Aad Versteden, CEO & Software Developer at redpencil.io, discusses why AI projects succeed or fail, how microservices combine with linked data, and why grounding models in authoritative data sources is key to avoiding AI hearsay.

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#KG #GenAI

Can LLMs build reliable ontologies on their own? At SEMANTiCS, Daniel Garijo (Ass. Prof. at UPM) explores how GenAI interacts with ont. engineering, where automated systems still struggle, and why provenance is critical for trustworthy knowledge products

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#SEMANTiCS2026 #KnowledgeGraphs #Ontologies #AI #SemanticWeb #Provenance

What is the true potential and limitation of Generative AI when it comes to explicit understanding? In this interview from SEMANTiCS, Prof. Deborah McGuinness breaks down why declarative semantics and structured knowledge representation are essential for the next evolution of AI.

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While modern LLMs and generative tools provide unprecedented fluency, speed, and rapid prototyping across languages and domains, they still lack grounded, declarative meaning that machines can reliably reason over.

Prof. McGuinness discusses how bringing together explicit semantics with generative capabilities creates reliable AI systems, and why collaborative synergy between academia, industry, and government is key to driving real-world impact.
#GenerativeAI #KnowledgeGraph

In this interview from SEMANTiCS 2026 in Ghent, Juan Sequeda (Principal Data Strategist at ServiceNow) shares why organizational incentives—not technical limitations—are the biggest barrier to knowledge graph adoption.
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#KnowledgeGraphs #DataStrategy

The SEMANTiCS 2026 companion proceedings are now published as CEUR Vol-4293, bringing together incredible demos, posters, and blue sky contributions from this year's conference in Ghent. Explore the open-access volume: ceur-ws.org/Vol-4293/

Did you miss SEMANTiCS 2026? Not a problem, here you can find Prof. Deborah McGuinness' keynote exploring the evolution from traditional AI to GenAI, highlighting why semantics, ontologies, and knowledge graphs remain vital in the era of LLMs.

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Beyond #SEMANTiCS2026: meet SWAN 🦢

Semantic Web Women and Allies Network launched in Ghent - and its community is growing beyond the conference.

Women and non-binary people at the centre. Allies welcome.

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SWAN supports women, including trans women, and non-binary people through mentoring, learning, peer support and opportunities to lead.

Sahar Vahdati (@SaharVahdati)

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Interested in joining or supporting SWAN?

Expression of interest:
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Launch announcement:
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Please share with your colleagues.

#SWAN #SemanticWeb #WomenInSTEM

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Beyond the conference, the ideas keep us looking ahead. 💡🏆

Celebrating the #SEMANTiCS2026 Blue Sky award recipients!

Meet the three winning author teams below. 👇

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Third Best Blue Sky Paper
From Sequential Language to Structural Intelligence: Toward Relationship-Aware AI

Authors: Alex Romanova

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Congratulations to all the authors! 👏

Thank you to the Computing Community Consortium (CCC) for supporting the Blue Sky awards.

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#SEMANTiCS2026 #SemanticWeb

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The conference is over, but these applications deserve another spotlight. 🏆

#SEMANTiCS2026 · Best Industry and Use Case Presentation

Celebrate the winner and nominees with us! 👇

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Nominee
Schiphol’s Linked Data Approach for Aviation Asset Information Exchange

Authors: Ad Ruijl · Jakko Heinen

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Congratulations to all the authors! 👏

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#SEMANTiCS2026 #SemanticWeb

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