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Our Research Focus
IKM
Research lab is located at Technische Universität Berlin (Faculty
of Computer Science, Department of Systems Analysis). We are
active in the fields of knowledge networks of
electronic communication,
knowledge management projects, knowledge work performance,
expertise identification, e-learning,
content transformation, and topic mining and clustering.
With these topics we want to create insights about current
sociological and technical events in the social web2.0 internet
in order to derive and establish methods for knowledge-intensive
business domains, where employee performance and the social
networks among experts are a primary factor of competitiveness. Results include:
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a
method of dynamic network visualization (more),
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metrics
for evaluating actor activity in communication networks (more),
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a
case study of the evolution of enron's e-mail network (more),
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longitudinal
analysis of co-authorship networks (more),
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search
procedures for social corpora (more),
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procedures
for analyzing knowledge intensive processes (more),
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processes
for automated creation of SCORM-compliant e-learning units (more)
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XML-standards
and software support for generic content transformation (GCT)
(more)
Research
in Knowledge Networks and Knowledge Management
Knowledge Work requires networks among people. We
conveive methods to analyze such social and
communication networks among experts in order to create
methods for improving knowledge work performance.
Further we look at the role of flexibility and
network-organization in knowledge intensive business
domains. Finally we conduct and analyze projects which
focus knowledge intensive business processes in a
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Studying Dynamic Processes in electronic Interaction Networks
Our method of event-based dynamic network analysis and the related tool Commetrix (www.commetrix.de) can be employed to study dynamic processes of growth in electronic interaction networks, e.g. newsgroups, e-mail, discussion boards, etc. We further explore methods for social search and exploration in domains with user-generated contents (see library section) and we study dissemination processes of information or opinions in the electronic domains (see www.cyberemotions.eu). >> learn
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Automation
of Generic Content Transformation
Fast and
semi-automated transformation of electronic contents is an
important issue for providing multiple output formats, i.e.
SCORM units, IPOD,...We co-work on methods for generic content
transformation. >> learn
more
Processes
and Automation for Standard-compliant E-Learning Production
Standard
compliant e-learning contents is one requirement for improved
sustainability and re-use of learning material, which is often
expensive to create but also to change. We practically develop
semi-automated and IT-supported processes of e-learning content
production, which aim at generating such contents. >> learn
more
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IKM
teams up with 8 other European teams to study collective processes in cyberspace.
Taking the perspective of network analysis we will study how information, opinion, sentiment, or emotions spread in collective dissemination processes in the internet. We will use our event-based dynamic network analysis method published in top journal ISR. The project site is at www.cyberemotions.eu
IKM
co-authored paper wins remarkable paper award at IRIS30
The paper
applies social dynamic network analysis and visualization of
co-authorships to study 30 years of historical development of
Scandinavias oldest and biggest international conference. We
found shifts in topic focus and author clusters. The
document is available in the library
section. The case is featured at www.commetrix.de/IRIS
IKM finishes KM projects with Kuehne&Nagel and with Volkswagen
As a part of its
ongoing research collaboration with Volkswagen and Kuehne&Nagel, a group of 6
people from IKM research lab analyzed knowledge transfer
processes, social networks, and the role of new means of
collaboration.
Measuring
Brokering Activity - a novel measure for dynamic network
evolution
Our work on a
novel measure for dynamic network evolution called Brokering
Activity is presented at Sunbelt
2007 in Corfu,
Greece. The analytical method is based on the dynamic network
visualization and analysis tool Commetrix.
A related paper is presented on June, 29th at C&T2007
in Michigan, USA. The prefinal draft is available in the library
section.
IKM
Research hosts international MBI courses on Knowledge Management
and Process Modelling at VGU
Now being in its 6th year, we at
IKM research lab apply our e-learning knowledge to provide a new
instance of our courses on Knowledge Management and Process
Modelling to students of the completely virtual Master of
Business Informatics Study Program of the Virtual Global
University VGU.
New
course on Knowledge Networks and Semantic Technologies is
launched at Technical University Berlin
This year we will employ our
project and research experience and teach it to participants of
our course on Knowledge Networks and Semantic Technologies KST
is launched at Technical University Berlin. The course is a part
of the program, which is offered by the department of Systems
Analysis and IT and lead by Annette Bobrik and Matthias Trier.
Generic
Content Transformation - The
MOCCA project is presented at WI2007
At one of the major German
Conferences on Business Informatics, WI 2007, a
software-supported method for generic content transformation was
presented to the public. This project is a joint venture with
INKA research lab at University of Applied Sciences Berlin (FHTW
Berlin).
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