For the past decade or so, Knowledge Graphs have been sneaking into our daily lives, be it through voice assistants (such as Alexa, Siri or Google Assistant), intuitive search results or even personalized shopping experiences through online store recommenders. We are constantly interacting with Knowledge Graphs on a daily basis. However, Knowledge Graphs are still a mystery to most and because of its seamless entrance into our lives, most of us aren’t even aware of how dependent we are on the technology – or worse, how we have come to expect a certain quality and standard that we are now accustomed to.
Many organizations are already using Knowledge Graph technology to help themselves stay ahead of the game. And Knowledge Graphs have been in use for all types of industries, ranging from banking, the auto industry, oil and gas to pharmaceutical and health, retail, publishing, the media and more. Although these companies use Knowledge Graphs for different use cases, the end game is the same: taking large amounts of data from various data silos and adding value to it so that it can be used (and ultimately re-used) in a meaningful and more intelligent way.
Finally Knowledge Graphs are acting as an ideal base layer for symbolic Artificial Intelligence (AI) where statistical AI methods and Knowledge Graphs can be combined to develop powerful and useful AI applications, and additionally Knowledge Graphs support explainable AI as of their richness in regards of meaning and context…
The SEMANTiCS2019 panel ‘The Power of Knowledge Graphs and AI’ brings together experts and practitioners with long time experience in the field, from industry and academia, to discuss and dig deeper into the potential of Knowledge Graphs and AI, to discuss challenges and bottlenecks, and to finally provide concrete recommendations including an outlook to the world of Knowledge Graphs as a take away for the audience!
Moderated by Martin Kaltenböck
Member of the Executive Board
Semantic Web Company
http://www.semantic-web.at/
Martin Kaltenböck (M) studied communication, psychology and marketing at the University of Vienna. He is co-founder and managing partner of the Semantic Web Company and as CFO responsible for financial, legal and organisational issues.
Information Governance Manager
OMV Aktiengesellschaft
omv.com
Joined OMV in May 1990 and made the following journey: IT Field Service, Microsoft Server Management, International IT Services, Upstream Key Account Manager (internal), Initiator of 2connect (SharePoint consolidation and enterprise wide rollout), Enterprise Architect, Enterprise IT Strategy and currently Upstream Information Governance – looking into Taxonomies, Ontologies and managing the wor
Senior Key Expert
Siemens
http://www.siemens.com/
Sonja Zillner studied mathematics and psychology and accomplished her PHD in computer science specializing on the topic of Semantics.
Director
Leibniz Information Center for Science & Technology
https://www.tib.eu/en/
Following stations at the universities of Dresden, Ekaterinburg, Leipzig, Pennsylvania, Bonn and the Fraunhofer Society, Prof. Auer was appointed Professor of Data Science and Digital Libraries at Leibniz Universität Hannover and Director of the TIB in 2017.
CEO
Enterprise Knowledge, LLC
https://enterprise-knowledge.com/
Zach possesses over 20 years of experience in knowledge, information, and data management strategy, design, and implementation. He is CEO of Enterprise Knowledge, the world's largest dedicated KM Consultancy. Zach has developed his own taxonomy design methodology, has authored a series of courses on knowledge management, and is a frequent speaker and trainer on KM/IM Strategy and Design.
MSc
Semantic Web Company
http://www.semantic-web.at/
Andreas is CEO and co-founder of the Semantic Web Company. He is the ‘product strategist’ behind PoolParty Semantic Suite and responsible for business development and strategic marketing. He holds a degree in computer science and is a distinguished Semantic Web expert.
