Michalis Mountantonakis

Michalis Mountantonakis is a Postdoctoral Researcher at FORTH and Laboratory Teaching Staff in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Crete, Greece. He holds a PhD (2020), MSc (2016), and BSc (2014) in Computer Science from the University of Crete, all with top grades. His research focuses on Large-Scale Semantic Data Integration, Linked Open Data, and Semantic Web technologies, with over 45 publications in top venues like ACM VLDB, ISWC, and ECML. He has been awarded the prestigious SWSA Distinguished Dissertation Award (2020) and the Maria Michael Manasaki Fellowship (2020). His work includes tools like LODsyndesis and LODChain, addressing challenges in knowledge graph connectivity and validation of AI-generated content.

Education:

• PhD in Computer Science (2016-2020), University of Crete (Excellent GPA 9.74/10)
• MSc in Computer Science (2014-2016), University of Crete (Excellent GPA 9.87/10)
• BSc in Computer Science (2010-2014), University of Crete (2nd in class with GPA 8.42/10)

Research Interests: His work bridges semantic web technologies with modern AI challenges, emphasizing large-scale data integration, knowledge graph applications, and validation frameworks. He has contributed to cultural heritage informatics, machine learning-augmented semantic systems, and cross-lingual NLP solutions. Recent trends include leveraging LLMs for query generation and semantic enrichment while ensuring factual accuracy through knowledge graph-driven validation.

Key Achievements:

• Developed LODsyndesis, a global-scale semantic integration service
• Pioneered real-time validation of ChatGPT responses using RDF knowledge graphs
• Won Best Paper Award (ISWC 2022) for entity enrichment techniques
• Recipient of Stelios Orphanoudakis Undergraduate Fellowship (2013-2014)
• Participated in Roche Continents 2019 (top 100 European science students)

Grants & Labs: His research has been supported by GSRT/HFRI. He collaborates with FORTH-ICS and leads projects in EU-funded initiatives like iMarine and BlueBridge. Current work focuses on governance models for ontologies, interoperable thesaurus creation (e.g., FoodEx2), and semantic analytics for cultural heritage datasets.