The Web & Information System Engineering (WISE) Laboratory
is a research laboratory of the departement
of Computer Science of the Vrije
Universiteit Brussel. WISE is headed by Professor Olga De Troyer and Professor Beat Signer.
There is a strong emphasis on usability aspects of web applications;
conceptual modeling and design of web sites and web applications;
describing semantics of web sites; the use of frameworks and patterns
in web design; re-use of web designs; tool support for web design;
use of Semantic Web Technology; adaptive hypermedia; e-learning;
personalization and semantic interoperability.
WISE has a very strong background in design methodologies. WISE
developed as one of the first few, a web site design method WSDM.
This method follows a completely new approach in designing web
applications, called the "audience driven" approach.
In 2005, WISE has also joined in the research program Hera
that in cooperation with the university of Eindhoven offers a
method and tools for the design of Web information systems based
on Semantic Web technology.
WISE also has a strong interest towards conceptual
modeling of Virtual Reality and more in particular towards
the design and development of VR web environments.
Coordinates
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Department of Computer Science
WISE
Pleinlaan 2
Building F, 10th floor
1050 Brussels
BELGIUM
Tel: +32 2 629 33 08
Fax: +32 2 629 35 25
For the contact information of the WISE members, please see the
WISE members page.
For information how to come to WISE see the WISE
location page.
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