Georg Rehm

Georg Rehm holds an Adjunct Professorship in Computational Linguistics and Language Technology at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin's Faculty of Philosophy. He is a Principal Researcher and Research Fellow at DFKI Berlin's Speech and Language Technology Lab, and Head of the W3C Germany/Austria Chapter. His roles include coordinating major EU initiatives like the European Language Grid (ELG) and QURATOR. Rehm's work spans Language Technology, AI, and multilingual systems, with a focus on digital language equality, curation technologies, and open science infrastructure. He leads projects such as HIVEMIND (2025-2027) and Language Data Space (2023-2025), and has contributed over 275 publications in computational linguistics and related fields. His research addresses challenges in multilingual NLP, fake news detection, and ethical AI deployment.

Rehm oversees strategic initiatives like the META-NET network and chairs conferences such as ACL Industry Track and Sci-K workshops. He advises on EU policy frameworks for language technology and collaborates with organizations like the DIN Presidential Committee and FOCUS.ICT. His academic network spans global institutions, and he actively participates in program committees for top venues including ACL, NAACL, and COLING. Rehm's lab develops tools like the Knowledge Storage Ecosystem and contributes to open-source LLM projects like Occiglot and OpenGPT-X.

He holds a PhD and has over 25 years of industry-research experience. His research interests include semantic storytelling, interoperable metadata, and AI ethics. He is affiliated with multiple institutes, including the DFKI Lab Berlin and the W3C, and serves on editorial boards for journals like Language Resources and Evaluation.