My research focuses on the combination of major AI paradigms:
Symbolic AI and Semantics
- Knowledge Graphs, GraphRAG
- Logic and reasoning
- Computational linguistics
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Neurosymbolic AI
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Machine learning
Graph-based approaches:
- Graph embeddings
- Graph Neural Networks
- Graph foundation models
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My application domains include:
- Public governance
- Financial applications
- Research ecosystem
- AI in education
- Skills matching
- Digital humanities
Programme Committees
I have been privileged to be a programme committee member of the following international conferences and academic workshops:
- The Web Conference (WWW)
- International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC)
- Extended Semantic Web Conference (ESWC)
- International Conference on Knowledge Capture (K-CAP)
- Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS)
- International Conference on Semantic Systems (SEMANTiCS)
- International Knowledge Graph and Semantic Web Conference (KGSWC)
- International Joint Conference on Knowledge Graphs (IJCKG)
- International Workshop on Semantic Digital Humanities (SemDH)
- International Workshop on Knowledge Graph Generation from Text (TEXT2KG)
- International Workshop on Evaluation of Language Models in Knowledge Engineering (ELMKE)
- Artificial Intelligence for Scholarly Communication (A4SC @ AAAI)
My roles in committees have ranged from reviewing submissions, coordinating sessions, to providing strategic guidance for the overall conference agenda.
As well as the following academic journals:
Organising Committees
I have organised the following events:
- International Workshop on Retrieval-Augmented Generation Enabled by Knowledge Graphs (RAGE-KG 2024, RAGE-KG 2025) - Chair
- International Workshop on Semantic and Generative AI for Science (SG4S 2024) - Organizer
- MediaWiki User and Developer Conference (SMWConf) - Media and Online Chair
- International Conference on Semantic Systems (SEMANTiCS 2026) - Publicity Chair
Tutorials and Other Events
I have organised the following academic tutorials:
- Wikidata Wizardry 101: From Query Spells to Data Charms (co-located with ISWC 2024) (WW101) (Organizer, Presenter)
Standardization Bodies
I am a member of the W3C RDF and SPARQL Working Group (RDF-star, SPARQL-star)
Notes
Digital Humanism [1] and Value-based Engineering (ISO 24748-7000 certified) emphasize the humane and ethical use of technology.
[1] Hannes Werthner et al. 2020. The Vienna Manifesto on Digital Humanism. In Digital Transformation and Ethics. Ecowin, 338–357