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Prof. Dr. Stefan Decker is a faculty member at RWTH Aachen University, serving as Professor of Databases and Information Systems and Managing Director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology in Birlinghoven. Previously, he held prominent academic roles including Professor of Digital Enterprise at the National University of Ireland, Galway, and Director of the Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI) and the Insight Center in Ireland. His career spans research positions at institutions like Stanford University, the University of Southern California, and KIT (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology).
His research focuses on linked data and semantic web technologies, with current interests in
- knowledge representation and data modeling
- research data management
- applications of linked data technologies
He is recognized for his academic contributions through memberships and fellowships:
- Elected member of the Royal Irish Academy
- Fellow of Engineers Ireland
