Tim Finin

Tim Finin is a Professor in the Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Department at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC). He has over 30 years of experience applying AI to information systems and intelligent interfaces.

• Education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), University of Illinois

Finin's research focuses on Artificial Intelligence, Intelligent Agents, Social Media, and the Semantic Web, with applications in Deep Learning, Machine Learning, and Pervasive Computing. He has authored over 270 refereed publications and served as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Web Semantics.

Finin has held positions at Unisys, the University of Pennsylvania, and the MIT AI Laboratory. He played a key role in developing the KQML agent communication language and contributed to the OWL language for the Semantic Web. He has organized major conferences and held leadership roles at UMBC and within academic organizations like AAAI and the Computing Research Association.