Michael Cochez

Michael Cochez is an Assistant Professor in the Learning and Reasoning group at the Faculty of Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. His research focuses on Machine Learning, Knowledge Graph Embedding, and Prototype-Based Ontologies, with applications in Scalable Hierarchical Clustering, Ontology Matching, and Knowledge Evolution. He teaches Intelligent Systems, Data Mining, and Machine Learning courses.

His research explores integrating Knowledge Graphs into end-to-end ML models, addressing challenges in Approximate Query Answering and Knowledge Representation. He has also contributed to Multi-Agent Systems and Cloud Communication through projects like Graphino.nl (his consultancy business). His students include Jiawen Chen (supervised thesis on Smart Semantic Multi-channel Communication).