The DeepaMehta Community

The DeepaMehta community of computer engineers,
cognitive scientists, artists and philosophers re-thinks
the relations between human, machine and society.

Company Members
Networkers
Contributors
Friends

Company Members

Andreas Gebhard
age@deepamehta.de

Entrepreneur

www.newthinking.de

CEO of the DeepaMehta company.

Jörg Richter
jri@deepamehta.de

Computer Scientist

www.deepamehta.de
www.jrimixes.de

Born 1967 in Berlin (West). Study of computer science and linguistics. Programming since 1980.

Extensive experience in designing and implementing complex software systems. Researches about Human-Computer Interaction, Knowledge Management, Application Frameworks, Computer History and the music of Lee "Scratch" Perry.

DeepaMehta co-founder and lead architect. CTO of the DeepaMehta company.

Networkers

Annette Leeb
ale@deepamehta.de

Consultant

www.annette-leeb.de

Study of Politics, Philosophy, National Economy.

Experience with the research and management of inter- und transdisciplinary cooperation in the field of sustainable development. Community building in science and civil society. Change management in organisations. Teacher of creative writing.

Jürgen Neumann
j.neumann@ergomedia.de

IT-Consultant

www.ergomedia.de
www.freifunk.net

Working with information technology since 1984 for international companies and organisations. Specialized in strategic IT management and implementation. Support for various IT start-ups on their way to market.

In 2002 co-founded freifunk.net -- a not for profit campaign for spreading knowledge and social networking about free and open networks.

Dr. Jurij Poelchau
jpo@deepamehta.de

Mathematician, Physicist

www.fhochx.de
www.amina-initiative.de

Andreas Wichmann
awi@deepamehta.de

Solution Scout

www.solution-scout.de

Working with information technology since 1994 for international companies. Specialized in interface design and product management.

Support of interdisciplinary projects with design, strategies, concepts and organization.

Contributors

Andreas Borutta
borumat@gmx.de

Environmental technology engineer, cabinetmaker, kayak teacher

borumat.de

Experience as amateur webauthor and information architect.

Generally interested in usability - of everyday things, software, websites, ... Many qualities matter: pliancy, beauty, elegance, sustainability, ...

Having a faible for a customization of some of my frequently used "objects" to adapt them to my personal needs: functionally, esthetically, ...

Reinhilde Godulla
godulla@sozkult.de

media, youth work

www.stadtteilzentren.de
www.spinnenwerk.de

Boris Gomolka
boris.gomolka@gameduell.de

Software Developer

www.neuron-interworks.de

Heiko Haller
Email: see website

Cognitive Psychologist

www.heikohaller.de
www.cognitivetools.net

Specialised in GUIs and visualisation techniques for personal knowledge management. He currently works at AIFB.

Urs Lerch
mail@ulerch.net

Software Developer, Economist

As a long-time java GUI developer I was always looking for "the" special look & feel, but didn't really suceed with the usual window type of thing. Now, DeepaMehta seems to be what I'm looking for. At the moment I am in a sabatical for my PhD on Open Source. And, yes, I'm probably the first Swiss contributor here.

Matthias Melcher
matthias.melcher@urz.uni-heidelberg.de

Mathematician

www.rzuser.uni-heidelberg.de/~x28/home.en.html

Working in the University Computer Center; interested in Usability since the times of help key PF1; fascinated by DeepaMehta's affordance to simultaneously cope with the building blocks of connective knowledge (relationships) in their visual, verbal, and virtual modalities.

Daniel Müller
mue.da@gmx.de

Computer Scientist

Harald Müller
h.mueller@worldonline.de

Web Designer

Klaus Rebensburg
klaus@prz.tu-berlin.de

Computer Scientist

www.medienengineering.de
www.prz.tu-berlin.de/~klaus/

Malte Reißig
post@inputgeil.de

Developer, Dreamer

www.ueberdose.de www.inputgeil.de

Born 1983 in Einbeck / Germany. Still studying Human Computer Interaction at the TFH, University of Applied Sciences Berlin.

Abiba Saibou
saibou@zedat.fu-berlin.de

Cognitive Psychologist

Is primarily concerned with the impact of mental and somatic states on the process of decision making.

"The heart has its reasons that the mind knows nothing of." - Blaise Pascal

Herbert Scherer
scherer@sozkult.de

Social Administrator

www.stadtteilzentren.de
www.kiezatlas.de

Born 1945 in Bevensen / Lower Saxony.
Dr. phil. FU Berlin 1973 (Lingustics, History of Literature, Philosophy and Politics).

Work experience as teacher, youth worker, administrator, consultant. Interest in interactive use of information technologies.

DeepaMehta partner and user with the "Kiezatlas" pilot project, a geographical content management system.

Enrico Schnepel
enrico.schnepel@gmx.de

Software Engineer

www.randomice.net

I was born 1978 in Berlin and had the first "digital contact" with 10 years. I am working as a Software Engineer since 2000 and currently studying Applied Informatics at the FHTW Berlin.

The completely different software concepts of DeepaMehta are the most interesting point.

Matthias Staps
matthias.staps@gmx.de

IT-Manager

Born 1959 in Thüringen. Software development since 1990, web technologies since 1997. More than 15 years in leading positions.

Extensive experience in building development teams and leading companies. Focus of recent years are innovative technologies and architectures for systemic knowledge management and content management.

DeepaMehta co-founder.

Per Traasdahl
pt@artsourcelab.net

Artist

Max Völkel
Email: see website

Computer Scientist

www.xam.de

Max Völkel explores new ways for personal knowledge management by combining Semantic Web technologies with Wiki philosophy. In his view, DeepaMehta could be the right tool to get an overview of personal data.

Volker Wegert
deepamehta@volker-wegert.de

Software Developer

www.volker-wegert.de

Friends

Ahmet Emre Açar
aeaster@gmail.com

Communication Scientist

Born 1978 in Istanbul, Turkey. Working & Playing with Computers since 1986. Study of communication science and computer science.

Experience in designing nonlinear media. Master thesis about machinima and alternative user interfaces. Researches about Digital Media, Media Semantics, Virtual Communities, Information Warfare and Human-Computer Interaction.

Extensive Gamer & Comic Addict.
Friend of DeepaMehta.

Marian Bichler
Marian@bluebroadband.de

media, communication

Travels between different worlds - with philosophical roots in Amsterdam (studies at UvA), a journalistic past in Berlin (TAZ), and years of experience as an on-air promotion producer in Hamburg (Premiere Pay TV). For more than two years she has been an expert of moving images in digital space.

Michael Cebulla
mce@cs.tu-berlin.de

Computer Scientist, Philosopher

uebb.cs.tu-berlin.de/~mce/

Marek Claassen
mc@artfacts.net

economics, art history

www.artfacts.net

Nicola Caroli
hallo@nicolacaroli.com

Creates spaces for poetry

www.nicolacaroli.com

Nicola conceives and directs performances with poetry. She is "Lesepatin" at the Moabiter Grundschule where she teaches reading and recitation skills.

Currently she is developing a concept for opening a "poem space" with Catherine Launay. For "poem space" DeepaMehta is used as a creative tool for organising information and for the promotion of creativity.

Mathias Daus
mat@alabaster.de

IT-Project Manager

Bamba Dione
cmbdione@hotmail.com

Student

Marc Hanisch
marc@freecreational.de

Media Engineer

www.freecreational.de

Jürgen Helmholz
helmholzdv@tiscalimail.de

Software Tester

Ralph Klein
panpiraten@yahoo.de

Film-Maker

www.panmove.net

Catherine Launay
info@catherinelaunay.com

Freelance project co-ordinator for art and culture in Berlin

www.catherinelaunay.com

She's working with artists from differents fields, performance, dance, sound art, theatre, music. Current projects are: Stimuline by Lynn Pook and Julien Clauss, France - Berlin (2008 - 2009); Autumn in Peking after the novel by Boris Vian, a multidisciplinary opera à la low-fi, winner of "operare 08" in Berlin; developing a concept for opening a "poem space" with Nicola Dahlinger. For "poem space" DeepaMehta is used as a creative tool for organising information and for the promotion of creativity.

Matthias Mehldau
wetter@berlin.ccc.de

Andres Pegam
apegam@uos.de

Cognitive Scientist

Karsten Trint
ktr@trint.de

IT-Consultant, Project Manager

www.trint.de

Mark Washeim
esalon@canuck.com

Artist, Programmer

www.poetaster.org

Ibrahima Yade
ibouyade@freenet.de

Programmer, Tutor





Jörg Richter
jri@deepamehta.de
July 21, 2008