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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, Docent
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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

Associate 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

Huanyu Li, Els de Vleeschauwer, Robin Keskisärkkä, Mikael Lindecrantz, Mina Abd Nikooie Pour, Ying Li, Ben De Meester, Patrick Lambrix, Eva Blomqvist (2026) CEON: Circular Economy Ontology Network The Semantic Web – ISWC 2026: 25th International Semantic Web Conference, Bari, Italy, October 25–29, 2026, Proceedings, Part II (Conference paper)
Mohammad Javad Saeedizade, Reham Alharbi, Hamed Babaei Giglou, Anna Sofia Lippolis, Eva Blomqvist, Valentina Tamma, Floriana Grasso, Terry R. Payne, Jennifer D'Souza, Soren Auer, Andrea Giovanni Nuzzolese, Robin Keskisärkkä, Zebah Valeyil (2026) A Framework for Assessing LLM Consistency in Knowledge Engineering Semantic Web, Vol. 17, Article 22104968261479512 (Article in journal) https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/22104968261479512
Tim Brecht, Niklas Carlsson, Adam Almqvist Richloow, Mikael Vernblom, Patrick Lambrix (Editorship) (2026) Proceedings of the 5th International Ice Hockey Analytics Conference LINHAC 2026 Research Track and Community Notes (Conference proceedings (editor)) https://dx.doi.org/10.3384/ecp221
Riley Capshaw (2026) Composing Meaning from Text: Improving Entity Representations for Ontology-based Document Modeling using Masked Language Models (Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary) https://dx.doi.org/10.3384/9789181186321

Semantic Web Research Archive

News

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03 June 2026

LiU researcher wins award for real-time data integration breakthrough

A new approach from Linköping University allows applications to combine data from multiple sources in real time – a key capability for modern AI. The research has now been recognised with an international award.

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.