Jon Heggland

I am a research scientist at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Department of Computer and Information Science (IDI).

Here is my CV. I have a temporary position at NTNU for the time being (2007–2008), but I would like something permanent; preferrably involving R&D, true relational databases and programming.

I have a doctoral degree (doktor ingeniør) in computer science, based on OntoLog, a RDF-based metadatabase (digital library) for video and audio that I have developed in Java. My thesis is OntoLog: Flexible Management of Semantic Video Content Annotations.

Other Java applications I'm proud of are RelasJonsalgebra, a relational algebra program for Oracle (and other SQL databases, in theory) and Bondesjakk, a simple game I made as part of my studies in artificial intelligence.

I am currently lecturing Object-Oriented Programming in addition to working for HUNT, creating the infrastructure for their health surveys. I use Alphora Dataphor, a really nice relational database. Recommended!

In my spare time, I eat, sleep, watch movies, read books, play, dance and sing and manage the web pages of my choir, A Cappellissimo. I also spend some time playing World of Warcraft; I have a druid called Jondalar on Argent Dawn.