Steffen Hennicke

Steffen Hennicke is a researcher at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (MPIWG), specializing in research data management and semantic modeling. He holds an M.A. in History, Politics, and Media Studies from Freie Universität Berlin and Universität Potsdam, as well as an M.A. and doctorate in Library and Information Science from Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.

• Education:
  • M.A. in History, Politics, and Media Studies (Freie Universität Berlin, Universität Potsdam)
  • M.A. and Ph.D. in Library and Information Science (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin)

His work focuses on the intersection of Digital Humanities, Semantic Web technologies, and research data infrastructure. He developed a Central Knowledge Graph (CKG) for the MPIWG, emphasizing semantic modeling and data mappings to unify humanities research outputs. His research interests also include ontologies, data modeling, and digital preservation.

• Projects:
  • Central Knowledge Graph (CKG)
  • Commoning Biomedicine (networking decentralized oral history collections)

Recent publications highlight his contributions to sustainable research data practices, decentralized preservation infrastructure, and knowledge graph integration for humanities projects.