Sven Hertling

Dr. Sven Hertling is a Substitute Professor for Data Science at the University of Mannheim, affiliated with the Data and Web Science Group. His research focuses on Knowledge Graph Generation, Ontology Matching, and Knowledge Graph Fusion. He teaches courses such as Knowledge Graphs, Data Mining, and Database Technologies. Notable awards include the Best Demo at ESWC 2021 and Best Paper at the Knowledge Graphs and Semantic Web Conference (KGSWC) 2022.

• Education: PhD in Computer Science (implied by role).

His research interests span ontology alignment, large language model integration, and scalable knowledge graph systems. Recent work includes frameworks like KGrEaT for knowledge graph evaluation and tools like MELT for ontology matching analysis.

He has contributed to over 50 publications, with a focus on ontology alignment evaluation (OAEI) and semantic web technologies. Key projects include the Software Campus initiative's GUI search engine and DBkWik, integrating knowledge from thousands of Wikis.

• Grants: €100,000 from Software Campus for the SuGraBo project.
• Advising: Coordinates OAEI challenges and chairs ESWC 2023.

He actively serves on program committees for ISWC, ESWC, and other conferences, emphasizing community engagement in semantic web research.