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Hi, I am Lukas

Dr. Lukas C. Bossert

Deputy Head at IT Center@RWTH Aachen University

I am a passionate classical archaeologist with a PhD from Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. After working as a Data Steward in two Collaborative Research Centers, I now serve as the Deputy Head of the “Research Process & Data Management” department at RWTH Aachen University’s IT Center. I blend my expertise in classical archaeology with research data management and interdisciplinarity to bridge the gap between theory and practical applications. In my current role, I take a process-oriented and data-driven approach to ensure seamless collaboration among researchers, data managers, and IT professionals.

Leadership
Team Work
Hard Working
Data Management
Project Management
Process Management

Skills

Experiences

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Aachen, DE

At the digital heart of RWTH Aachen University, the IT Center propels innovation—connecting ideas with technology to shape tomorrow’s breakthroughs.

Deputy Head of Department "Research Process & Data Management"

April 2022 - Present

Responsibilities:
  • Empowering teams and cultivate success through collaboration and strategic leadership.
  • Guiding a dynamic team as Group Leader—unleashing potential and achieving remarkable outcomes together.
Data Steward

Oct 2019 - Mar 2022

Responsibilities:
  • Independently conceiving and implementing workshops focused on Research Data Management with a medical emphasis.
  • Introducing an electronic laboratory journal within the medical faculty.
  • Programming for metadata documentation and data evaluation of next-generation sequence analyses using languages like Python, PyQt, and Bash.
  • Automating reporting and analysis of publications through scripting in Bash and R, as well as utilizing CI/CD practices.

Berlin, Germany

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin is a prestigious university known for its strong focus on research and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Scientific Coordinator

Apr 2019 - Sep 2019

Responsibilities:
  • Managing and coordinating interdisciplinary research and teaching institutes at the August-Boeckh-Antike Center.
  • Overseeing project management within the field of science management.
  • Conducting courses on Digital Methodological Competence in Ancient Studies.
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Berlin, Germany

The Cluster of Excellence Topoi focuses on the study of ancient societies through interdisciplinary approaches.

Research Assistant

Apr 2018 - Dec 2018

Responsibilities:
  • Programming automated transfer and publication of research data in various formats and structures using Perl and LaTeX.
  • Designing and implementing a conceptual, server-based, fully automated form creation system.
  • Developing a data management plan and establishing comprehensive tests for automated alignment of newly programmed research data publication formats.

Berlin, Germany

The German Archaeological Institute is dedicated to archaeological research both nationally and internationally.

Research Assistant

Oct 2016 - Mar 2018

Responsibilities:
  • Collaborating in the scientific editorial department with a focus on digital publishing at the German Archaeological Institute.
  • Conceiving, developing, and maintaining the online publication portal iDAI.publications.
  • Developing a media-neutral workflow for cross-media publication of scientific works with supplements.
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Education

Ph.D. in Classical Archaeology
Master of Arts in Classical Archaeology
Bachelor of Arts in Cultural Studies of Antiquity

Projects

biblatex-arachaeologie
Maintainer 2015-

bib$\LaTeX$-style for archaeologists, historians and philologists.

Resilient Technologies
Maintainer 2025-

A three-poster series arguing that decades-old, community-maintained tools (e.g., Emacs, awk, sed/grep, Make, rsync, LaTeX) form the ROOT of sustainable research data management.

Data-Driven Visualization
Maintainer 2024-

A template for generating plots that are strictly based on provided data — enabling reproducible visualizations in academic and research contexts.

CRC/SFB proposal
Maintainer 2022-

A $\LaTeX$ template for writing a proposal for a Collaborative Research Centre (DFG).

Reporting – Documentation of KPIs
Maintainer 2022-

A $\LaTeX$ template for writing a documentation/report about various KPIs.

Organisational Diagram
Maintainer 2023-

A $\LaTeX$ template for creating a diagram about an organisation.

IT Asset Inventory
Maintainer 2024-

A $\LaTeX$ template for creating an overview of IT assets distributed in several office rooms.

NFDI Network Analysis
Maintainer 2024-

This dataset analyzes the Nationale Forschungsdateninfrastruktur (NFDI) network by visualizing connections among entities.

DKZ Network Analysis
Maintainer 2024-

A dataset analysing the network of data-competence centres (DKZ) by visualising their inter-institutional connections among nodes (institutions) and edges (collaboration strength).

Certificate of Participation
Maintainer 2024-

A template for issuing certificates of participation after events, workshops or courses, designed to be reusable and styled for recognition.

Publications

Resilient Technologies – Why Decades-Old Tools Define the ROOT of Modern Research Data Management
Zenodo 2025

DKZ Network Analysis / DKZ Netzwerkanalyse
Zenodo 2025

NFDI Network Analysis / NFDI Netzwerkanalyse
Zenodo 2024

Visualization of NFDI services – mapping the landscape
Zenodo 2024

Coscine – Make Your Research Data FAIR

Collaborative data processing and documenting using org-babel
Zenodo 2023

Aufgaben- und Kompetenzspektrum der Data Stewards an der RWTH Aachen University

Auf dem Forum – Die temporäre Platznutzung in antiken Städten Italiens

Fresh Perspectives on Graeco-Roman Visual Culture

Theseus ohne Minotaurus? – Der Zweikampf auf dem Klitias-Krater

Tagungsbericht: Funktionale Ausdifferenzierung öffentlicher Räume in antiken Städten

Die Porticus Deorum Consentium

arthistory – bibLaTeX style used at the Kunsthistorisches Institut, University Bonn
CTAN v1.1 (2016-07-04)

archaeologie – bibLaTeX for archaeologists, historians and philologists
CTAN v2.3.3

ijsra – bibLaTeX style used for the International Journal of Student Research in Archaeology
CTAN v0.1 (2016-07-04)

ijsra – document class for the International Journal of Student Research in Archaeology
CTAN v1.1 (2016-07-04)

nottsclassic – bibLaTeX style used at the Classics Department, University of Nottingham
CTAN v0.1

draftfigure – package for modifying drafted figures
CTAN v0.2 (2016-07-04)

hu-berlin-bundle – LaTeX classes for the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
CTAN v1.0.3

Integration von Python in TeX am Beispiel von Katalogeinträgen

Zur Nutzung von makefile-Dateien

Mit »biber --tool« Bibliografieeinträge bearbeiten

Verschiedene Möglichkeiten zum Kommentieren und Dokumentieren von Code

CRC Proposal Template

Eins für alles: Der Einsatz von Emacs im Forschungszyklus

Interview mit Data Steward Lukas C. Bossert
RWTH Aachen Blog 2020-05-12

Sichtbarmachung von Forschungsergebnissen und -daten im Sonderforschungsbereich 1382
RWTH Aachen Blog 2020-05-12

Research Data Management (RDM)
CRC1382 2022

Archivmigration – der große Umzug archivierter Daten

Trainings and Workshops

Unix Bash, Git and GitLab
Instructor 2024

Teaching the basics for efficient coding.

$\LaTeX$ for Scholars of Classics
Instructor, Helper 2016,2017,2018,2023,2025

Teaching the basics of $\LaTeX$ as introduction into the rabbit hole.

Wikidata Beginner’s Workshop
Instructor 2023

Teaching the basics of Wikidata and SPARQL

Data Driven Visualization
Instructor 2025

How to do visualization with $\LaTeX$ and data sets.