A Hitchhiker’s Guide
to Ontology
Fabian M. Suchanek
Télécom Paris University
Paris, France
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2003: BSc in Cognitive Science
Osnabrück University/DE
2005: MSc in Computer Science
Saarland University/DE
2008: PhD in Computer Science
Max Planck Institute/DE
2003: BSc in Cognitive Science
Osnabrück University/DE
2005: MSc in Computer Science
Saarland University/DE
2008: PhD in Computer Science
Max Planck Institute/DE
money
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2009: PostDoc at Microsoft Research
Silicon Valley/US
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2009: PostDoc at Microsoft Research
Silicon Valley/US
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2009: PostDoc at Microsoft Research
Silicon Valley/US
2010: PostDoc
INRIA Saclay/FR
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2009: PostDoc at Microsoft Research
Silicon Valley/US
2010: PostDoc
INRIA Saclay/FR
money
permanent
freedom
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2009: PostDoc at Microsoft Research
Silicon Valley/US
2010: PostDoc
INRIA Saclay/FR
2012: Research group leader
Max Planck Institute/DE
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money
freedom
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2009: PostDoc at Microsoft Research
Silicon Valley/US
2010: PostDoc
INRIA Saclay/FR
2012: Research group leader
Max Planck Institute/DE
permanent
money
freedom
Fabian M. Suchanek
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2009: PostDoc at Microsoft Research
Silicon Valley/US
2010: PostDoc
INRIA Saclay/FR
2012: Research group leader
Max Planck Institute/DE
2013: Associate Professor
Télécom Paris/FR
money
permanent
freedom
Fabian M. Suchanek
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2009: PostDoc at Microsoft Research
Silicon Valley/US
2010: PostDoc
INRIA Saclay/FR
2012: Research group leader
Max Planck Institute/DE
2013: Associate Professor
Télécom Paris/FR
money
permanent
freedom
Fabian M. Suchanek
12
money
permanent
freedom
Fabian M. Suchanek
13
2009: PostDoc at Microsoft Research
Silicon Valley/US
2010: PostDoc
INRIA Saclay/FR
2012: Research group leader
Max Planck Institute/DE
2013: Associate Professor
Télécom Paris/FR
2016: Full Professor
Télécom Paris/FR
money
permanent
freedom
Fabian M. Suchanek
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2009: PostDoc at Microsoft Research
Silicon Valley/US
2010: PostDoc
INRIA Saclay/FR
2012: Research group leader
Max Planck Institute/DE
2013: Associate Professor
Télécom Paris/FR
2016: Full Professor
Télécom Paris/FR
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I am an Elvis Fan!
We visited Elvis in New Zealand
Elvis’ lodge in Murchison
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New Technology: Knowledge Bases
Apple Siri
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When was
Elvis born?
“1935”
New Technology: Knowledge Bases
Apple Siri
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When was
Elvis born?
“1935”
IBM Watson
Discovered 6 kineasis
proteins that relate
to cancer
What is the capital
of New Zealand?
“Wellington”
Amazon Echo
New Technology: Knowledge Bases
Microsoft
Academic
Ebay Shopbot on
Facebook
Messenger
Ebay Knowledge Graph
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New Technology: Knowledge Bases
Google Knowledge Graph