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Drs. W. (Wouter) Los

Faculty of Science
Informatics Institute
Photographer: Suzanne Reitsma
Visiting address
  • Science Park 904
Postal address
  • Postbus 94323
    1090 GH Amsterdam
Contact details
  • Publications

    2019

    • Demchenko, Y., Cushing, R., Los, W., Grosso, P., de Laat, C., & Gommans, L. (2019). Open Data Market Architecture and Functional Components. In 2019 International Conference on High Performance Computing & Simulation (HPCS): Dublin, Ireland, 15-19 July 2019 (pp. 1017-1021). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/HPCS48598.2019.9188195 [details]
    • Hardisty, A. R., Michener, W. K., Agosti, D., Alonso García, E., Bastin, L., Belbin, L., Bowser, A., Buttigieg, P. L., Canhos, D. A. L., Egloff, W., De Giovanni, R., Figueira, R., Groom, Q., Guralnick, R. P., Hobern, D., Hugo, W., Koureas, D., Ji, L., Los, W., ... Kissling, W. D. (2019). The Bari Manifesto: An interoperability framework for essential biodiversity variables. Ecological Informatics, 49, 22–31. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2018.11.003 [details]

    2018

    2016

    • Demchenko, Y., Belloum, A., Los, W., Wiktorski, T., Manieri, A., Brocks, H., Becker, J., Heutelbeck, D., Hemmje, M., & Brewer, S. (2016). EDISON Data Science Framework: A Foundation for Building Data Science Profession for Research and Industry. In 8th IEEE International Conference on Cloud Computing Technology and Science: CloudCom 2016 : proceedings : 12-15 December 2016, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg (pp. 620-626). IEEE Computer Society. https://doi.org/10.1109/CloudCom.2016.0107 [details]

    2015

    • Kissling, W. D., Hardisty, A., García, E. A., Santamaria, M., De Leo, F., Pesole, G., Freyhof, J., Manset, D., Wissel, S., Konijn, J., & Los, W. (2015). Towards global interoperability for supporting biodiversity research on Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBVs). Biodiversity, 16(2-3), 99-107. https://doi.org/10.1080/14888386.2015.1068709 [details]
    • Martin, P., Grosso, P., Magagna, B., Schentz, H., Chen, Y., Hardisty, A., Los, W., Jeffery, K., de Laat, C., & Zhao, Z. (2015). Open Information Linking for Environmental Research Infrastructures. In Proceedings, 11th IEEE International Conference on eScience: 31 August-4 September 2015, Munich, Germany (pp. 513-520). IEEE Computer Society. https://doi.org/10.1109/eScience.2015.66 [details]
    • Zhao, Z., Martin, P., Grosso, P., Los, W., de Laat, C., Jeffrey, K., Hardisty, A., Vermeulen, A., Castelli, D., Legré, Y., & Kutsch, W. (2015). Reference Model Guided System Design and Implementation for Interoperable Environmental Research Infrastructures. In Proceedings, 11th IEEE International Conference on eScience: 31 August-4 September 2015, Munich, Germany (pp. 551-556). IEEE Computer Society. https://doi.org/10.1109/eScience.2015.41 [details]

    2014

    2013

    • Costello, M. J., Appeltans, W., Bailly, N., Berendsohn, W. G., de Jong, Y., Edwards, M., Froese, R., Huettmann, F., Los, W., Mees, J., Segers, H., & Bisby, F. A. (2013). Strategies for the sustainability of online open-access biodiversity databases. Biological Conservation, 173, 155-165. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2013.07.042 [details]
    • Hardisty, A., Roberts, D., Alonso, E., Arvanitidis, C., Badia, R. M., Bassett, A., Blonda, P., Castelli, D., Culham, A., Glöckner, F. O., Hagedorn, G., de Jong, Y., Konijn, J., Los, W., Manouselis, N., Obst, M., Sierra, S., De Wever, A., & Wremp, A-M. (2013). A call to forge biodiversity links. Nature, 502(7470), 171. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1038/502171d [details]
    • Hardisty, A., Roberts, D., The Biodiversity Informatics Community, Addink, W., Aelterman, B., Agosti, D., Amaral-Zettler, L., Ariño, A. H., Arvanitidis, C., Backeljau, T., Bailly, N., Belbin, L., Berendsohn, W., Bertrand, N., Caithness, N., Campbell, D., Cochrane, G., Conruyt, N., Culham, A., ... van Tienderen, P. (2013). A decadal view of biodiversity informatics: challenges and priorities. BMC Ecology, 13, 16. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6785-13-16 [details]

    2012

    • Fontaine, B., van Achterberg, K., Alonso-Zarazaga, M. A., Araujo, R., Asche, M., Aspöck, H., Aspöck, U., Audisio, P., Aukema, B., Bailly, N., Balsamo, M., Bank, R. A., Belfiore, C., Bogdanowicz, W., Boxshall, G., Burckhardt, D., Chylarecki, P., Deharveng, L., Dubois, A., ... Bouchet, P. (2012). New Species in the Old World: Europe as a Frontier in Biodiversity Exploration, a Test Bed for 21st Century Taxonomy. PLoS ONE, 7(5), Article e36881. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0036881 [details]

    2011

    2007

    • Fontaine, B., Bouchet, P., van Achterberg, K., Alonso-Zarazaga, M. A., Araujo, R., Asche, M., Aspöck, U., Audisio, P., Aukema, B., Bailly, N., Balsamo, M., Bank, R. A., Barnard, P., Belfiore, C., Bogdanowicz, W., Bongers, T., Boxshall, G., Burckhardt, D., Camicas, J-L., ... Willmann, R. (2007). The European union’s 2010 target: Putting rare species in focus. Biological Conservation, 139(1-2), 167-185. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2007.06.012 [details]

    2005

    • Bongers, T., & Los, W. (2005). The nematode component of the Fauna Europaea project. Nematology Monographs & Perspectives, 2, 483-485. [details]

    2010

    2003

    • Los, W., & Hof, C. H. J. (2003). Start of the European Network for Biodiversity Information. In 4th Biennial Meeting of the Systematics Association (pp. 23-23). Trinity College. [details]

    2002

    • Los, W. (2002). De actualiteit van taxonomie voor de CBD. NC-IUCN 2002, (1/2), 53-54. [details]
    • Los, W. (2002). Fauna Europaea, lessons learnt from the initial development. In Abstracts sixth Int. Congress of Systematics and Evolutionary Biology (pp. 64-64). Int. Organisation for Syst. and Evolutionary Biology. [details]
    • Los, W., & Hof, C. H. J. (2002). An introduction to the European Network for Biodiversity Information (ENBI). In Abstract sixth International Congress of Systematic and Evolutionary Biology (pp. 61-61). Int. Organization for Systematic and Evolutionary Biology. [details]
    • Los, W., & Hof, C. H. J. (2002). An introduction to the European network for biodiversity information (ENBI). In ICSEB VI, Sixth International Congress of Systematic and Evolutionary Biology, "Abstracts" (pp. 61-61). [details]

    2001

    • Los, W. (2001). The Netherlands Bid Bood (GBIF). Universiteit van Amsterdam. [details]

    2000

    • Los, W. (2000). Global Biodiversity Information Facility. In Proceedings of the Second BioNET-INTERNATIONAL Global Workshop (BIGW2) (pp. 169-170) [details]

    2005

    • de Jong, Y. S. D. M., & Los, W. (2005). EuroCAT second WP3 Annual Report. Zoologisch Museum Amsterdam. [details]
    • de Jong, Y. S. D. M., & Los, W. (2005). Fauna Europaea Final Technical and Management EU Report. Zoologisch Museum Amsterdam. [details]
    • de Jong, Y. S. D. M., & Los, W. (2005). Fauna Europaea Ninth 6-monthly Management Report. Zoologisch Museum Amsterdam. [details]
    • ten Hove, H. A., & Los, W. (2005). BioCASE. Biodiversity Collection Access Service for Europe. Legal and Business position (Final report). BioCASE. [details]

    2004

    • de Jong, Y. S. D. M., & Los, W. (2004). EuroCAT first WP3 Annual Report. Zoological Museum Amsterdam. [details]
    • de Jong, Y. S. D. M., & Los, W. (2004). Fauna Europaea Eight 6-monthly Management Report. Zoological Museum Amsterdam. [details]
    • de Jong, Y. S. D. M., & Los, W. (2004). Fauna Europaea Fourth Annual Technical and Management Report. Zoological Museum Amsterdam. [details]

    2003

    • Los, W., & de Jong, H. (2003). Towards a management and business plan. In M.J. Scoble (Ed.), The European Natural History Specimen Information Network (pp. 76-86). [details]
    • Los, W., & de Jong, Y. S. D. M. (2003). Establishment of the Fauna Europaea Service. IBED-ZMA. [details]

    2002

    1997

    • Los, W., & Blackmore, S. (1997). The European Network on Systematic Biology. Biology International, 35, 47-49. [details]

    1996

    • Los, W. (1996). Towards a consortium of European Taxonomic facilities (CETAF). ESF Communications nr., (35), 16. [details]
    • Schram, F. R., & Los, W. (1996). Training systematics from the 21st century. In D. Cutler, & S. Blackmore (Eds.), Systematics Agenda 2000 The Challenge for Europe. (pp. 89-101). Linnean Soceity. [details]

    1995

    • Los, W. (1995). Zoologisch Museum. In UvA Jaarboek 1995 (pp. 100-101). UvA. [details]
    • Schalk, P. H., & Los, W. (1995). The application of interactive multimedia software in taxonomy and biological diversity studies. Global Biodiversity, 4(3), 25-29. [details]

    1994

    • Coomans-Eustatia, M., Moolenbeek, R. G., Los, W., & Prins, P. (1994). De hoorn en zijn echo. Stichting Libri Antilliani/Zoologisch Museum Amsterdam. [details]

    2004

    • de Jong, Y. S. D. M. (Author), & Los, W. (Author). (2004). Fauna Europaea database version 1. Software

    2000

    • Felinks, B., Hahn, A., Olsvig-Whittaker, L., & Los, W. (2000). Users and uses of biological collections. Resource Identification for a Biological Collection Information Service in Europe (BioCISE). [details]
    • Verbeek, M. T., Los, W., Buurma, L. S., & Hagemeijer, M. (2000). Bird Avoidance Model (BAM) Europe. Bird Strike Committee Europ Proc. and Working Papers. [details]

    1998

    • Los, W. (Author). (1998). The ETI model revisited. Building and owning biotechnology databases. Software

    1997

    • Schalk, P. H. (Author), & Los, W. (Author). (1997). Electronic publication of biologial databases, does it pay ?. Software

    Talk / presentation

    • de Jong, Y. S. D. M. (speaker) & Los, W. (speaker) (19-5-2010). PESI - Life Watch working session, 2nd PESI Focal Poinbt meeting, Edirne (Turkije).
    • ten Hove, H. A. (speaker) & Los, W. (speaker) (23-10-2005). BioCASE. Legal and Business position; The implementation Strategy., BioCASE General Meeting, Venice, Italy.
    • Los, W. (speaker) (15-10-2005). Biodiversity informatics in Europe, Biodiversity Informatics in Europe, Stockholm.
    • Los, W. (speaker) (4-9-2005). Pan-continental networking for biodiversity research, Biodiversity Seminar, Warsaw.
    • Los, W. (speaker) (7-7-2005). The Global Biodiversity Information Facility, Symposium Microbiological Informatics, Brussels.
    • Los, W. (speaker) (15-6-2005). Natural History museums in a changing social and political context., CSIC symposium, Madrid, Spanje.
    • Los, W. (speaker) (10-5-2005). Towards a biodiversity research infrastructure, ENBI Forums meeting, Plama, Mallorca.
    • de Jong, Y. S. D. M. (speaker) & Los, W. (speaker) (16-3-2005). Euro Hub and regional plans, Species 2000 Europa project Workshop 3, Oawra/Malta.
    • Los, W. (speaker) (31-1-2005). Natuurhistorische musea als ondernemers, Lezingendag Stichting Academisch Erfgoed, Groningen.
    • Los, W. (speaker) (16-1-2005). Perspectives for Biodiversity Informatics in Europe, ENBI Workshop, Chania, Crete.
    • ten Hove, H. A. (speaker) & Los, W. (speaker) (23-10-2004). A Biological Access Service for Europe. Business plan, The Implementation Strategy., 3rd General Meeting, BioCASE, Venice.
    • Los, W. (speaker) (25-9-2004). The challenge of Fauna Europaea, Fauna Europaea Conference, Parijs, Frankrijk.
    • Los, W. (speaker) & de Jong, Y. S. D. M. (speaker) (25-9-2004). Fauna Europaea National Focal Points and future validation., Fauna Europaea Final Meeting, Paris.
    • Los, W. (speaker) & de Jong, Y. S. D. M. (speaker) (25-9-2004). Fauna Europaea Dissemination and Exploitation, Fauna Europaea Final Meeting, Paris.
    • Los, W. (speaker) (24-3-2004). Taxonomic conflicts., Species 2000 Europe Second Annual Meeting, Faro, Portugal.
    • Los, W. (speaker) (14-1-2004). On-line databases van het Zoölogisch Museum Amsterdam, NLBIF/GBIF workshop "Biodiversiteitsinformatie in Nederland", Utrecht.
    • Los, W. (speaker) (5-10-2003). Biodiversity Information in Europe, Joint International Forum on Biodiversity Information, Tsukuba.
    • Los, W. (speaker) (29-9-2003). Interrelations between projects on biodiversity information and informatics, Workshop Fauna Europaea Dissemination, Vilnius, Lithuania.
    • Los, W. (speaker) & Hof, C. H. J. (speaker) (20-8-2003). Start of the European Network for Biodiversity Information, 4th biennial meeting of the Systematics Association, Dublin.
    • de Jong, Y. S. D. M. (speaker) & Los, W. (speaker) (7-3-2003). lecture Third End User Group Meeting, Third End User Group meeting, Sliema, Malta.
    • Los, W. (speaker) (4-10-2002). The European Network for Biodiversity Information, European Platform for Biodiversity Research Strategy, Silkeborg, Denmark.
    • Los, W. (speaker) (10-9-2002). Fauna Europaea, lessons learnt from the initial development, Sixth Int. Congress of Systematic and Evolutionary Biology, Patras, Greece.
    • Los, W. (speaker) & Hof, C. H. J. (speaker) (10-9-2002). An introduction to the European network for biodiversity information (ENBI), sixth Int. Congress of Systematic and Evolutionary Biology, Patras, Greece.
    • Los, W. (speaker) (25-7-2002). Development of the Fauna Europaea - NAS extension project, Start meeting of the Fauna Europaea - NAS extension project, Bratislava.
    • Los, W. (speaker) (19-4-2002). Digitalisatie van Natuurhistorische Collecties, Voorjaarsbijeenkomst Stichting Academisch Erfgoed, Utrecht.
    • Los, W. (speaker) (11-4-2002). The Global Taxonomy Initiative, Conference of Parties/Convention for Biological Diversity, Den Haag/The Hague.
    • Los, W. (speaker) (28-3-2002). Biodiversity Information, NWO National Symposium Biodiversiteit, Den Haag/The Hague.
    • Los, W. (speaker) (18-3-2002). Developments in European Taxonomic Research, Marine Biodiversity Network Meeting, Amsterdam.
    • Los, W. (speaker) (26-1-2002). Future of the Biological Collection Access Service Europe, Steering committee BioCASE, Lisboa.

    Others

    • Los, W. (other) (2003). Chairman 5th Steering Committee, 27-28 Febr. 2003, Ljubljana, Slovene, Fauna Europaea (other).
    • Los, W. (other) (2003). Chairman 3rd Dissemination & Exploitation meeting, 19-20 Sept. 2003, Vilnius, Lithuania, Fauna Europaea (other).
    • Los, W. (other) (2001). Secretaris, Onderzoekschool Biodiversiteit (other).
    • Los, W. (other) (2001). Voorzitter, Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities (CETAF (other).
    • Los, W. (other) (2001). BIOLOG Gutachter, BMBF (Bundes Ministerium Bundes Forschung) (other).
    • Los, W. (other) (2001). Voorzitter Expertisecentrum voor Taxonomische Identificaties, Stichting (other).
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