Dr.-Ing. Tobias Käfer
- Interim Professor
- Room: 5A-20
CS 05.20 - Phone: +49 721 608-46558
- tobias kaefer ∂ kit edu
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie
Institut AIFB
Kollegiengebäude am Kronenplatz (Geb. 05.20)
Kaiserstr. 89
76133 Karlsruhe
Deutschland
About me
As interim professor, I lead the Web Science research group at KIT.
In my research, I connect the modelling of behaviour (eg. from Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Systems, Business Process Modelling, and dynamical systems) with web technologies for semantic knowledge representation (Knowledge Graphs, RDF, OWL) and system interaction (HTTP).
Some approaches that I investigate currently:
- Decentralised data ecosystems require new approaches to authorisation and authentication around identities, e.g. decentralised (DID) or self-sovereign (SSI). Web technologies can contribute to the interoperability.
- Neuro-symbolic approaches, e.g. with Large Language Models combined with Knowledge Graphs, to bring AI planning to new application domains.
- Hybrid approaches of physical models and knowledge graphs allow for answering queries that consider both factual knowledge and knowledge about the dynamics of systems (e.g. manufacturing systems)
- In the area of analytics, I investigate methods to analyse time series of semantically described data, e.g. the evolution of data on the Linked Data web.
With those foundations at hand, we can specify web agents, also called intelligent clients, which can automate things for you on the web, the Internet of Things, or in Industry 4.0.
Currently, I coordinate the COST Action 19134, a European network on the topic of Distributed Knowledge Graphs, I led the AI part of KIGLIS, a BMBF-funded project on AI and the optical communication networks in a Smart City, I lead the KIT part of BMBF-funded project MANDAT about using web technologies for data ecosystems with data fiduciaries, I help in the BMBF-funded DigiBatMat to digitise battery material sciences using semantic technologies, I serve as program chair at KIT in SeReCo, a german-french doctoral college.
A DFG-funded AI research unit 5339 at KIT and Fraunhofer started this year about the fast maturisation of immature manufacturing processes using AI methods, where I am among the PIs.
Recently, we completed TraPS, a project on decentralised Knowledge Graphs and the Blockchain for Supply Chains, and DataScore about incentives for good research data management.
In terms of community service, I organise ATAC, a challenge on agents and Linked Data for the International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC 2021) and I serve on the organising committee for the 2020 and 2021 edition of the SEMANTiCS conference.
Curriculum Vitae - Short
Since 04/2024 | Interim Professor for Web Science at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology |
Since 02/2024 | KIT Associate Fellow |
Since 02/2021 | Junior Research Group Leader for Knowledge Graph-based AI Systems at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology |
08/2023 - 03/2024 | Akademischer Rat (sometimes translated to Lecturer) at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology |
04/2021 - 03/2022 | Interim Professor for Applied Computer Science at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology |
2019 | Postdoctoral researcher at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology |
2013 - 2018 | Doctoral researcher at Karlsruhe Institute for Technology, graduated with a thesis on "Behaviour on Linked Data" |
2014 | Research stay at the Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile |
2013 | Diplom in Industrial Engineering and Management at the Karlsruhe Institute for Technology |
2011 | Research stay at the Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI), nowadays part of Insight Centre for Data Analytics at the University of Galway, Galway, Ireland |
Awards
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2024 | Best Paper Award, 24th International Conference on Web Engineering (ICWE) |
2022 | Best Poster/Demo Award, 18th International Conference on Semantic Systems (SEMANTiCS) |
2020 | Best In-Use Reviewer Award, 17th Extended Semantic Web Conference (ESWC) |
2020 | Shortlisted for 7-years most influential paper award, 17th Extended Semantic Web Conference (ESWC) |
2017 | Teaching Award, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie |
2014 | Best Paper Award, 4th International PROFILES workshop |
2016 | Software Campus fellowship |
2013 | Best Poster Award, 10th Extended Semantic Web Conference (ESWC) |
2012 | Research Student Award, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology |
Publication List
Kastner, T.; Braun, C. H.-J.; Both, A.; Yeboah, D.; Schmid, S. J.; Schraudner, D.; Käfer, T.; Harth, A.
2024. 20th International Conference on Semantic Systems (SEMANTICS’24), Amsterdam, 17th-19th September 2024, Art.-Nr.: 10, CEUR-WS
Kinder, L.; Käfer, T.
2024. Joint Proceedings of the ESWC 2024 Workshops and Tutorials (ESWC-JP 2024), Hersonissos, Greece, May 26-27, 2024, CEUR-WS
Straub, M.; Saier, T.; Reber, J.; Borkowski, R.; Li, S.; Richter, A.; Färber, M.; Käfer, T.; Bonk, R.
2024. 49th European Conference on Optical Communications (ECOC 2023), hybrid, Glasgow, 1st - 5th October 2023, 1146 – 1149, Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). doi:10.1049/icp.2023.2469
Harth, A.; Käfer, T.; Rula, A.; Calbimonte, J.-P.; Kamburjan, E.; Giese, M.
2024. Transactions on Graph Data and Knowledge, 2 (1). doi:10.4230/TGDK.2.1.1
Both, A.; Kastner, T.; Yeboah, D.; Braun, C.; Schraudner, D.; Schmid, S.; Käfer, T.; Harth, A.
2024. Web Engineering : 24th International Conference, ICWE 2024, Tampere, Finland, June 17–20, 2024, Proceedings. Ed.: K. Stefanidis, 199–214, Springer Nature Switzerland. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-62362-2_14
Shao, C.; Giacoumidis, E.; Li, S.; Li, J.; Farber, M.; Kafer, T.; Richter, A.
2024. 2024 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 1–3, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Braun, C. H.-J.; Horne, R.; Käfer, T.; Mauw, S.
2024. Proceedings of the ACM on Web Conference 2024, 1620 – 1631, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). doi:10.1145/3589334.3645426
Braun, C. H.-J.; Käfer, T.
2023. Semantic Web, 14 (6), 1167 – 1207. doi:10.3233/SW-233409
Braun, C. H.-J.; Papanchev, V.; Käfer, T.
2023. Proceedings of the ACM Web Conference 2023, 3011–3021, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). doi:10.1145/3543507.3583409
Braun, C. H.-J.; Käfer, T.
2022. Proceedings of Poster and Demo Track and Workshop Track of the 18th International Conference on Semantic Systems co-located with 18th International Conference on Semantic Systems (SEMANTiCS 2022) Ed.: U. Şimşek, 5 S., CEUR-WS.org
Mutz, M.; Perovic, M.; Gümbel, P.; Steinbauer, V.; Taranovskyy, A.; Li, Y.; Beran, L.; Käfer, T.; Dröder, K.; Knoblauch, V.; Kwade, A.; Presser, V.; Werth, D.; Kraus, T.
2022. Energy Technology, 11 (5), Art.-Nr.: 2200681. doi:10.1002/ente.202200681
Wang, X.; Braun, C. H.-J.; Both, A.; Käfer, T.
2022. Companion Proceedings of the Web Conference 2022 : WWW’22, Lyon, France, 25-29 April 2022. Ed.: Frédérique Laforest, 269–272, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). doi:10.1145/3487553.3524268
Braun, C. H.-J.; Käfer, T.
2022. Web Engineering: 22nd International Conference, ICWE 2022, Bari, Italy, July 5–8, 2022, Proceedings. Ed.: T. Di Noia, 487–490, Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-09917-5_41
Braun, C. H.-J.; Käfer, T.
2022. The Semantic Web: ESWC 2022 Satellite Events ; Hersonissos, Crete, Greece, May 29 – June 2, 2022, Proceedings. Ed.: P. Groth, 138–142, Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-11609-4_26
Charpenay, V.; Käfer, T.; Harth, A.
2022. Engineering Multi-Agent Systems: 9th International Workshop, EMAS 2021, Virtual Event, May 3–4, 2021, Revised Selected Papers. Ed.: N. Alechina, 42–61, Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-97457-2_3
Braun, C. H.-J.; Traue, J.; Lingl, B.; Käfer, T.
2021. Proceedings 2021 IEEE International Conference on Blockchain: Blockchain 2021 ; 6-8 December 2021, Melbourne, Australia. Ed.: Y. Xiang, 280–286, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi:10.1109/Blockchain53845.2021.00045
Bogdoll, D.; Matalla, P.; Füllner, C.; Raack, C.; Li, S.; Käfer, T.; Orf, S.; Zofka, M. R.; Sartoris, F.; Schweikert, C.; Pfeiffer, T.; Richter, A.; Randel, S.; Bonk, R.
2021. 2021 IEEE International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2 2021), Manchester, United Kingdom, 7-10 September 2021. Ed.: IEEE, 115–118, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). doi:10.1109/ISC253183.2021.9562826
Becker, H.; Vu, H.; Katzenbach, A.; Braun, C. H.-J.; Käfer, T.
2021. The Semantic Web: ESWC 2021 Satellite Events: Virtual Event, June 6–10, 2021, Revised Selected Papers. Ed.: R. Verborgh, 49–53, Springer-Verlag. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-80418-3_9
Dresselhaus, J.; Filippov, I.; Gengenbach, J.; Heling, L.; Käfer, T.
2021. The Semantic Web: ESWC 2021 Satellite Events: Virtual Event, June 6–10, 2021, Revised Selected Papers. Ed.: R. Verborgh, 15–20, Springer-Verlag. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-80418-3_3
Blomqvist, E.; Groth, P.; Boer, V. de; Pellegrini, T.; Alam, M.; Käfer, T.; Kieseberg, P.; Kirrane, S.; Meroño-Peñuela, A.; Pandit, H. J. (Eds.)
2020. Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-59833-4
Käfer, T.; Jochum, B.; Aßfalg, N.; Nürnberg, L.
2021. Journal on Data Semantics, 10 (1-2), 57–75. doi:10.1007/s13740-021-00123-0
Braun, C. H.-J.; Käfer, T.
2020. CEUR workshop proceedings, 2721, 99–103
Käfer, T.; Harth, A.
2020. IoT ’20 Companion: 10th International Conference on the Internet of Things Companion. Ed.: P. Davidsson, Art.-Nr.: 13, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). doi:10.1145/3423423.3423461
Herrera, J.-M.; Hogan, A.; Käfer, T.
2019. The Semantic Web – ISWC 2019 : 18th International Semantic Web Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, October 26–30, 2019. Proceedings, Part II. Ed.: C. Ghidini, 163–180, Springer Nature. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-30796-7_11
Jochum, B.; Nürnberg, L.; Aßfalg, N.; Käfer, T.
2019. Business Process Management Workshops : BPM 2019 International Workshops, Vienna, Austria, September 1–6, 2019. Revised Selected Papers. Ed.: C. Di Francescomarino, 93–105, Springer Nature. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-37453-2_9
Braun, C.; Käfer, T.
2019. Semantic Systems. The Power of AI and Knowledge Graphs: 15th International Conference, SEMANTiCS 2019, Karlsruhe, Germany, September 9–12, 2019, Proceedings. Ed.: M. Acosta, 376–390, Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-33220-4_28
Aßfalg, N.; Nürnberg, L.; Jochum, B.; Käfer, T.
2019. Posters and Demos at SEMANTiCS 2019: Proceedings of the Posters and Demo Track of the 15th International Conference on Semantic Systems, co-located with 15th International Conference on Semantic Systems (SEMANTiCS 2019): Karlsruhe, Germany, September 9th to 12th, 2019. Ed.: M. Alam
Braun, C.; Käfer, T.
2019. Posters and Demos at SEMANTiCS 2019: Proceedings of the Posters and Demo Track of the 15th International Conference on Semantic Systems, co-located with 15th International Conference on Semantic Systems (SEMANTiCS 2019), Karlsruhe, Germany, September 9th to 12th, 2019. Ed.: M. Alam
Käfer, T. C.
2019. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000097019
Stadtmüller, S.; Käfer, T.; Harth, A.
2014. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Käfer, T.; Stadtmüller, S.; Keppmann, F. L.; Junghans, M.; Harth, A.; Antoniou, S.
2015. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Käfer, T.; Keppmann, F. L.; Stadtmüller, S.; Harth, A.; Mamessier, S.; Karvouniari, A.; Antoniou, S.
2016. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Käfer, T.; Keppmann, F. L.; Stadtmüller, S.; Junghans, M.; Mamessier, S.
2015. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Käfer, T.; Junghans, M.; Hourdin, V.; Stadtmüller, S.; Schubotz, R.; Harth, A.; Convard, T.
2014. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Stadtmüller, S.; Bizer, C.; Harth, A.; Käfer, T.; Meusel, R.
2012. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
Keppmann, F. L.; Käfer, T.; Stadtmüller, S.; Schubotz, R.; Harth, A.
2014. ISMAR: IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented reality - Science & Technology 2014; Proceedings. Ed.: S. Julier, 3473–348, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Käfer, T.
2015. On the Move to Meaningful Internet Systems: OTM 2015 Workshops: Confederated International Workshops: OTM Academy, OTM Industry Case Studies Program, EI2N, FBM, INBAST, ISDE, META4eS, and MSC 2015, Rhodes, Greece, October 26-30, 2015. Proceedings. Ed.: I. Ciuciu, 20–25, Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-26138-6_4
Käfer, T.; Harth, A.
2018. Proceedings of the 11th International Workshop on Linked Data on the Web at the Web Conference (27th WWW), LDOW 2018, Workshop on Linked Data on the Web, co-located with The Web Conference 2018 (TheWebConf 2018) , Lyon, France, April 23rd, 2018. Ed.: T. Berners-Lee, RWTH Aachen
Harth, A.; Käfer, T.; Keppmann, F. L.; Rubinstein, D.; Schubotz, R.; Vogelgesang, C.
2016. VDE-Kongress 2016 – Internet der Dinge, Technologien / Anwendungen / Perspektiven Kongressbeiträge 7.-8. November 2016 Center Mannheim, VDE Verlag
Brauns, S.; Käfer, T.; Koriath, D.; Harth, A.
2016. 46. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft fur Informatik - 46th Annual Meeting of the German Informatics Society, INFORMATIK 2016; Klagenfurt; Austria; 26 September 2016 through 30 September 2016. Ed.: H. C. Mayr, 1713–1726, Gesellschaft für Informatik (GI)
Käfer, T.; Umbrich, J.; Hogan, A.; Polleres, A.
2012. WWW 2012 Workshop on Linked Data on the Web, LDOW 2012; Lyon; France; 16 April 2012 through 16 April 2012, 10 S., RWTH Aachen
Harth, A.; Käfer, T.
2016. 28th GI-Workshop Grundlagen von Datenbanken, GvDB 2016; Norten Hardenberg; Germany; 24 May 2016 through 27 May 2016. Ed.: H. Bitzmann, 62–67, RWTH Aachen
Käfer, T.; Lauber, S.; Harth, A.
2018. 2018 ISWC Posters and Demonstrations, Industry and Blue Sky Ideas Tracks, Monterey, United States, 8 October through 12 October 2018, 140031, Sun SITE Central Europe
Käfer, T.; Harth, A.
2018. 17th International Semantic Web Conference, ISWC 2018; Monterey; United States; 8 October 2018 through 12 October 2018. Ed.: M. C. Suarez-Figueroa, 424–440, Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-00671-6_25
Bader, S. R.; Käfer, T.; Heling, L.; Manke, R.; Harth, A.
2017. 2nd Workshop on Semantic Web Technologies for the Internet of Things, SWIT 2017, Vienna, Austria, 21st October 2017. Ed.: M. Maleshkova, RWTH Aachen
Harth, A.; Käfer, T.
2017. DeSemWeb 2017 : Decentralizing the Semantic Web, Proceedings of the Workshop on Decentralizing the Semantic Web 2017 co-located with 16th International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC 2017), Vienna, Austria, 22nd October 2017. Ed.: R. Verborgh, RWTH Aachen
Käfer, T.; Wins, A.; Acosta, M.
2017. 4th International Workshop on Dataset PROFIling and fEderated Search for Web Data, Vienna, Austria, 22nd October 2017, RWTH Aachen
Keppmann, F. L.; Käfer, T.; Stadtmüller, S.; Schubotz, R.; Harth, A.
2014. Proceedings of the ISWC 2014 Posters & Demonstrations Track a track within the 13th International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC 2014), Riva del Garda; Italy; 21. Oktober 2014. Ed.: M. Horridge, 193–196, RWTH Aachen
Luczak-Rösch, M.; Simperl, E.; Stadtmüller, S.; Käfer, T.
2014. International journal on semantic web and information systems, 10 (3), 74–91. doi:10.4018/IJSWIS.2014070103
Käfer, T.; Abdelrahman, A.; Umbrich, J.; O’Byrne, P.; Hogan, A.
2013. The Semantic Web: Semantics and Big Data : 10th International Conference, ESWC 2013, Montpellier, France, May 26-30, 2013. Proceedings. Ed.: P. Cimiano, 213–227, Springer-Verlag. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-38288-8_15
Code
Auf Github veröffentliche ich u.a. Code, der Web-Schnittstellen (Read-Write Linked Data, d.h. der Kombination von REST + Linked Data) zu Systemen, IoT Sensoren, Aktuatoren und Diensten bereitstellt, sowie Code zur Sammlung und zur Verarbeitung von Linked Data.