Understanding the significance of data

Steffen Staab appointed new Cyber Valley for 'Analytic Computing' at the University of Stuttgart [ Picture: Max Kovalenko] Prof. Steffen Staab has been appointed to the "Analytic Computing" Cyber Valley professorship at the University of Stuttgart as of 1 February 2020, and will drive forward the founding of the Institute for Artificial Intelligence. With the internationally recognized and much-cited experts in databases and information systems, there are now four Cyber Valley scientists based at the University of Stuttgart. Staab's focus is in the area of semantic technology, a branch of research which makes the significance of data easier to understand. Prof. Wolfram Ressel, Rector at the University of Stuttgart, warmly welcomed Prof. Steffen Staab. "By focusing on information systems and data analysis, Prof. Staab will make the research into intelligent systems carried out at the University of Stuttgart and in Cyber Valley even stronger. It makes us particularly happy that Staab also decided on the University of Stuttgart because of the interdisciplinary nature of our university. This confirms the particular profile of the University of Stuttgart as the "Stuttgarter Weg (Stuttgart Way)", which stands for a consistent interdisciplinary network of complementary specialist disciplines, as well as the integration of engineering, natural sciences, the humanities and social sciences." Staab himself expects numerous cooperation opportunities while working in Cyber Valley and the University of Stuttgart to further his research in the area of semantic technologies, both in basic and applied research, and in the process also questioning the implications for society.