Simon Sarkar

Simon Sarkar is a Researcher at the Insight Centre for Data Analytics within the University of Galway. His work focuses on explainable AI systems, particularly knowledge graph-based recommendation systems for the Fidelity project (Phase 5, Work Package 2), and semantic similarity analysis for user queries in collaboration with Huawei.

Education:

• MSc in Data Analytics from National College of Ireland (2020)
• Bachelor’s in Computer Applications

Research interests include Knowledge Graphs, Natural Language Processing, Reinforcement Learning, and Machine Learning, with a focus on optimization in continuous action spaces and HR analytics applications.

Labs/Teams:

• Insight Centre for Data Analytics
• Unit for Natural Language Processing (supervised by Dr. Paul Buitelaar)