PhD defense of Shuai Wang at VU Amsterdam. They really have a rather "traditional" procedure :wink: The picture was taken after the investiture of the newly promoted PhD in front of the bust of the founder of VU. FYI: the head of the committee is the professor with the chain around his neck. Only full professors are allowed to wear gown and hat. The candidate chose to wear traditional formal Mongolian clothing (traditional local clothing from your home country - besides wearing a black formal attire -  is recommended in the official dresscode for the candidate). Probably you will recognize Frank van Harmelen (the official supervisor), Aidan Hogan (besides me the other external reviewer), Jacco van Ossenbruggen (the forth professor), Wouter Beek and Illaria Tidi (external reviewers but not full professors), and Peter Bloem (the direct day-to-day supervisor, being an assistant professor). There are two guys in white tie cutaways in the back, who are the "paranymphs" (aka assistants) of the PhD candidate (in old times, they were allowed to wear a sword, and to defend the candidate against (sword) attacks of the opponent professors, which might occur in heavy academic dispute :wink: )
PhD defense of Shuai Wang at VU Amsterdam. They really have a rather "traditional" procedure :wink: The picture was taken after the investiture of the newly promoted PhD in front of the bust of the founder of VU. FYI: the head of the committee is the professor with the chain around his neck. Only full professors are allowed to wear gown and hat. The candidate chose to wear traditional formal Mongolian clothing (traditional local clothing from your home country - besides wearing a black formal attire - is recommended in the official dresscode for the candidate). Probably you will recognize Frank van Harmelen (the official supervisor), Aidan Hogan (besides me the other external reviewer), Jacco van Ossenbruggen (the forth professor), Wouter Beek and Illaria Tidi (external reviewers but not full professors), and Peter Bloem (the direct day-to-day supervisor, being an assistant professor). There are two guys in white tie cutaways in the back, who are the "paranymphs" (aka assistants) of the PhD candidate (in old times, they were allowed to wear a sword, and to defend the candidate against (sword) attacks of the opponent professors, which might occur in heavy academic dispute :wink: )
Event on September 15: “Shared knowledge graphs as a tool in recovering looted cultural heritage and the histories of marginalized people“. 

I hope the information provided will be helpful to cultural heritage professionals, provenance researchers, claimants, Holocaust scholars, art crime experts, museum and art market people.

(Do not let the words "knowledge graph" scare you. In this talk, I’ll show how we can connect information—people, places, artworks, events—into a kind of map of relationships. Think of it as a network of stories and connections. We can use this to retrieve lost information and to explore hidden networks over long periods of time, which is very useful for Nazi-looted art as well as other kinds of stolen or disappeared cultural heritage.) 

The event will take place at the Deutsches Zentrum Kulturgutverluste, Außenstelle Berlin, Seydelstraße 18, 10117 Berlin. 

It is also possible to join the event via Webex. (Register by Sep 12)
Event on September 15: “Shared knowledge graphs as a tool in recovering looted cultural heritage and the histories of marginalized people“. I hope the information provided will be helpful to cultural heritage professionals, provenance researchers, claimants, Holocaust scholars, art crime experts, museum and art market people. (Do not let the words "knowledge graph" scare you. In this talk, I’ll show how we can connect information—people, places, artworks, events—into a kind of map of relationships. Think of it as a network of stories and connections. We can use this to retrieve lost information and to explore hidden networks over long periods of time, which is very useful for Nazi-looted art as well as other kinds of stolen or disappeared cultural heritage.) The event will take place at the Deutsches Zentrum Kulturgutverluste, Außenstelle Berlin, Seydelstraße 18, 10117 Berlin. It is also possible to join the event via Webex. (Register by Sep 12)
Event on September 15: “Shared knowledge graphs as a tool in recovering looted cultural heritage and the histories of marginalized people“. 

I hope the information provided will be helpful to cultural heritage professionals, provenance researchers, claimants, Holocaust scholars, art crime experts, museum and art market people.

(Do not let the words "knowledge graph" scare you. In this talk, I’ll show how we can connect information—people, places, artworks, events—into a kind of map of relationships. Think of it as a network of stories and connections. We can use this to retrieve lost information and to explore hidden networks over long periods of time, which is very useful for Nazi-looted art as well as other kinds of stolen or disappeared cultural heritage.) 

The event will take place at the Deutsches Zentrum Kulturgutverluste, Außenstelle Berlin, Seydelstraße 18, 10117 Berlin. 

It is also possible to join the event via Webex. (Register by Sep 12)
Event on September 15: “Shared knowledge graphs as a tool in recovering looted cultural heritage and the histories of marginalized people“. I hope the information provided will be helpful to cultural heritage professionals, provenance researchers, claimants, Holocaust scholars, art crime experts, museum and art market people. (Do not let the words "knowledge graph" scare you. In this talk, I’ll show how we can connect information—people, places, artworks, events—into a kind of map of relationships. Think of it as a network of stories and connections. We can use this to retrieve lost information and to explore hidden networks over long periods of time, which is very useful for Nazi-looted art as well as other kinds of stolen or disappeared cultural heritage.) The event will take place at the Deutsches Zentrum Kulturgutverluste, Außenstelle Berlin, Seydelstraße 18, 10117 Berlin. It is also possible to join the event via Webex. (Register by Sep 12)
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