Edition 2024–2025
Practicals
Reading materials
Reading materials
🐐 I’m Ruben Verborgh, professor and
developer of decentralized Web tech.
👋 I’m Ruben Taelman, researcher
on Web-based query technology.
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I’m a senior researcher at:
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My goal is to make data accessible for everyone
through intelligent infrastructure and algorithms
for data publication and retrieval.
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Read more about me
on my website.
These slides do not only include the truth,
they also include personal opinions.
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Opinions are marked with the
symbol.
- The Web was invented in 1990.
- Ted Nelson finds the Web rather limited.
- The Web is the best invention of the past 30 years.
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Always know which is which.
- You are free to reproduce opinions (with arguments),
- or state one of your own (with arguments).
This module uses open webslides.
You can discuss and edit anything.
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The slides are online
and on GitHub
under CC-BY.
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See a mistake?
Have a question or suggestion?
Know a nice example?
Participate!
Does the Web pique your curiosity?
Do you want to advance Web research?
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We are always on the lookout
for bright master’s thesis students.
- Pick a Web or Linked Data topic… or make your own!
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Mail me,
tweet to me,
or come have a chat.
- You can inform yourself without any commitment.
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We wish you the best in your future endeavours,
on the Web or elsewhere!
The more you participate,
the more you’ll learn.
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Think along, speak up,
don’t hesitate to prove me wrong.
- We’re especially happy to discuss opinions.
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Without further ado, let’s start
with an overview of the Web
(and the course).
Except where otherwise noted, the content of these slides is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.