Kai JakobsKai Jakobs joined Aachen University's (RWTH) Computer Science Department as a member of the technical staff in 1985. Over the years, his research interests moved away from the technical nuts and bolts of communication systems to socio-economic aspect with a focus on ICT standards and the underlying standardisation process. By now, Kai has (co)-authored/edited 20+ books and published 200+ papers He has been on the program committees of numerous international conferences, and has also served as an external expert on evaluation panels of various European R&D programs, on both technical and socio-economic issues. He holds a PhD in computer science from the University of Edinburghand and is a Certified Standards Professional. Read More Read Less