Talks
- Smart Contracts and the need for Semantics (and Reasoning). Talk given the Internet of Agreements conference, London, 16 October, 2017.
- Blockchains and Linked Data for Agrifood Value Chains. Talk given at the MACS-G20 Workshop Linked Open Data in Agriculture, Berlin, September 27th and 28th, 2017
- Uses of Blockchain Technology in the agrifood system. Keynote lecture given to the HAICTA conference, Chania, 22 September 2017
- Open Data in agrifood: A Tutorial. Given at the HAICTA conference, Chania, 21 September 2017.
- Blockchain technology: An Introduction (from an agrifood perspective). Talk given at the workshop“Blockchain voor Agrifood”, organised by the Dutch EZ Ministry and RVO, Utrecht, 23 November, 2016
- Trust, Semantics and Blockchains: Food safety in the age of IoT. Talk given at the Food safety and the Internet of Things Meeting, organised by the IT as a Utility Network and the Food Standards Agency, Southampton - 27 July 2016. On Slideshare:
- Blockchains and Insurance: Opportunities and Challenges. Talk to the Dutch Insurance Association (Verbond van Verzekeraars) on 9 February, 2016. On slideshare:
- Can Christopher eat it? - or Semantics, Block chains and Ricardian Contracts. Talk given to internal meeting at TNO on 29 January, 2016. On Slideshare:
- The potential role of open data in supply chain integration. Invited talk at the Food and Drink IT Summit, Birmingham, UK, 7 July, 2015. On slideshare:
- Semantics in the Agri-food Value Chain. Invited talk at the "Improving Semantics in Agriculture" Workshop, held at the FAO, Rome, Italy 2-3 July, 2015. On Slideshare:
- Semantic Blockchains in the supply chain. Invited talk at TNO, The Netherlands, 17 June 2015. On Slideshare:
- The potential role of open data in supply chain integration. Presentation at the Creating Impact with Open Data in Agriculture and Nutrition Workshop, International Workshop in the framework of the GODAN initiative on Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition, 19/20 January 2015, Wageningen, The Netherlands. On Slideshare:
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- The Internet of Lettuces: Legibility, Data and Alternative Food Networks. Presentation at the Digital Technologies for Sustainable Local Agri-Food Systems workshop, Imperial College London, 3-4 July, 2014. On Youtube On slideshare:
- The Limits to Measurement: Public discussion with Dougald Hine as part of the Västerås Conversations, 21 May, 2014.
- Are cities connected by data better at feeding people?. Invited talk at the "Becoming a Food-Smart City: How Can We Feed Ourselves Better?" event, in Birmingham, on 3rd March 2014, organised as part of the Food-Smart City project.
- The potential impact of data integration and open data in the food supply chain. Invited talk at the Open Data Institute workshop on "Show me the Future of .... Food and Open Data", London, 28 November, 2013. Audio available.
- Linked Data and Semantic Technologies in Disasters and Food: Opportunities and Challenges. Invited talk to Department of Computer Science, University of Aberdeen, April, 2013
- Identifying the ICT challenges of the Agri-Food sector to define the Architectural Requirements for a Future Internet Core Platform - Presentation of paper at eChallenges Conference, Lisbon 17-19 October, 2012. Cf. corresponding paper.
- ICT for Emergency Management - Social Media and Semantic Web in Disaster 2.0 Project - Talk given at the "Enhancing Business in Human Security Through European Regional Co-Operation" meeting organised by the Finnish Human Security Grid on 10 October 2012
- The Linked Data Supply Web: Integrating the Supply Chain in Agri-Food - Talk given at the Standardisation and harmonisation of data exchange in the agri-food sector Workshop, KTBL, Darmstadt, Germany, 26 June, 2012
- SmartAgriFood: Interoperability in the Agri-Food Supply Chain - Invited talk to the IERC AC4 IoT Semantic Interoperability meeting, Venice, 19-20 June, 2012
- The SmartAgriFood project and the Integrated Linked Data Supply Web - Invited talk to the Faculty of Technology, Engineering and the Environment, Birmingham City University, 15 March, 2012
- Smart Agri-Food: The Future Internet in the Agri-Food Supply Chain - Invited talk to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board, 15 March, 2012.
- Letting the Cucumber Speak: Smart Agriculture, Semantic Food and the Challenge of Knowledge Technologies - Invited keynote at the Workshop on Sustainability, Novel Technologies and Innovation, 6 June, 2011, at Research Institute of Organic Agriculture, Frick, Switzerland
- The Future Internet and Food and Agriculture - Presentation for visit of Malcolm Harbour at Aston - 27 May, 2011
- Effective Information Sharing - Aston Centre for Executive Development Thought Leadership: Readiness for Change 'Sixty Second Nugget' - May, 2011
- A World in Transition: Innovation in a Changing Globe - Talk for Aston Centre for Executive Development - January 2011