systems Modeling (WISM 2006), International Conference on Web Engineering (ICWE 2006), 2nd International Workshop on Model-Driven Web Engineering (MDWE 06), 1st International Workshop on Adaptation and Evolution in Web Systems Engineering (AEWSE 06), 1st International Workshop on Web Services Modeling and Implementation using sound Web Engineering Practices (SMIWEP 06), Web Engineering track at the World Wide Web conference (WWW2007), International Workshop on Web Information Systems Modeling (WISM 2007), Second International Workshop on Adaptation and Evolution in Web Systems Engineering (AEWSE'07), Third International Workshop on Model-Driven Web Engineering (MDWE'07), International Conference on Web Engineering (ICWE 2007), proceedings of ICWE2007, Web Engineering track at the World Wide Web conference (WWW2008), International Conference on Web Engineering (ICWE 2008), Third International Workshop on Adaptation and Evolution in Web Systems Engineering (AEWSE'08), International Workshop on Web Information Systems Modeling (WISM 2008), 4th Model-Driven Web Engineering Workshop (MDWE2008), Web Engineering track at the World Wide Web conference (WWW2009), First and Seventeenth International Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation, and Personalization (UMAP) 2009, Journal of Web Engineering (JWE), ACM Transactions on the Web (ACM TWEB).
The thesis of two former PhD-students: Flavius Frasincar and Richard Vdovjak.

Specific information on his courses can be found at their Web pages:

WIS (Web Information Systems (TU/e))

Geert-Jan can be reached by electronic mail at g.j.p.m.houben@tudelft.nl or g.j.houben@tue.nl
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