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KBS-Media Lab
Lund University
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Last update 1997.01.14, [1995.05.29]
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KBS-Media Lab
Knowledge Based Systems - media.
Background
KBS-Media Lab has been in existence since 1987 at the Civil Engineering School at Lund Insitute of
Technology, V-LTH, and since spring 1995 in new localities at CITU, Lund University. (CITU, Center for IT in Education).
Aims
KBS-Media Lab is a research organization at Lund University. The laboratory does research, industry collaboration and education in the area of 'Knowledge
Communication in the global networks'. Both long term research and applied projects are carried through. Long standing collaboration with International Universities (Stanford, CMU, MIT, Sydney, Munchen, etc.). A holistic world view together with concrete in-depth studies are combined. Underlying models of users, applications, IT-tools and contexts are developed as well as adapted multimedia interfaces. The aims is to study how collaboration between persons can be enforced by networked computer stored knowledge. It is also studied how underlying computer stored knowledge can be effectively captured, linked and represented in the global Dynamic Knowledge Net to support efficient knowledge communication.
Demonstrators are developed in teams together with end users and other specialist competencies. The demonstrator method is used in a creative design process during continuos evaluation. Ideas are captured, communicated, implemented and evaluated in a collaborative process. Special Internet based work areas are used allowing 'distance' collaboration. The demonstrator method enables us to manage the ongoing change process especially in the early conceptual phases of design - new ways of thinking (associative), organizational change, context and cultural differences, learning and education etc..
Staff
- Per Christiansson, Assoc. Prof., department head
- Uno Engborg, Researcher (elektronics, echology)
- Fredrik Stjernfeldt, Researcher (media and commuication)
- Jörgen Modin, Researcher (Systems analyst)
- (temporay project members)
Projects
- SERFIN - Maintenance Experience Communication on Internet'. National project for capture, quality marking and transfer of building maintenance knowledge independent of room and time. (7 large national companies)
- FFORUM - A national forum for news, feed-back and access of knowledge for the operation&maintenance and use of buildings.
- MERKURIUS - Lund University Company Knowledge Node. Aimed at helping small and medium sized companies access University produced knowledge and competence persons. (18 participating companies).
- International Collaboration within Knowledge-communication, representation, classification, K3 (Univ of Stanford, Virginia, Sydney, ETH, etc.)
- Research information and communication on the WWW, SWEBU (the Swedish Building Research Council
- UMiL - Lund University Historical Museum. IT in the museum (IT-Design, IT support in exhibitions, education). Museum opened April 26, 1997.
- The Company Knowledge Node, COOCOM2
Education
- "New Tools for Knowledge Transfer - Development of
Hypermedia systems"
- "To use and evaluate MultiMedia"
- "Make your own Multimedia Application"
- Responsible for the Internet part in Practical Multimedia LTH/Hbg
- Information Technology for Civil Engineers
- Internet in Practice for teachers
External Collaboration
SKANSKA, University Library, The Culture, LKF, Telia, FFNS, etc.
Competence
Knowledge Based Systems, Multimedia, Computer-Aided Design, Artificial Intelligence, Modelling, Philosophical issues, System design, media and communication.
(Platforms: Mac, PC, SUN)
