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Affiliation(s): University of Southampton
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Dame Wendy Hall is a Professor of Computer Science in the School of Electronics and Computer Science at the University of Southampton, UK. She is President Elect of the Association for Computing Machinery, Senior Vice President of the Royal Academy of Engineering, and a past President of the British Computer Society (2003-2004).

She is a member of the Prime Minister’s Council for Science and Technology, Chair of the Advisory Board of Garlik Limited, and a founding member of the Scientific Council of the European Research Council.

She was awarded a CBE in 2000 and in 2006 she was awarded the Anita Borg Award for Technical Leadership.


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  1. [TW-2008-08] James A. HendlerNigel ShadboltWendy HallTim Berners-LeeDaniel J. Weitzner. Web science: an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the web, In Commun. ACM, 51(7):60-69, 2008 (Download) .
  2. Harith AlaniPeter ChandlerWendy HallKieron O'HaraNigel ShadboltMartin Szomszor. Building a Pragmatic Semantic Web, In IEEE Intelligent Systems, 23(3):61-68, 2008 .
  3. Melike SahWendy Hall. Building and managing personalized semantic portals, In WWW, pp. 1227-1228, 2007 (Download) .
  4. Christopher BaileyWendy HallDavid E. MillardMark J. Weal. Adaptive hypermedia through contextualized open hypermedia structures, In ACM Trans. Inf. Syst., 25(4), 2007 (Download) .
  5. Melike SahWendy HallNicholas GibbinsDavid De Roure. Semport: a personalized semantic portal, In Hypertext, pp. 31-32, 2007 (Download) .
  6. Reena PauWendy HallSu White. Women in computing: how does experience influence self-perception of computing careers?, In ITiCSE, pp. 349, 2007 (Download) .
  7. Mirjana AndricVladan DevedzicWendy HallLeslie Carr. Keywords linking method for selecting educational web resources a la ZigZag, In Int. J. Knowledge Learning, 3(1):30-45, 2007 (Download) .
  8. Jing ZhouWendy HallDavid De RoureVijay Dialani. Supporting ad-hoc resource sharing on the Web: A peer-to-peer approach to hypermedia link services, In ACM Trans. Internet Techn., 7(2), 2007 (Download) .
  9. Wendy Hall. Back to the future with hypertext: a tale of two or three conferences, In Hypertext, pp. 179-180, 2007 (Download) .
  10. Thanyalak ManeewatthanaGary WillsWendy Hall. Adaptation in Adaptable Personal Information Environment, In AH, pp. 358-361, 2006 (Download) .
  11. Tim Berners-LeeWendy HallJames A. HendlerKieron O'HaraNigel ShadboltDaniel J. Weitzner. A Framework for Web Science, In Foundations and Trends in Web Science, 1(1):1-130, 2006 (Download) .
  12. Thanyalak ManeewatthanaGary WillsWendy Hall. Adaptive Personal Information Environment Based on Semantic Web, In Adaptive and Personalized Semantic Web, pp. 65-74, 2006 (Download) .
  13. Panchit LongpraditChristopher BaileyWendy HallGary Wills. Personalised Navigation System with Multidimensional Linkbases, In AH, pp. 293-297, 2006 (Download) .
  14. Mirjana AndricWendy Hall. Exploiting Metadata Links to Support Information Retrieval in Document Management Systems, In EDOC Workshops, pp. 59, 2006 (Download) .
  15. Tim Berners-LeeWendy HallJames A. HendlerNigel ShadboltDanny Weitzner. Creating a Science of the Web, In Science, 313(5788):769--771, 2006 (Download) .
  16. Nigel ShadboltTim Berners-LeeWendy Hall. The Semantic Web Revisited, In IEEE Intelligent Systems, 21(3):96-101, 2006 (Download) .
  17. Gary B. WillsLester GilbertQuintin GeeHugh C. DavisTimothy Miles-BoardDavid E. MillardLeslie CarrWendy HallSimon Grange. A Grid Services Implementation for a Virtual Research Environment, In ELeGI Conference, , 2005 (Download) .
  18. Gary B. WillsLester GilbertQuintin GeeHugh C. DavisTimothy Miles-BoardDavid E. MillardLes CarrWendy HallSimon Grange. Towards Grid Services for a Virtual Research Environment, In ICALT, pp. 863-867, 2005 (Download) .
  19. Gary B. WillsTimothy Miles-BoardChristopher BaileyLeslie CarrQuintin GeeWendy HallSimon Grange. The Dynamic Review Journal: a scholarly archive, In The New Review of Hypermedia and Multimedia, 11(1):69-89, 2005 (Download) .
  20. Thanyalak ManeewatthanaGary WillsWendy Hall. Adaptive personal information environment based on the semantic web, In Hypertext, pp. 214-216, 2005 (Download) .
  21. Timothy Miles-BoardArouna WoukeuLeslie CarrGary WillsWendy Hall. Bringing the semantic web to the office desktop, In ACM Symposium on Document Engineering, pp. 229-230, 2005 (Download) .
  22. Arouna WoukeuLes CarrWendy Hall. WiCKEd: a tool for writing in the context of knowledge, In Hypertext, pp. 93-94, 2004 (Download) .
  23. Les CarrTimothy Miles-BoardArouna WoukeuGary WillsWendy Hall. The case for explicit knowledge in documents, In ACM Symposium on Document Engineering, pp. 90-98, 2004 (Download) .
  24. Les CarrTimothy Miles-BoardGary WillsGuillermo PowerChristopher BaileyWendy HallSimon Grange. Extending the role of the digital library: computer support for creating articles, In Hypertext, pp. 12-21, 2004 (Download) .
  25. Les CarrTimothy Miles-BoardGary WillsArouna WoukeuWendy Hall. Towards a Knowledge-Aware Office Environment, In EKAW, pp. 489-491, 2004 (Download) .
  26. Timothy Miles-BoardChristopher BaileyWendy HallLes Carr. Building a companion website in the semantic web, In WWW, pp. 365-373, 2004 (Download) .
  27. Mirjana AndricWendy HallLes Carr. Assisting artifact retrieval in software engineering projects, In ACM Symposium on Document Engineering, pp. 48-50, 2004 (Download) .
  28. Les CarrTimothy Miles-BoardGary WillsArouna WoukeuWendy Hall. Towards a Knowledge-Aware Office Environment, In PAKM, pp. 129-140, 2004 (Download) .
  29. Les CarrSimon KampaWendy HallSean BechhoferCarole A. Goble. Ontologies and Hypertext, In Handbook on Ontologies, pp. 517-532, 2004 (Download) .
  30. Jing ZhouWendy HallDavid De Roure. When open hypermedia meets peer-to-peer computing, In Hypertext, pp. 266-267, 2004 (Download) .
  31. Thanyalak ManeewatthanaGary WillsWendy Hall. Adaptive Link Services for the Semantic Web, In EKAW, pp. 469-470, 2004 (Download) .
  32. Monica M. C. SchraefelLes CarrDavid De RoureWendy Hall. You've Got Hypertext, In J. Digit. Inf., 5(1), 2004 (Download) .
  33. Harith AlaniSanghee KimDavid E. MillardMark J. WealWendy HallPaul H. LewisNigel Shadbolt. Automatic Ontology-Based Knowledge Extraction from Web Documents, In IEEE Intelligent Systems, 18(1):14-21, 2003 (Download) .
  34. Timothy Miles-BoardLes CarrSimon KampaWendy Hall. Supporting management reporting: a writable web case study, In WWW, pp. 234-243, 2003 (Download) .
  35. Timothy Miles-BoardDeverilJanet LansdaleLes CarrWendy Hall. Decentering the dancing text: from dance intertext to hypertext, In Hypertext, pp. 108-119, 2003 (Download) .
  36. Luc MoreauNorliza ZainiJing ZhouNicholas R. JenningsYan Zheng WeiWendy HallDavid De RoureIan GilchristMark O'DellSiegfried ReichTobias BerkaClaudia Di Napoli. A Market-Based Recommender System, In AOISAAMAS, , 2002 (Download) .
  37. Steve HitchcockTim BrodyChristopher GutteridgeLes CarrWendy HallStevan HarnadDonna BergmarkCarl Lagoze. Open Citation Linking: The Way Forward, In D-Lib Magazine, 8(10), 2002 (Download) .
  38. Samhaa R. El-BeltagyWendy HallDavid De RoureLes Carr. Linking in Context, In J. Digit. Inf., 2(3), 2002 (Download) .
  39. Timothy Miles-BoardLes CarrWendy Hall. Looking for linking: associative links on the Web, In Hypertext, pp. 76-77, 2002 (Download) .
  40. Muan Hong NgWendy HallPat MaierRay Armstrong. Using Effective Reading Speed to Integrate Adaptivity into Web-Based Learning, In AH, pp. 428-431, 2002 (Download) .
  41. Sanghee KimWendy HallAndy J. Keane. Natural Language Processing for Expertise Modelling in E-mail Communication, In IDEAL, pp. 161-166, 2002 (Download) .
  42. Christopher BaileyWendy HallDavid E. MillardMark J. Weal. Towards Open Adaptive Hypermedia, In AH, pp. 36-46, 2002 (Download) .
  43. Richard CrowderGareth V. HughesWendy Hall. An Agent Based Approach to Finding Expertise, In PAKM, pp. 179-188, 2002 (Download) .
  44. Sanghee KimWendy HallAndy J. Keane. Using Document Structures for Personal Ontologies and User Modeling, In User Modeling, pp. 240-242, 2001 (Download) .
  45. Timothy Miles-BoardSimon KampaLes CarrWendy Hall. Hypertext in the semantic web, In Hypertext, pp. 237, 2001 (Download) .
  46. David De RoureWendy HallSiegfried ReichGary HillAggelos PikrakisMark A. Stairmand. MEMOIR - an open framework for enhanced navigation of distributed information, In Inf. Process. Manage., 37(1):53-74, 2001 (Download) .
  47. Carole A. GobleSean BechhoferLes CarrDavid De RoureWendy Hall. Conceptual Open Hypermedia = The Semantic Web?, In SemWeb, , 2001 (Download) .
  48. Wendy Hall. Most Linkless, In Hypertext, pp. 3-4, 2001 (Download) .
  49. Les CarrWendy HallSean BechhoferCarole A. Goble. Conceptual linking: ontology-based open hypermedia, In WWW, pp. 334-342, 2001 (Download) .
  50. Steve HitchcockWendy Hall. How Dynamic E-journals can Interconnect Open Access Archives, In ELPUB, , 2001 (Download) .
  51. Wendy Hall. The semantic web: who needs it?, In Hypertext, pp. 5, 2001 (Download) .
  52. Christopher BaileySamhaa R. El-BeltagyWendy Hall. Link Augmentation: A Context-Based Approach to Support Adaptive Hypermedia, In OHS-7/SC-3/AH-3, pp. 239-251, 2001 (Download) .
  53. Samhaa R. El-BeltagyWendy HallDavid De RoureLes Carr. Linking in context, In Hypertext, pp. 151-160, 2001 (Download) .
  54. Emilia MendesWendy Hall. Towards the prediction of development effort for web applications, In Hypertext, pp. 242-243, 2000 (Download) .
  55. Robert TansleyColin BirdWendy HallPaul H. LewisMark J. Weal. Automating the linking of content and concept, In ACM Multimedia, pp. 445-447, 2000 (Download) .
  56. Stuart GooseWendy HallSiegfried Reich. Microcosm TNG: A Framework for Distributed Open Hypermedia, In IEEE MultiMedia, 7(3):52-60, 2000 (Download) .
  57. Les CarrSteve HitchcockWendy HallStevan Harnad. A usage based analysis of CoRR, In ACM Journal of Computer Documentation, 24(2):54-59, 2000 (Download) .
  58. Jatinder HothiWendy HallTim Sly. A Study Comparing the Use of Shaded Text and Adaptive Navigational Support in Adaptive Hypermedia, In AH, pp. 335-342, 2000 (Download) .
  59. Wendy Hall. The button strikes back, In The New Review of Hypermedia and Multimedia, 6, 2000 (Download) .
  60. Steve HitchcockLes CarrZhuoan JiaoDonna BergmarkWendy HallCarl LagozeStevan Harnad. Developing services for open eprint archives: globalisation, integration and the impact of links, In ACM DL, pp. 143-151, 2000 (Download) .
  61. Christopher BaileyWendy Hall. An Agent-Based Approach to Adaptive Hypermedia Using a Link Service, In AH, pp. 260-263, 2000 (Download) .
  62. Les CarrSteve HitchcockWendy HallStevan Harnad. A usage based analysis of CoRR, In CoRR, cs.DL/0009004, 2000 (Download) .
  63. Heather BrownPeter J. BrownLes CarrWendy HallWendy MilneLuc Moreau. A Link-Oriented Comparison of Hyperdocuments and Programs, In DDEP/PODDP, pp. 1-12, 2000 (Download) .
  64. Ian HeathGary WillsRichard CrowderWendy HallJim Ballantyne. Towards A New Authoring Methodology for Large-Scale Hypermedia Applications, In Multimedia Tools Appl., 12(2/3):129-144, 2000 (Download) .
  65. Ian HeathWendy HallRichard CrowderGary Wills. The Application of a Hypermedia Research System in Industry, In Hypertext, pp. 203-204, 1999 (Download) .
  66. David B. LoweDeena LarsenMark BernsteinWendy HallPaolo PaoliniCatherine C. MarshallSusana Pajares ToscaLawrence J. Clark. Writers and Designers: Crossing the Chasm (Panel), In Hypertext, pp. 197-198, 1999 (Download) .
  67. Paul H. LewisWendy HallLes CarrDavid De Roure. The significance of linking, In ACM Comput. Surv., 31(4es):10, 1999 (Download) .
  68. David De RoureSamhaa R. El-BeltagySteven BlackburnWendy Hall. A multiagent system for content based navigation of music, In ACM Multimedia (2), pp. 63-66, 1999 (Download) .
  69. Paul De BraPeter BrusilovskyJohn EklundWendy HallAlfred Kobsa. Adaptive Hypermedia: Purpose, Methods, and Techniques (Panel), In Hypertext, pp. 199-200, 1999 (Download) .
  70. Les CarrWendy HallDavid De Roure. The evolution of hypertext link services, In ACM Comput. Surv., 31(4es):9, 1999 (Download) .
  71. Wendy HallPhilippe AigrainDick C. A. BultermanLawrence A. RoweBrian Smith. Multimedia research: the grand challenges for the next decade (panel session), In ACM Multimedia (1), pp. 187-188, 1999 (Download) .
  72. Robert TansleyMark R. DobiePaul H. LewisWendy Hall. MAVIS 2: an architecture for content and concept based multimedia information exploration, In ACM Multimedia (2), pp. 203, 1999 (Download) .
  73. Gareth V. HughesWendy HallTony HeyLes Carr. Academic Information Management: an Open Linking Approach, In WebNet, pp. 526-531, 1999 (Download) .
  74. Siegfried ReichLes CarrDavid De RoureWendy Hall. Where have you been from here? Trials in hypertext systems, In ACM Comput. Surv., 31(4es):11, 1999 (Download) .
  75. Emilia MendesWendy HallRachel Harrison. Applying measurement principles to improve hypertext authoring, In The New Review of Hypermedia and Multimedia, 5:105-132, 1999 (Download) .
  76. Shakeel A. KhojaWendy Hall. tvDBMS: a video database management system incorporating a thematic indexing model, In ACM Multimedia (2), pp. 193, 1999 (Download) .
  77. David De RoureWendy HallSiegfried ReichAggelos PikrakisGary HillMark A. Stairmand. An Open Framework for Collaborative Distributed Information Management, In Computer Networks, 30(1-7):624-625, 1998 (Download) .
  78. Lynn A. CarrDavid De RoureWendy HallGary Hill. Implementing an Open Link Service for the World Wide Web, In World Wide Web, 1(2):61-71, 1998 (Download) .
  79. Les CarrHugh C. DavisDavid De RoureWendy Hall. Application-Independent Link Processing, In Computer Networks, 30(1-7):616-618, 1998 (Download) .
  80. David De RoureWendy HallSiegfried ReichAggelos PikrakisGary HillMark A. Stairmand. An Open Architecture for Supporting Collaboration on the Web, In WETICE, pp. 90-95, 1998 (Download) .
  81. Steve G. ProbetsDavid F. BrailsfordLes CarrWendy Hall. Dynamic Link Inclusion in Online PDF Journals, In EP, pp. 550-562, 1998 (Download) .
  82. Emilia MendesWendy HallRachel Harrison. Applying Metrics to the Evaluation of Educational Hypermedia Applications, In J. UCS, 4(4):382-403, 1998 (Download) .
  83. Luc MoreauWendy Hall. On the Expressiveness of Links in Hypertext Systems, In Comput. J., 41(7):459-473, 1998 (Download) .
  84. Les CarrWendy HallSteve Hitchcock. Link services or link agents?, In Hypertext, pp. 113-122, 1998 (Download) .
  85. Paul H. LewisRob WilkinsSteve GriffithsHugh C. DavisWendy Hall. Content based navigation in an open hypermedia environment, In Image Vision Comput., 16(12-13):921-929, 1998 (Download) .
  86. Rui Neto MarinheiroWendy Hall. Expanding a Hypertext Information Retrieval System to Incorporate Multimedia Information, In HICSS (2), pp. 286-295, 1998 (Download) .
  87. Steve HitchcockLes CarrWendy Hall. Making the most of electronic journals, In CoRR, cs.DL/9812016, 1998 (Download) .
  88. Emilia MendesRachel HarrisonWendy Hall. Reusability and maintainability in hypermedia applications for education, In Information & Software Technology, 40(14):841-849, 1998 (Download) .
  89. David De RoureWendy Hall. Distributed Multimedia Information Systems, In IEEE MultiMedia, 4(4):68-73, 1997 (Download) .
  90. Paul H. LewisJoseph KuanSteve T. PerryMark R. DobieHugh C. DavisWendy Hall. Navigating from Images Using Generic Links Based on Image Content, In Storage and Retrieval for Image and Video Databases (SPIE), pp. 238-248, 1997 (Download) .
  91. Stuart GooseJonathan DaleWendy HallDavid De Roure. Microcosm TNG: A Distributed Architecture to Support Reflexive Hypermedia Applications, In Hypertext, pp. 226-227, 1997 (Download) .
  92. Sazilah SalamWendy Hall. Design and Implementation of an Experimental Video Database System for Supporting Video Retrieval from Different Perspectives, In Storage and Retrieval for Image and Video Databases (SPIE), pp. 324-339, 1997 (Download) .
  93. Steve HitchcockLes CarrStephen HarrisJessie HeyWendy Hall. Citation Linking: Improving Access to Online Journals, In ACM DL, pp. 115-122, 1997 (Download) .
  94. David De RoureLes CarrWendy HallGary Hill. Enhancing the Distributed Link Service for multimedia and collaboration, In FTDCS, pp. 330-335, 1997 (Download) .
  95. Stuart GooseJonathan DaleGary HillDavid De RoureWendy Hall. An Open Framework for Integrating Widely Distributed Hypermedia Resources, In ICMCS, pp. 364-371, 1996 (Download) .
  96. Howard BesserMichael BieberPaul De BraFrank DignumGary HillLes CarrDavid De RoureWendy HallNorbert A. StreitzSteven J. DeRoss. World-Wide Web Authoring and Collaboration, In Hypertext, pp. 262, 1996 (Download) .
  97. Les CarrGary HillDavid De RoureWendy HallHugh C. Davis. Open Information Services, In Computer Networks, 28(7-11):1027-1036, 1996 (Download) .
  98. Paul H. LewisHugh C. DavisSteve GriffithsWendy HallRob Wilkins. Media-based Navigation with Generic Links, In Hypertext, pp. 215-223, 1996 (Download) .
  99. Rory BernardRichard CrowderIan HeathWendy Hall. Authoring a Large Scale Industrial Hypermedia Application: A Case Study, In IWHD, pp. 30-31, 1995 (Download) .
  100. Gary HillWendy HallDavid De RoureLes Carr. Applying Open Hypertext Principles to the WWW, In IWHD, pp. 174-181, 1995 (Download) .
  101. Wendy Hall. The Role of Hypermedia in Multimedia Information Systems, In ACM Comput. Surv., 27(4):599-601, 1995 (Download) .
  102. Stuart GooseWendy Hall. The development of a sound viewer for an open hypermedia system, In The New Review of Hypermedia and Multimedia, 1:213-231, 1995 (Download) .
  103. Rob WilkinsSteve GriffithsPaul H. LewisWendy HallHugh C. Davis. The MAVIS Microcosm Extensions for Content Based Navigation and Retrieval, In IWHD, pp. 72-73, 1995 (Download) .
  104. Beverly Park WoolfWendy Hall. Multimedia Pedagogues: Interactive Systems for teaching and Learning, In IEEE Computer, 28(5):74-80, 1995 (Download) .
  105. Wendy Hall. Editorial, In Electronic Publishing, 7(3):113-115, 1994 (Download) .
  106. Wendy Hall. Ending the Tyranny of the Button, In IEEE MultiMedia, 1(1):60-68, 1994 (Download) .
  107. Gary HillWendy Hall. Extending the Microcosm Model to a Distributed Environment, In ECHT, pp. 32-40, 1994 (Download) .
  108. Les CarrD. W. BarronHugh C. DavisWendy Hall. Why use HyTime?, In Electronic Publishing, 7(3):163-178, 1994 (Download) .
  109. Hugh C. DavisSimon KnightWendy Hall. Light Hypermedia Link Services: A Study of Third Party Application Integration, In ECHT, pp. 41-50, 1994 (Download) .
  110. Gary HillRob WilkinsWendy Hall. Open and Reconfigurable Hypermedia Systems: A Filter-Based Model, In Hypermedia, 5(2):103-118, 1993 (Download) .
  111. Wendy HallHugh C. DavisAdrian PickeringGerard Hutchings. The Microcosm Link Service: An Integrating Technology (Video), In Hypertext, pp. 231-232, 1993 (Download) .
  112. Gerard HutchingsWendy HallChristopher J. Colbourn. A Model of Learning with Hypermedia Systems, In HCI (2), pp. 494-499, 1993 (Download) .
  113. Hugh C. DavisWendy HallAdrian PickeringRob Wilkins. Microcosm (abstract): an open hypermedia system, In INTERCHI, pp. 526, 1993 (Download) .
  114. Wendy HallGary HillHugh C. Davis. The Microcosm Link Service, In Hypertext, pp. 256-259, 1993 (Download) .
  115. Gerard HutchingsWendy HallChristopher J. Colbourn. Patterns of Students' Interactions with a Hypermedia System, In Interacting with Computers, 5(3):295-313, 1993 (Download) .
  116. Randall H. TriggW. Ward ClarkWendy HallNorman K. MeyrowitzAmy Pearl. Open Hypermedia Architectures and Linking Protocols (Panel), In ECHT, pp. 284, 1992 (Download) .
  117. Hugh C. DavisWendy HallIan HeathGary HillRob Wilkins. Towards an Integrated Information Environment with Open Hypermedia Systems, In ECHT, pp. 181-190, 1992 (Download) .
  118. Wendy HallD. Simmons. An Open Model for Hypermedia and Its Application to Geographical Information Systems, In Comput. Graph. Forum, 11(3):1-7, 1992 (Download) .
  119. Gerard HutchingsLes CarrWendy Hall. StackMaker: An Environment for Creating Hypermedia Learning Material, In Hypermedia, 4(3):197-211, 1992 (Download) .
  120. Andrew M. FountainWendy HallIan HeathHugh C. Davis. MICROCOSM: An Open Model for Hypermedia with Dynamic Linking, In ECHT, pp. 298-311, 1990 (Download) .
  121. W. WiemerU. GroßmannWendy HallJ. HeuserD. KaackI. LauJ. MillardM. Schmidtmann. MILES/SMP, MILES/SIB, and MILES/TAPIS - Field Specific Applications of a Common Interdisciplinary Multimedia Database Information System for Teaching and Learning, In ICCAL, pp. 432-441, 1990 (Download) .
  122. Gillian LovegroveWendy Hall. Where Are the Girls Now?, In Woman into Computing, pp. 33-44, 1990 (Download) .
  123. Sebastian RahtzLes CarrWendy Hall. Creating Multimedia Documents: Hypertext Processing, In UK Hypertext, pp. 183-192, 1989 (Download) .
  124. Wendy HallGillian Lovegrove. Women and AI, In AI Soc., 2(3):270-271, 1988 (Download) .

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