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Wolf-Tilo Balke

General

Prof. Dr. Wolf-Tilo Balke


Head of Institute

ORCID   orcid.org/0000-0002-5443-1215

Technische Universität Braunschweig
Institut für Informationssysteme
Mühlenpfordtstraße 23, 2.OG
D-38106 Braunschweig

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Phone: +49 (531) 391 3271
Email: balke@ifis.cs.tu-bs.de
Room: 237

Detail

Wolf-Tilo Balke holds the Chair for Information Systems at  TU Braunschweig since April 2008. Before that he was a the Associate Research Director at L3S Research Center in Hannover, Germany and a Research Fellow at University of California at Berkeley, CA, USA. For a short Curriculum Vitae see here.

Research Interests

-  Query Processing in Databases and Information Systems
-  User Preferences and Personalization
-  Cognitive User Modeling and Conceptualization
-  Peer-to-Peer Networks and Distributed Retrieval
-  Digital Libraries and Content Syndication
-  Multimedia Services, Web Services, and Mobile Computing

Services

Reviewer for several international journals including the VLDB Journal, ACM Transactions on Database Systems (TODS), ACM Transactions on Information Systems (TOIS), IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering (TKDE), Elsevier Data & Knowledge Engineering (DKE), Springer Journal of Intelligent Information Systems (JIIS), Elsevier Knowledge-Based Systems (KNOSYS), Elsevier Information Processing Letters (IPL), IEEE Transactions on Multimedia (TMM), Springer Multimedia Systems (MMSJ). Springer Distributed and Parallel Databases (DAPD), ACM Transactions on the Web (TWEB), Springer World Wide Web Journal (WWWJ), Elsevier Journal of Web Semantics (JWS), Springer Journal on Data Semantics (JODS), ACM Transactions on Internet Technology (TOIT), IEEE Journal of Selected Areas in Communication (JSAC), IEEE’s Transactions on Services Computing (TSC), IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security (T-IFS),  IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering (TSE),  IEEE Transactions on Computers (TC), IEEE Computer, and the Oxford University Press Computer Journal

PC member and/or session chair at several international conferences and workshops, recently e.g., ICDE 2006, EDBT 2006, WWW 2006, ISWC 2006, BTW 2007, WWW 2007, P2P 2007, SAMT 2007, CAMA 2007, M-PREF 2007, PersDL 2007, EDBT 2008, ESWC 2008, WISE 2008, M-Pref 2008, ISWC 2008, PersDL 2008, P2P 2008, EDBT 2009, ICDE 2009, WWW 2009, WISE 2009, SAMT 2009, ICDE 2010, WWW 2010, SIGMOD 2010, M-PREF 2010, WISE 2010, SAMT 2010, PersDB 2010, ICDE 2011, DDDM 2011, DASFAA 2011, TPDL 2011, WISE 2011, PersDB 2011, DASFAA 2012, VLDB 2012, TPDL 2012, WISE 2012, M-PREF 2012, BTW 2013, WAIM 2013, EDB 2013, WISE 2013, DASFAA 2014, WWW 2014, WAIM 2014, ExploreDB 2014, COLING 2014, DASFAA 2015, ExploreDB 2015, ESWC 2015, WAIM 2015, ExploreDB 2016, WAIM 2016, ICWE 2016, BTW 2017, ICWE 2017, ExploreDB 2017, APWeb-WAIM 2017, WWW 2018, ExploreDB 2018, APWeb-WAIM 2018

Reviewer of grant proposals for the German Research Foundation (DFG), the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF), the Austrian Science Fund (FWF), the Austrian Federal Ministry of Science and Research (BMWF), the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO), and the Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong

 

Publications
2019
Pinto, J. M. G., K. E. Maarry, and W. - T. Balke, "Fine-tuning Gold Questions in Crowdsourcing Tasks using Probabilistic and Siamese Neural Network Models", The Journal of Web Science (JWS), vol. 6: NOW Publishers, 2019. Abstract  Download: Crowdsourcing - JWS 6-2019.pdf (1.45 MB)
Ostaszewski, K., P. Heinisch, I. Richter, H. Kroll, W. - T. Balke, D. Fraga, and K. - H. Glaßmeier, "Pattern Recognition in Time Series for Space Missions: A Rosetta Magnetic Field Case Study", Acta Astronautica, vol. 168: Elsevier, 12/2019. Abstract  Download: ActaAstronautica-RosettaPatternRecognition-preprint.pdf (532.13 KB)
Kalo, J. - C., P. Ehler, and W. - T. Balke, "Knowledge Graph Consolidation by Unifying Synonymous Relationships", International Semantic Web Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, 10/2019. Abstract  Download: ISWC19CameraReady.pdf (503.5 KB)
Pinto, J. M. G., J. Wawrzinek, S. Kori, and W. - T. Balke, "Can Language Inference Support Metadata Generation?", 23rd International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries (TPDL), Oslo, Norway, Springer, 09/2019. Abstract
Pinto, J. M. G., S. Celik, and W. - T. Balke, "Learning to Rank Claim-Evidence Pairs to Assist Scientific-Based Argumentation", 23rd International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries (TPDL), Oslo, Norway, Springer, 09/2019. Abstract
Wawrzinek, J., J. M. G. Pinto, and W. - T. Balke, "Linking Semantic Fingerprints of Literature – from Simple Neural Embeddings Towards Contextualized Pharmaceutical Networks", 23rd International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries (TPDL), Oslo, Norway, Springer, 09/2019. Abstract  Download: paper_20.pdf (408.4 KB)
Pinto, J. M. G., J. Wawrzinek, and W. - T. Balke, "What Drives Research Efforts? Find Scientific Claims That Count!", The ACM/IEEE-CS Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL), Urbana-Champaign, Illinois USA, IEEE, 06/2019. Abstract  Download: jcdl_2019_final_version.pdf (929.69 KB)
Mennicke, S., J. - C. Kalo, D. Nagel, H. Kroll, and W. - T. Balke, "Fast Dual Simulation Processing of Graph Database Queries", IEEE 35th International Conference on Data Engineering (ICDE), Macau, China, IEEE, 04/2019. Abstract  Download: ICDE2019-MKNKB-Camera-Ready.pdf (399.3 KB)
Wawrzinek, J., J. M. G. Pinto, and W. - T. Balke, Linking Semantic Fingerprints of Literature – from Loose Neural Embeddings Towards Contextualized Pharmaceutical Networks (Supplement), , 2019.  Download: wawrzinek-pinto-balke-Technical-Report.pdf (687.22 KB)
2018
Balke, W. - T., K. Keßler, A. T. Krüger, K. Stump, J. Wawrzinek, and S. Wulle, "FID Pharmazie: Zwischen Spitzenforschung und verlässlicher Infrastruktur (German)", ZfBB - Zeitschrift für Bibliothekswesen und Bibliographie, vol. 65, no. 2-3, pp. 114-117, 2018.  Download: ZfBB-PubPharm.pdf (4.62 MB)
Wawrzinek, J., J. M. G. Pinto, P. Markiewka, and W. - T. Balke, "Do Scaling Algorithms Preserve Word2Vec Semantics? A Case Study for Medical Entities", 13th International Conference on Data Integration in Life Science (DILS2018), Hannover, Germany, 11/2018. Abstract  Download: Camera-Ready of DILS2018 Paper 7.pdf (862.63 KB)
Wawrzinek, J., and W. - T. Balke, "Measuring the Semantic World – How to Map Meaning to High-Dimensional Entity Clusters in PubMed?", The 20th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries (ICADL), Hamilton, New Zealand, 11/2018. Abstract  Download: Camera-Ready of ICADL2018 Paper 38.pdf (631.95 KB)
Pinto, J. M. G., N. Kiehne, and W. - T. Balke, "Towards Semantic Quality Enhancement of User Generated Content", The 20th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries (ICADL), Hamilton, New Zealand, 11/2018. Abstract  Download: Camera-Ready of ICADL2018 Paper 40.pdf (505.26 KB)
Pinto, J. M. G., and W. - T. Balke, "Assessing plausibility of scientific claims to support high-quality content in digital collections", International Journal of Digital Libraries: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 10/2018.  Download: GonzálezPinto-Balke2018_Article_AssessingPlausibilityOfScienti.pdf (906.17 KB)
Kroll, H., D. Nagel, and W. - T. Balke, "BAFREC: Balancing Frequency and Rarity for Entity Characterization in Open Linked Data", Proceedings of the ACM CIKM 2018 Workshops, Turin, Italy, 10/2018. Abstract  Download: eyre2018-kroll-BAFREC-camera-ready.pdf (570.25 KB)
Mennicke, S., J. - C. Kalo, D. Nagel, H. Kroll, and W. - T. Balke, "Fast Dual Simulation Processing of Graph Database Queries (Supplement)", CoRR, Technical Report, vol. 1810.09355: arxiv.org, 10/2018.  Download: 1810.09355.pdf (321.93 KB)
Balke, W. - T., K. Stump, K. Keßler, A. T. Krüger, J. Wawrzinek, and S. Wulle, "PubPharm – Der Fachinformationsdienst Pharmazie (German)", PHARMAKON, vol. 6, no 4, pp. 260-266(7), 07/2018.  Download: FID_Pharmakon.pdf (720.51 KB)
Pinto, J. M. G., and W. - T. Balke, "Scientific Claims Characterization for Claim-Based Analysis in Digital Libraries", 22nd International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries, Porto, Portugal, 06/2018. Abstract  Download: camera-ready_29.pdf (636.31 KB)
Maarry, K. E., K. Milland, and W. - T. Balke, "A Fair Share of the Work? The Evolving Ecosystem of Crowd Workers", 10th ACM Conference on Web Science, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, ACM, 2018. Abstract  Download: WebSci-CrowdsourcingEcoSystem.pdf (1.06 MB)
Maarry, K. E., and W. - T. Balke, "Quest for the Gold Par: Minimizing the Number of Gold Questions to distinguish between the Good and the Bad", 10th ACM Conference on Web Science, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, ACM, 2018. Abstract  Download: WebSci-Quest for the Gold Par.pdf (1.73 MB)
Mennicke, S., J. - C. Kalo, and W. - T. Balke, "Using Queries as Schema-Templates for Graph Databases", Datenbank-Spektrum: Springer, 2018. Abstract  Download: Mennicke2018_Article_UsingQueriesAsSchema-Templates.pdf (650.77 KB)
2017
Mennicke, S., J. - C. Kalo, and W. - T. Balke, "Querying Graph Databases: What Do Graph Patterns Mean?", The 36th International Conference on Conceptual Modeling (ER), Valencia, Spain, 11/2017. Abstract  Download: ER_2017_cameraready.pdf (520.53 KB)
Wawrzinek, J., and W. - T. Balke, "Semantic Facettation in Pharmaceutical Collections using Deep Learning for Active Substance Contextualization", The 19th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries (ICADL), Bangkok, Thailand, 11/2017. Abstract  Download: Camera-Ready of ICADL2017 Paper 19.pdf (524.06 KB)
Mennicke, S., D. Nagel, J. - C. Kalo, N. Aumann, and W. - T. Balke, "Reconstructing Graph Pattern Matches Using SPARQL", 15th Lernen Wissen Daten Analysen (LWDA) Conference, Rostock, Germany, 09/2017. Abstract  Download: LWDA_2017_paper_43_0.pdf (310.62 KB)
Kalo, J. - C., C. Lofi, R. P. Maseli, and W. - T. Balke, "Semantic Query Processing: Estimating Relational Purity", 15th Lernen Wissen Daten Analysen (LWDA) Conference, Rostock, Germany, 09/2017. Abstract  Download: LWDA_2017_paper_15.pdf (1.01 MB)
Pinto, J. M. G., and W. - T. Balke, "Can Plausibility Help Support High Quality Content in Digital Libraries?", 21st International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries (TPDL), Thessaloniki, Greece , 06/2017. Abstract  Download: tpdl_pinto_plausibilty.pdf (668.04 KB)
Nieke, C., and W. - T. Balke, "Monitoring Performance in Large Scale Computing Clouds with Passive Benchmarking", 10th IEEE International Conference on Cloud Computing CLOUD2017, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, 06/2017. Abstract  Download: 2017_CLOUD_PassiveBenchmark_Nieke_camera_ready.pdf (1.4 MB)
Pinto, J. M. G., and W. - T. Balke, "Offering Answers for Claim-Based Queries: A New Challenge for Digital Libraries", The 19th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries (ICADL 2017) , Bangkok, Thailand, 2017. Abstract  Download: cbq.pdf (661.53 KB)
Pinto, J. M. G., and W. - T. Balke, "Result Set Diversification in Digital Libraries through the Use of Paper’s Claims", The 19th International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries (ICADL 2017), Bangkok, Thailand, 2017. Abstract  Download: diversification.pdf (403.19 KB)
2016
Maarry, K. E., and W. - T. Balke, "Towards an Impact-driven Quality Control Model for Imbalanced Crowdsourcing Tasks", The 17th International Conference on Web Information Systems Engineering (WISE), Shanghai, China, 11/2016. Abstract  Download: 36 - Towards an impact driven quality control model.pdf (1.48 MB)
Keßler, K., A. T. Krüger, Y. Ghammad, S. Wulle, W. - T. Balke, and K. Stump, "PubPharm – der Fachinformationsdienst Pharmazie (German)", o-bib - das offene Bibliotheksjournal, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 1-23, 10/2016.  Download: O-Bib Artikel 2016.pdf (2.98 MB)
Balke, W. - T., "Specialized Information Services - Hype or Important Change in Library Culture? (Panel)", International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries (TPDL), Hannover, Germany, 09/2016. Abstract  Download: Panel Abstract - TPDL 2016.pdf (86.03 KB)
Maarry, K. E., and W. - T. Balke, "An Impact-driven Model for Quality Control in Skewed-domain Crowdsourcing Tasks", 8th ACM Conference on Web Science, Hannover, Germany, ACM, 05/2016. Abstract  Download: Camera Ready_Extended Abstract_69.pdf (447.09 KB)
Lofi, C., and W. - T. Balke, "Large Scale Cooperation Scenarios – Crowdsourcing and its Societal Implication", Transactions on Internet Research (TIR), vol. 12, no. 1, 01/2016. Abstract  Download: 15TIR-Crowdsourcing.pdf (1.06 MB)
2015
Balke, W. - T., "Analogies as a Base for Knowledge Exchange and Argumentation", Dagstuhl Seminar Series Nr 15512: Debating Technologies, Schloß Dagstuhl, Germany, 12/2015. Abstract  Download: Talk Abstract.pdf (198.56 KB)