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Professor Dr. Klemens Waldhör

Current

• Director / Shareholder (87%) Heartsome Europe GmbH (Roßtal)
• Director / Shareholder (50%) Forschungsgemeinschaft Innovative Kulturraumentwicklung gemeinnützige UG (haftungsbeschränkt) (Kucha, Offenhausen)
• Shareholder (20%) docliff GmbH (Bonn)
• Professor (Computer Science) at FOM Nürnberg (University of Applied Science, Essen)

Education and career

• 15 May 1980 - 28 February 1984 Study assistant at the institute for psychology and pedagogics, department for social and economy psychology, university Linz
• 1 March 1984 - 31 August 1986 University assistant at the above institute
• 1 September 1986 - 1 May 1990 Scientific staff member at TA Triumph Adler AG - department TA Research in Nuremberg
• 1 May 1990 - 15 February 1992 Consultant in the TA Research
• 15 February 1992 - 1 January 1993 Group leader "Electronic Dictionaries" in the department "Electronic Writing"
• 1 January 1993 - 30 June 1993 Manager software development at TA Profit-Center "Electronic Publishing"
• 1 July 1993 Foundation partner of the TA Electronic Publishing Partners GmbH (renamed as EP Electronic Publishing Partners GmbH in 1996)
• 1 July 1993 - 31 December 1998 Manager of EP Electronic Publishing Partners GmbH
• 1 January 1999 - 30 June 2001 Single manager of EP Electronic Publishing Partners GmbH
• 30 June 1999 Sale of EP Electronic Publishing Partners GmbH to ALPNET Inc., USA and renaming in ALPNET Technology GmbH
• 30 June 1999 - 30 June 2001 Director of technology at ALPNET company
• 30 June 2001 - 1 October 2002 Language technology and software engineering consultant
• 1 October 2002 Manager of Heartsome Europe GmbH
• 1 October 2002 - 20 September 2004 CTO (Chief Technology Officer) and Director Heartsome PTE Ltd., Singapore
• 1 April 2004 - September 2008 Scientific manager and manager of the Tourism Research Center Krems GesmbH (now Krems Research Forschungsgesellschaft mbh) in Krems, Austria
• 1 October 2004 Separation of Heartsome Europe GmbH from Heartsome PTE Ltd., Singapore and take over of the share in the company of PTE
• Since 2005: course "Product Development and New Technologies" at FH IMC Krems for the degree programme "Tourism Management and Leisure Industry"
• 2007: Course „Bachelor Seminar “ at FH IMC Krems im Studiengang Tourismus- und Freizeitmanagement
• 2007: Best Practice Voice Award 2007 with Krems Research application OrangeLine
• 2008: Couurse: Case study at th University of Applied Science for Economics and Management, Nuremberg.
• 2008: Participation in the OpenSource Projekt OpenTMS / FOLT: Definition of the software architecture and first prototypical implementation
• 2008-today: Lectures at FOM Nürnberg; Case Study/Scientific Work; Database Management I+II; Web-Programming; Project Management

Further information

• Project management of EU research projects
• Multilex (standardisation of Lexika on SGML basis)
• TransAccount (automatic translation of financial statements)
• Otelo (standardisation of exchange formats for language products like automatic translation, translation memories, terminology)
• Value (electronic publishing tools for dictionaries in multilex format)
• AIF project: Multilinguale and multimedia-based information presentation station and retrieval station

Projects

• Project management EURAMIS - design and development of a translation supporting system for the translation service of the European Commission; 1995 - 2000
• Design and project management of CD- and web-projects of Beleke-publishing group ("Known-where" on CD-ROM and in the Internet, "Who-is-Who in Germany", "Police manual", journal "The Pediatrician" in the Internet)
• Project manager "Electronic dictionaries" for diverse platforms
• Collaboration and part-project management at the KI-project "WISDOM" - 1986-2002
• Scientific leader of the K-Net project ANET for Center Krems

Industrial and research activities

• eTourism: innovation in tourism and hotel industry, added value analysis, CMS in tourism, language technologies in tourism; speech technologies in tourism; Dynamic Packaging; Web 2.0/Social Web; Blogs analysis
• Concept of translation supporting systems and XML based document management systems
• Human-Machine Interaction / user interfaces
• Development of knowledge-based software architectures
• Knowledge-based systems for Human-Machine Interfaces (blackboard architectures, production regulating systems)
• Knowledge-based systems in the office
• Explanation components for knowledge-based systems
• Application of explanation techniques in bank-expert-systems
• Computer models for group decision (dissertation)
• Development and implementation of software for psycho-physiological measurement
• Development of programming language for psychological (and socio-scientific) experiments
• Application possibilities of mathematical and KI-models in psychology and for the solving of group problems

Publications

• Waldhör, K. (1984). Das allgemeine multivariate Modell in SPSS, unveröffentlichte Diplomarbeit, Universität Linz.
• Waldhör, K. (1985). Ein künstliches Intelligenzmodell zur Simulation von Einstellungsänderungen in Gruppen, ÖGAI-Journal, Nr. 4/85 (+ talk).
• Sageder, J. & Waldhör, K. (1985). Programmiersprachen zur Unterstützung sozialwissenschaftlicher Experimente, in: Heinrich, L.H (1985), V. Symposium: Der Computer als Instrument der Forschung und Lehre in den Sozial- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften (+ talk).
• Kette, G., Brandstätter H., Waldhör, K. (1986). Attribution restores Consistency in Bargaining with Liked/Disliked Partners, in: European Journal of Social Psychology, July 1986.
• Brandstätter, H., Ebensperger F., Waldhör, K. (1987). Erlebnispsychologische Prozessanalyse kontroverser Diskussionen, Zeitschrift für experimentelle und angewandte Psychologie, Band XXXIV, Heft 4, S. 530 - 552.
• Waldhör, K. (1987). Modellierung von Einstellungsänderungen in Gruppendiskussionen, Dissertation, Universität Linz (verfügbar unter http://www.waldhor.com/dissgesamt.htm).
• Waldhör, K. (1987). Some Aspects of UNDO/REDO, TA-Forschungsbericht TA-FB-86-37, Nürnberg, TA Triumph Adler AG.
• Waldhör, K. (1987). Some Theses on UNDO/REDO, in: Bullinger,H.J., Shakel, B. (Eds.) (1987), Proceedings of the Second IFIP Conference on Human-Computer Interaction in Stuttgart, INTERACT '87, North-Holland, Amsterdam (+ talk)
• Waldhör, K., Rupietta, W. (1987). Auftragsbearbeitung in der Dialogschicht, TA-Arbeitsbericht TA-AB-87-03, Nürnberg, TA Triumph Adler AG.
• Waldhör, K. Rosenow, E. (1988). Spezifikation einer Schnittstelle zwischen Anwendungs- und Dialogschicht, TA-Arbeitsbericht TA-AB-02-87, Nürnberg, TA Triumph Adler AG.
• Märtin, C., Waldhör, K. (1988). BASAR - A Blackboard Based Software Architecture, in: Kodratoff, Y. (Eds.) (1988), Proceedings of the ECAI 88, pp. 2-4, Pitman, London (+ talk).
• Waldhör, K., Rosenow, E. (1988). Programmierung interaktiver Systeme im Rahmen der Softwarearchitektur BASAR, in: Notizen zu Interaktiven Systemen, Heft 16, November 1988, 17-30 (talk auf der GI-Fachtagung: Benutzerschnittstellen - Werkzeuge und Techniken zur Gestaltung interaktiver Systeme, Darmstadt, Nov. 8-9, 1988).
• Waldhör, K. (1989). Das Blackboardsystem BASAR, in: Retti, J. & Leidlmair, K. (Eds.), Proceedings of the 5.ÖGAI-Tagung, pp. 71-80, Springer, Berlin (+ talk).
• Waldhör, K. (1989). Wissensbasiertes Generieren von Benutzerschnittstellen, in: Maaá, S. & Oberquelle, H. (Eds.), Software-Ergonomie `89, pp. 294-303, Teubner, Stuttgart (+ talk).
• Waldhör, K. (1989). Creating Advanced User Interfaces Using a Knowledge Based Approach, in: Salvendy, G. & Smith, M.J. (Eds.), Proc. of the HCI `89, Designing and Using Human-Computer Interfaces and Knowledge Based Systems, Vol. II (12B), pp. 869-876, Elsevier, Amsterdam.
• Waldhör, K., Anschütz, H. (1989). Definition der ATN-Grammatik für die Erklärungskomponente von LUIGI, TA/OLIVETTI, SPEC-01-89-03, Nürnberg.
• Waldhör, K. (1990). Die Erklärungskomponente LUX des Wissensrepräsentationssystems LUIGI, erscheint in: Stoyan, H. (1990), Proc. des Workshops: Erklären als Gespräch, Springer.
• Waldhör, K., Anschütz, H. (1990). User Centered Explanations in Knowledge Based Systems, in Diaper, D., Gilmore, D., Cockton, G., Shakel, B. (eds.) (1990), Human-Computer Interaction - Interact 90, 809-814, North-Holland, Amsterdam (+ talk).
• Anschütz, H., Waldhör K. (1990). Die Benutzerschnittstelle des Erklärungssystems LUX, Olivetti/TA DOC-P-90-04, Triumph Adler AG, Nürnberg.
• Anschütz, H., Waldhör K. (1990). Programmieren von Erklärungen für die Erklärungskomponente LUX, Olivetti/TA DOC-P-90-05, Triumph Adler AG, Nürnberg.
• Herczeg, M., Waldhör, K. (1991). User Interface Management Systeme, in: Lutze, R. & Kohl, A., Wissensbasierte Systeme im Büro: Ergebnisse aus dem WISDON-Verbundprojekt, 145-166, Oldenburg, München.
• Chrapary, H.J., Rosenow, E., Waldhör, K. (1991). Das Elektronische Organisationshandbuch und die Vorgangsplanung, in: Lutze, R. & Kohl, A., Wissensbasierte Systeme im Büro: Ergebnisse aus dem WISDON-Verbundprojekt, 295-313, Oldenburg, München.
• Brandstätter, H., Waldhör K. (1992). Social Exchange Orientation versus Social Reinforcement Orientation in Controversial Discussions, pp. 112-136; in: Worchel, S., Wood, W., Simpson, J.A., Productivity and Process in Groups, 1991, Sage Publications, Newbury Park, California.
• Waldhör, K., Anschütz, H., Sperber, M. (1992). Specification of the Extensions for DicEdit, Version 1.0, WP 5 report, MULTILEX report.
• Waldhör, K. (1992). Specification of the of the Conversion Tools for TA Dictionaries, Version 1.0, WP 6 report, MULTILEX report.
• Heyer, G., Waldhör, K. (1993). General Language Resources: Lexica, in: TWB Final Report.
• Waldhör, K. (1997, 1998). Komponenten des Computerunterstützten Übersetzens, DIT Seminar.
• Anschütz, A., Waldhör, K. (1998). Dictionary Workbench to OLIF Converter, Otelo Project, Otelo TX 3.
• Waldhör, K. (1998). EPTAS – A Client-Server based Translation Support System, ASLIB Conference 1998, London.
• Waldhör, K. (1998). EPTAS – Ein Übersetzungsunterstützungssystem, TEKOM Herbsttagung 1999, München.
• Waldhör, K, Kuprat, T (1999), Document Management meets Translation, Tekom-Herbsttagung Tagung, 1999.
• Waldhör, K. (2000). Design of a Financial Statement Translator, WP 2.1, MLIS-5016 TransAccount Project.
• Waldhör, K. (2002). OpenNetTerminologyManager- a Web and Standards based OpenSource Terminology Management Tool, in: International Standards of Terminology and Language Resources Management, LREC Conference 2002.
• Waldhör, K. (2002). Opening Up Terminology. Language International, Issue 14.3.
• Waldhör, K. (2003). Cost Savings in Combing XML Document Management and Translation Management Software: A Case Study. TEKOM Tagungsband, Jahrestagung 2003 in Wiesbaden, FP33, 111-113 (http://www.waldhor.com/vortrag/tekom.pdf)
• Ecker, K. & Waldhör, K. & Rind, A. (2006). Attraktivitäts- und Wertschöpfungsuntersuchung. Biotechnologiekongress Krems. Schriftenreihe Krems Research. Band 2. Krems Research.
• Ecker, K. & Freidl, C. & Rind, A. & Waldhör, K. (2006). Wertschöpfungsmessung im Tourismus. In: Egger, R. & Hörl, J. & Jooss, M. (Hg.). eTourismus. Berichte aus Wissenschaft und Wirtschaft. Werkstattbericht des Zentrums für Zukunftsstudien der Forschung Urstein GmbH. Werkstattbericht Nr. 3, November 2006. S. 47-56.
• Waldhör, K., Freidl, C., Rind, A., & Ecker, K. (2007). Measuring Value Added in Tourism Sector – a Business Solution Realised By Krems Research. To be published in R. Egger, D. Buhalis (Eds.), eTourism Case Studies: Management and Marketing Issues in eTourism. Elsevier.
• Waldhör, K., Freidl, C, Fessel, F., Starha, G. (2007). Acceptance of New Technologies in Hotel Rooms, EyeForTravel Summit, London (Conference)
• Waldhör, K., Freidl, C (2007). RESA - An Automated Speech Based Hotel Room Booking Call Centre Agent, Enter Conference, Springer, pp 1-10.
• Waldhör, K. (2007). etBlogAnalysis - Analysing touristic Webblogs and forums using statistical and computer linguistic methods for quality control; Conference Proceedings of the 1st Austrian Conference on Blogs in Tourism.
• Waldhör, K. eds. (2007). Proceedings of the First International Conference on Blogs in Tourism; Blogs-Conference 2007 Kitzbühel; Krems Research Forschungsgesellschaft mbH; Schriftenreihe Krems Research Band 3
• Jagersberger, A., Waldhör, K. (2008). Dynamic packaging using a cluster based demographic filtering approach; to be published in Enter Proceedings 2008
• Waldhör, K., Rind, A. (2008). etBlogAnalysis - Mining Virtual Communities using Statistical and Linguistic Methods for Quality Control in Tourism; Enter Proceedings 2008
• Waldhör K, Giersch, R. (2009). ICT & Kulturtourismus Erlebte Geschichte und ihre elektronische Aufbereitung. Garmisch-Partenkirchen Brennpunkt eTourismus, 09.11.2009. http://www.etourism-fitness.com/brennpunkt_etourism/vortraege_des_brennpunkts_2009.

Conference participations (with talks)

• Waldhör, K. (1985). Ein künstliches Intelligenzmodell zur Simulation von Einstellungsänderungen in Gruppen, ÖGAI-Journal.
• Waldhör, K. (1985). Programmiersprachen zur Unterstützung sozialwissenschaftlicher Experimente, Computer als Instrument der Forschung und Lehre in den Sozial- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften.
• Waldhör, K. (1987). Proceedings of the Second IFIP Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, INTERACT '87.
• Waldhör, K. (1988). BASAR - A Blackboard Based Software Architecture, ECAI 88.
• Waldhör, K. (1989). Das Blackboardsystem BASAR, 5.ÖGAI-Tagung
• Waldhör, K. (1989). Wissensbasiertes Generieren von Benutzerschnittstellen.
• Waldhör, K. (1990). User Cantered Explanations in Knowledge Based Systems, Human-Computer Interaction - Interact 90.
• Waldhör, K. (1998). EPTAS – A Client-Server based Translation Support System, ASLIB Conference 1998, London.
• Waldhör, K. (1999), Document Management meets Translation, Tekom-Herbsttagung Tagung, 1999.
• Waldhör, K. (2003). Cost Savings in Combing XML Document Management and Translation Management Software: A Case Study. TEKOM, Jahrestagung 2003
• Waldhör, K. (2007). RESA - An Automated Speech Based Hotel Room Booking Call Centre Agent, Enter Conference 2007.
• Waldhör, K. (2007). Acceptance of New Technologies in Hotel Rooms, EyeForTravel Summit.
• Waldhör, K. (2007). etBlogAnalysis - Analysing touristic Webblogs and forums using statistical and computer linguistic methods for quality control; 1st Austrian Conference on Blogs in Tourism; Conference Chair
• Waldhör, K. (2008). etBlogAnalysis - Mining Virtual Communities using Statistical and Linguistic Methods for Quality Control in Tourism; Enter Conference 2008
• Waldhör K, Giersch, R. (2009). ICT & Kulturtourismus Erlebte Geschichte und ihre elektronische Aufbereitung. Garmisch-Partenkirchen Brennpunkt eTourismus, 09.11.2009. http://www.etourism-fitness.com/brennpunkt_etourism/vortraege_des_brennpunkts_2009.

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