Tetherless World Constellation

The World Wide Web changed the ways people work, play, communicate, collaborate, and educate. Rensselaer’s Tetherless World Constellation addresses this emerging area of “Web Science,” focusing on the World Wide Web and its future use.

Faculty in the Tetherless World Constellation will explore the research and engineering principles that underlie the Web, enhance the Web’s reach beyond the desktop and laptop computer, and develop new technologies and languages to expand the capabilities of the Web.

For example, James Hendler, the senior constellation professor of the Tetherless World Constellation, will be working with Deborah McGuinness and Peter Fox to study the Semantic Web, which may change the way humans and computers interact, enabling Web agents to act as trusted intelligent assistants.

Learn more about the Tetherless World Constellation.

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