Arbeitsbereich WSVFachbereich InformatikUniversität Hamburg
Dr. Hedda Schmidtke
Position
Research and Teaching Assistant
Interests
Representation of knowledge about space and time
Characterization of spatial and temporal granularity
Lexical semantics of spatial expressions
Possible applications of formal specifications for spatial information systems
Formal Ontology
Formal specification of properties of objects and relations between objects
Conceptualization of natural objects (e.g. forests)
Conceptualization of objects depending on granularity
Multimodality
Semantics of natural language expressions in the context of multi-modal interaction (e.g. deixis)
Common formal concepts at the interface between different modalities
Diagrammatic reasoning and interpretation of sketches
Projects
Formal, artificial and natural ontology
Multimodality: representation und communication
Linguistic and multimodal routes description
Axiomatics of Spatial Concepts