David Chaves Fraga

David Chaves Fraga is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electronics and Computing at the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), specializing in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence. He is also a researcher at CITIUS Research Center and maintains a collaboration with the Declarative Languages and Artificial Intelligence Group (DTAI) at KU Leuven.

His research focuses on large-scale semantic data integration and its applications across various domains including DevOps, public procurement, and transportation. He is particularly recognized for his work in Knowledge Graph construction and lifecycle management. As co-chair of the W3C Knowledge Graph Construction Community Group and lead scientist for the European Public Procurement Data Space, he plays a significant role in shaping standards and practical implementations in the field.

Dr. Chaves Fraga has published over 50 papers in the Semantic Web domain, with several appearing in top conferences like ISWC and ESWC. His work on 'Declarative Generation of RDF Collections and Containers from Heterogeneous Data' received the Best Paper Award at SEMANTiCS Conference.

• Margarita Salas Fellowship (2022)
• Best Paper Award at SEMANTiCS Conference (2024)

He actively contributes to the academic community as a committee member for major conferences including ISWC, ESWC, WWW, SIGIR, and CIKM, and serves as a reviewer for leading journals in the Semantic Web field. Dr. Chaves Fraga is also involved in organizing two academic workshop series focused on Knowledge Graph Construction and Semantics for Transport.