Top 10 Knowledge Graphs experts to follow
Dr. Juan Sequeda: Co-founder of Capsenta, a company that spun off from his research, Dr. Sequeda is a leading voice in semantic technology and knowledge graphs. He has extensively discussed the significance of integrating relational data with knowledge graphs.
Prof. Deborah McGuinness: A pioneering figure in the knowledge representation and reasoning community, McGuinness from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has been integral in the development of web ontology languages and their applications in knowledge graphs.
Dr. Jans Aasman: As the CEO of Franz Inc., Aasman has championed the AllegroGraph technology, a modern, high-performance, persistent graph database that brings knowledge graph techniques to the enterprise.
Kingsley Idehen: The founder of OpenLink Software, Idehen is an advocate for open standards and has been influential in pushing forward semantic web technologies and knowledge graph platforms, such as Virtuoso.
Prof. Fabian Suchanek: Renowned for his work on the YAGO knowledge base, Suchanek's research delves deep into the extraction of structured knowledge from unstructured data, playing a pivotal role in knowledge graph advancement.
Amy Hodler: An analytics and AI program manager at Neo4j, Hodler often discusses the applications of graph analytics and algorithms, shedding light on the practical aspects of knowledge graphs.
Dr. Pascal Hitzler: Based at Wright State University, Hitzler's work on ontology-based data access and semantic web methodologies has offered foundational perspectives on knowledge representation using graphs.
Ora Lassila: Being a part of the team that developed the World Wide Web Consortium's Resource Description Framework (RDF), Lassila's contributions to semantic web standards have directly shaped the field of knowledge graphs.
Dr. Paul Groth: With a focus on data-intensive research and responsible data science, Dr. Groth's insights into knowledge graph construction and application are pivotal for enterprises looking to leverage linked data.
Markus Lanthaler: Known for his work on JSON-LD, a key standard for encoding linked data using JSON, Lanthaler's contributions enable web developers to turn regular JSON into rich, connected JSON-LD datasets.