Christoph Lange-Bever

Christoph Lange-Bever (publishing as Christoph Lange) is a senior researcher in computer science, specializing in data science and artificial intelligence, affiliated with the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology FIT and the Chair for Information Systems at RWTH Aachen University since 2019. He leads the Data Science and Artificial Intelligence department at Fraunhofer FIT and previously headed the Knowledge Pipelines department from 2019–2021. His career spans roles at the University of Bonn, Fraunhofer IAIS, University of Birmingham (as an honorary research fellow until 2017), and University of Bremen.

• PhD from Jacobs University Bremen (2011) on semiformal mathematical knowledge collaboration
• Focus areas include knowledge engineering, semantic web, data infrastructures, and FAIR principles
• Applications span enterprise data integration, research infrastructures, and cross-organization data spaces

His recent publications (2023–2025) emphasize FAIR data spaces, LLM integration, semantic interoperability, and knowledge graph tools. While no specific scientific awards are listed, he has co-supervised 10 PhD students and contributed to international standards (OMG, W3C). He teaches courses like Knowledge Graph Lab and Sovereign Data Exchange, blending research with practical applications for global enterprises.