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Esko Ikkala is a Doctoral Candidate and Researcher at Aalto University's Department of Computer Science (School of Science). His work focuses on Linked Open Data, Semantic Web technologies, and their applications in Digital Humanities, Cultural Heritage informatics, and archaeological data management. He is actively involved in developing frameworks like Sampo-UI for semantic portal interfaces and has contributed to major projects such as WarSampo, FindSampo, and LawSampo, which integrate historical and legal data into knowledge graphs. His research bridges computer science with humanities, emphasizing data harmonization, citizen science, and semantic technologies for cultural heritage preservation.
Key affiliations include the SeCo Research Group (Semantic Computing) at Aalto University, where he collaborates on projects like Mapping Manuscript Migrations and WarMemoirSampo. His educational background includes an M.Sc. (Tech) and ongoing doctoral studies in Computer Science, reflecting a strong foundation in both technical and humanities-oriented research.
Research interests span semantic portals, ontology engineering, faceted search interfaces, and the application of AI techniques like NER for historical data enrichment. He has co-developed frameworks for managing archaeological finds (FindSampo), reassembling prisoner of war biographies, and visualizing parliamentary speeches through Linked Data. His work emphasizes sustainability, collaboration, and the democratization of access to cultural and historical data through open standards.
Notable contributions include the Sampo-UI JavaScript framework, the WarSampo knowledge graph (with 14 million triples), and the FindSampo platform for archaeological citizen science. He has published extensively in venues like ISWC, ESWC, and Digital Humanities conferences, focusing on interdisciplinary applications of semantic technologies.
