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Semantic Web Research

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The Semantic Web is an extension of the traditional Web in which interlinked data with well-described semantics has been added in a machine-processable form. As a result, we can view the whole Web as a large set of interconnected knowledge bases that can be queried and browsed both by software systems and by human users.

Research into the Semantic Web at LiU includes areas such as:

  • Ontologies and ontology engineering (ontology design patterns, ontology alignment and completion, ontology and alignment visualization).
  • Graph databases and triple stores.
  • Querying interlinked data on the web.
  • RDF stream processing
  • Complex event processing.
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Our group

We are researchers from different labs in the Department of Computer and Information Science (IDA) at LiU, with a common interest in the Semantic Web.

Research leaders

Faculty

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Henrik Eriksson

Head of Department, Professor, Head of Division
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Eva Blomqvist

Professor, Head of Unit
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Olaf Hartig

Senior Associate Professor, Head of Unit
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Patrick Lambrix

Professor

Junior researchers

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Daniel de Leng

Assistant Professor
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Huanyu Li

Assistant Professor
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Robin Keskisärkkä

Assistant Professor

Doctoral students

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Ying Li

PhD student
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Javad Saeedizade

PhD student
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Adriana Concha

PhD student
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Mina Abd Nikooie Pour

PhD student
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Mikael Christer Öyvind Lindekrans

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Riley Capshaw

PhD student

Publication list

2026

Eva Blomqvist, Daniel de Leng, Robin Keskisärkkä, Oskar Storm, Christina Stålhandske, Karin Wannerberg, Mikael Lindecrantz (2026) Ontology-based Semantic Interoperability for the Circular Economy: The Case of Flat Glass Proceedings of the 4th International Workshop on Knowledge Graphs for Sustainability (KG4S) (Conference paper)
Amath Sow, Mauricio Rodriguez, Fabíola M. C. de Oliveira, Mariusz Wzorek, Daniel de Leng, Mattias Tiger, Fredrik Heintz, Christian Rothenberg (2026) Multi UAVs Preflight Planning in a Shared and Dynamic Airspace Proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS 2026) (Conference paper) https://dx.doi.org/10.65109/KPWJ5508
John Beverley, C. Maria Keet, Naveen Lamba, Patrick Lambrix, Sanju Tiwari, Stefano De Giorgis, Guendalina Righetti, Gabriele Sacco, João Luiz Rebelo Moreira, Walter Terkaj, Adrien Barton, Mattia Fumagalli, Oliver Kutz, Damion M. Dooley, Davide Audrito, Francesca Grasso, Roberto Nai, Emilio Sulis, Peter L. Elkin, Jeremy Ravenel, Ken Archer, José M. Parente de Oliveira, Alcides Lopes, Luana Bulla, Gabriele Tuccio, Giusy Giulia Tuccari, Ítalo Oliveira, Daniele Francesco Santamaria, Gal Engelberg, Gianpietro Castiglione, Giampaolo Bella, Antonis Bikakis, Roberta Ferrario, Stéphane Jean, Béatrice Markhoff, Alessandro Mosca, Marianna Nicolosi Asmundo, Maria M. Hedblom, Bart Gajderowicz, Daniela Rosu, Janna Hastings, Jacqueline Csonka-Peeren, William D. Duncan, Julie Bowker, Hollen Reischer, Yongun He, Fabrício Henrique Rodrigues, Alessandro Umbrico, Emilio M. Sanfilippo, Fabio Longo (Editorship) (2026) Proceedings of the Joint Ontology Workshops (JOWO) - Episode XI: The Sicilian Summer under the Etna, co-located with the 15th International Conference on Formal Ontology in Information Systems (FOIS 2025), Catania, Italy, September 8-12, 2025 (Conference proceedings (editor))
Patrick Lambrix, Ying Li (2026) Position paper: Issues in Logic-based Repairing of Knowledge Graphs Proceedings of the Workshop on Quality of Knowledge Graphs (QKG 2026): co-located with the 23rd European Semantic Web Conference (ESWC 2026), p. 29-41 (Conference paper)

Semantic Web Research Archive

Divisions

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Human-Centered Systems (HCS)

The Division of Human-Centered Systems is a division within the Department of Computer and Information Science. The division's research and teaching is focused on studying and improving the interaction between humans, technology, and society.
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Software and Systems (SAS)

The SAS division is part of the Department of Computer and Information Science. The division conducts research and education in software engineering and computer systems,  covering both basic research and projects in cooperation with industry.

Department

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Department of Computer and Information Science (IDA)

The Department of Computer and Information Science is one of the largest departments in northern Europe in its field. Research activity covers artificial intelligence, human-computer interaction, software and computer systems, and data science.