New Institute Director: Prof. Decker joins Prof. Jarke at the helm of Fraunhofer FIT
Effective September 1, 2015, Prof. Stefan Decker was appointed Director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology FIT, joining Prof. Matthias Jarke in this position. At the same time, Prof. Decker was appointed Full Professor of Information Systems and Databases at RWTH Aachen University.
Fraunhofer FIT conducts R&D in information and communication technology, creating innovative systems and technologies that improve the competitive position of the institute's clients. FIT's research focuses on cooperation systems, life science informatics, business informatics as well as sensor technologies and embedded systems. "Professor Decker brings to his new position an excellent scientific expertise in the important upcoming field Digital Economy, and also very significant international experience in Informatics research, which will help him shape the institute's future development", Prof. Reimund Neugebauer, President of Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, said on the occasion of Stefan Decker's inauguration at Fraunhofer FIT.
Computer Scientist Stefan Decker: Networked Knowledge
Since 2006, Stefan Decker served as Professor of Digital Enterprise at the National University of Ireland, and as Executive Director of the Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI), with some 130 researchers one of the largest centers of Web Research worldwide and since 2013 also a site of the Irish Insight Centre for Data Analytics. His research focuses on Global Information Systems, Linked Data, Web Science, and Semantic Web, especially applications of linked open data, e.g. in the Life Sciences and Humanities. His research topics also include collaborative information systems and online privacy. Prof. Decker studied Computer Science at University of Kaiserslautern, completed his doctorate at the Business Faculty of Karlsruhe Technical University and did post-doctoral research work at Stanford University and the University of Southern California before moving on to lead the DERI.
"Headed by Prof. Jarke, Fraunhofer FIT has shown a very impressive development, both scientifically and economically, over the last few years. For the first time, total revenues exceeded 9 million Euros in 2014, covering 81 percent of the operating budget, with revenues from contract research alone covering 35 percent. To consolidate this excellent position, we need to venture into new fields of research", Prof. Decker said. "I will work for the opportunities that Germany, the leading industrial nation, is offered by moving towards a networked information and knowledge society with trust-building online privacy. The continuing close linkage between Fraunhofer FIT and the Information Systems and Databases Group at RWTH Aachen creates synergies in research and teaching that let us produce top-notch innovations together."
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