Ahmet Soylu

Ahmet Soylu is currently Dean of the School of Doctoral Studies and Professor of Computer Science at Kristiania University of Applied Sciences in Oslo, Norway. He also holds an Adjunct Professor position at the University of Oslo (UiO).

• Previous roles: Full Professor at OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University (Innovation, Digital Transformation, Sustainability group), Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
• Researcher background: Senior Scientist at SINTEF Digital, Senior Engineer at DNV, Postdoctoral Fellow at UiO, Visiting Researcher at University of Oxford
• PhD in Computer Science (2012) from University of Leuven, Belgium

His research focuses on ontology-driven information systems with a human-computer interaction perspective, particularly for industrial data integration and Big Data using Semantic Web and Linked Data technologies. Key topics include:

• Visual query systems for non-technical users
• End-user development frameworks
• Digital transformation in enterprise environments
• Knowledge representation for data access

Recent publications include work on semantic analytics in industrial contexts like Siemens and Statoil, with a particular emphasis on streaming data and static data integration. He has contributed to the development of the OptiqueVQS system for visual query formulation.

As a project leader, he has coordinated major EU-funded initiatives such as:

• TheyBuyForYou (Horizon 2020)
• Optique (EU FP7)
• iCamp, ROLE, LEGIS
• LEFIS, TREE (FP6/FP7)

He serves on editorial boards for:

• Journal of Web Semantics (JoWS)
• Transactions on Graph Data and Knowledge (TGDK)

Professional activities include organizing:

• Declarative AI series (RuleML+RR)
• Reasoning Web Summer School
• DecisionCAMP conferences