Dr. Bojan Božić is a Lecturer in Computer Science at TU Dublin and has worked on Semantic Web, Machine Learning, and Data Science technologies since 2010. He was a Software Development Engineer in Speech Recognition at Philips Speech Recognition Systems in Vienna, a Scientist at the Austrian Institute of Technology, an External Lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences Burgenland and University of Vienna, and a Research Fellow at Trinity College Dublin and the Centre for Applied Data Analytics Research at Dublin Institute of Technology. At AIT’s Safety and Security department, he worked in leading roles in European research projects such as SANY (Sensor Web Enablement), TaToo (Tagging Tools for Semantic Discovery), Europeana Creative (Cultural Inheritage), PELAGIOS (Linked Data), and C2-SENSE (Sensor Web and Interoperability). At Trinity College he worked on the H2020 project ALIGNED, modelling data and software engineering processes through ontologies and annotations for the Dacura platform. He joined CeADAR and the Dublin Institute of Technology to commence research in Data Science and approach innovation and collaboration opportunities in new projects and is now lecturing, performing leading research and colaborating on several academic and industrial research projects. His current research interests are Semantic Web, Machine Learning, and Natural Language Processing.

Memberships and Reviews

• Frontiers in Sustainable Cities (Guest Associate Editor)
• Irish Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science (Program Committee)
• Information Integration and Web-based Applications and Services (Program Committee)
• Journal of Knowledge Management (Reviewer)
• Journal of Science and Technology Policy Management (Reviewer)
• Journal of Environmental Modeling and Software (Reviewer)
• Semantic Web Journal (Reviewer)
• World Wide Web Consortium (Member)
• Open Geospatial Consortium (Member)
• 21st International Congress on Modelling and Simulation (Session Organiser)
• 2nd International Workshop on Computational History and Data-Driven Humanities (Co-chair)
• NumFOCUS Diversity and Inclusion Committee (Member)
• PyData Dublin (Organisation Committee)
• International Semantic Intelligence Conference (Program Committee)

Awards

• Winner of the Web Intelligence Summer School Hackathon 2014

Recent Talks

• SETU Equitas HE (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Higher Education) Conference 2023: Fair Chatbots for Students - How to fight Inequality, Racism and Gender Bias in Large Language Models?
• Atlanta Ruby Meetup 2021: A Gem for Your Data - Data Analysis Intro in Ruby
• CeADAR Online Seminar Series 2020: The Semantic Web and Knowledge Graphs
• Open Data Science Conference 2020: Knowledge Graphs for the Greater Good
• PyCon Ireland 2018: Can we talk? Neural Machine Translation with Keras.
• Predict Conference 2018: It’s about Time - How to make sense of your time series data?
• GeoDirectory Conference 2018: Future Implications of Artificial Intelligence
• Predict Conference 2017: Time is on Your Side - Semantic Enrichment of Time Series

Publications

2022

• C. Gomez-Tapia, B. Božić, L. Longo: “On the Minimal Amount of EEG Data Required for Learning Distinctive Human Features for Task-Dependent Biometric Applications.” Frontiers Neuroinformatics 16: 844667 (2022).
• A. Nayak, B. Božić, L. Longo: “An Ontological Approach for Recommending a Feature Selection Algorithm.” ICWE 2022: 300-314.
• K. Hamilton, A. Nayak, B. Božić, L. Longo: “Is Neuro-Symbolic AI Meeting Its Promise in Natural Language Processing? A Structured Review.” Semantic Web Journal, CoRR abs/2202.12205 (2022).

2021

• A. Nayak, B. Božić, L. Longo: “Data Quality Assessment of Comma Separated Values Using Linked Data Approach.” BIS (Workshops) 2021: 240-250.
• A. Nayak, B. Božić, L. Longo: “Linked Data Quality Assessment: A Survey.” ICWS 2021: 63-76.
• B. Božić, J. Kumar Sasikumar, T. Matthews: “KnowText: Auto-generated Knowledge Graphs for Custom Domain Applications.” iiWAS 2021: 350-358.
• K. Hamilton, B. Božić, L. Longo: “Interrupting the Propaganda Supply Chain.” KnOD@WWW, 2021.
• A. Nayak, B. Božić, L. Longo: “(Linked) Data Quality Assessment: An Ontological Approach.” RuleML+RR: (CEUR-WS.org/Vol-2956/paper17.pdf)[CEUR-WS.org/Vol-2956/paper17.pdf]
• F. Kambarami, S. McLachlan, B. Božić, K. Dube, H. Chimhundu: “Computational Modelling of Agglutinative Languages: The Challenge of Southern Bantu Languages.” Arusha Working Papers in African Linguistics 3(1), pp.52-81, 2021.

2020

• B. Božić, A. Rios, S.-J. Delany: “Comparing tagging suggestion models on discrete corpora.” Int. J. Web Inf. Syst. 16 (2020): 201-221.
• S. Leech, B. Božić: “Discordant Observation Modelling.” International Conference on Time Series and Forecasting. Springer, Cham, 2020.
• P. Dooley, B. Božić: “Towards Linked Data for Wikidata Revisions and Twitter Trending Hashtags.” J. Data Intell. 1(3): 351-377, 2020.

2019

• P. Dooley, B. Božić: “Towards Linked Data for Wikidata Revisions and Twitter Trending Hashtags.” Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Information Integration and Web-based Applications & Services (2019).
• A. Kaur, B. Božić: “Convolutional Neural Network-based Automatic Prediction of Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights.” AICS (2019).
• M. Solanki, B. Božić, C. Dirschl, R. Brennan: “Towards a knowledge driven framework for bridging the gap between software and data engineering”. Journal of Systems and Software 149: 476-484 (2019)

2018

• B. Božić, A. Rios, S.J. Delany: “Validation of Tagging Suggestion Models for a Hotel Ticketing Corpus”; International Conference on Information Integration and Web-based Applications & Services, Yogyakarta; 19.11.2012 - 21.11.2012; in: “Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Information Integration and Web-based Applications & Services”.
• R. Brennan, B. Božić, O. Gavin, M. Solanki: “ALIGNED MetaModel Overview”; In: K. Feeney et. al. (eds) Engineering Agile Big Data Systems; 2018; ISBN 9788770220163.
• K. Barry, K. Feeney, G. Mendel-Gleason, B. Božić: “Is It Joyce We Are Reading? Non-Fiction, Authorship, and Digital Humanities”; In: Ebury K., Fraser J. (eds) Joyce’s Non-Fiction Writings. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham; 2018; pp 93-107; ISBN 978-3-319-72241-2.

2017

• B. Božić, G. Mendel-Gleason, C. Debruyne, D. O’Sullivan: Computational History and Data-Driven Humanities - Second IFIP WG 12.7 International Workshop, CHDDH 2016, Dublin, Ireland, May 25, 2016, Revised Selected Papers. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology 482, 2016, ISBN 978-3-319-46223-3.
• M. Solanki, B. Božić, M. Freudenberg, D. Kontokostas, C. Dirschl, R. Brennan: “Enabling Combined Software and Data Engineering at Web-Scale: The ALIGNED Suite of Ontologies.”; International Semantic Web Conference (2) 2016: 195-203.

2016

• B. Božić, R. Brennan, K. Feeney, G. Mendel-Gleason: “Describing Reasoning Results with RVO, the Reasoning Violations Ontology”; Extended Semantic Web Conference, Heraklion; 29.05.2016 - 02.06.2016; in: “Linkded Data Quality Workshop”
• O. Gavin, D. Kontokostas, A. Koller, J. Davies, P. Francois, A. Marciniak, B. Božić, G. Mendel-Gleason, K. Feeney, R. Brennan: “The ALIGNED Project: Aligned, Quality-centric Software and Data Engineering Driven by Semantics”; Extended Semantic Web Conference, Heraklion; 29.05.2016 - 02.06.2016; in LNCS, H. Sack, Blomqvist, E., d’Aquin, M., Ghidini, C., Paolo Ponzetto, S., Lange, C. (eds.) (2016). (Vol. 9678)
• R. Brennan, K. Feeney, G. Mendel-Gleason, B. Božić, P. Turchin, H. Whitehouse, P. Francois, T. Currie, S. Grohmann: Building the Seshat Ontology for a Global History Databank Extended Semantic Web Conference, Heraklion; 29.05.2016 - 02.06.2016; in LNCS, H. Sack, Blomqvist, E., d’Aquin, M., Ghidini, C., Paolo Ponzetto, S., Lange, C. (eds.) (2016). (Vol. 9678)

2015

• B. Božić, M. Gencturk, R. Duro, Y. Kabak, G. Schimak: “Requirements Engineering for Semantic Sensors in Crisis and Disaster Management”; Springer International Publishing; “Environmental Software Systems. Infrastructures, Services and Applications” p. 397 - 406.

2014

• B. Božić, W. Winiwarter, M. DiCiano: “A Social Networking Platform for Semantic Time Series Processing”; International Conference on Information Integration and Web-based Applications & Services, Hanoi; 04.12.2014 - 06.12.2014; in: “Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Information Integration and Web-based Applications & Services”, p. 97 - 107.
• G. Dünnebeil, B. Božić: “Implementation of a Semantic Language for Environmental Phenomena Processing in Time Series”; EnviroInfo Conference 2014, Oldenburg; 10.09.2014 - 12.09.2014; in: “Proceedings of the 28th EnviroInfo Conference”, p. 263 - 270.
• B. Božić, J. Peters-Anders, G. Schimak: “Ontology Mapping in Semantic Time Series Processing and Climate Change Prediction”; 7th International Congress on Environmental Modeling and Software (iEMSs), San Diego; 15.06.2014 - 19.06.2014; in: “Proceedings of the 7th International Congress on Environmental Modeling and Software”, p. 370 - 377.
• B. Božić, S. Gordea: “Enhancing the Local Value of Thematic Cultural Tourism”; International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces - PATCH Workshop, Haifa; 24.02.2014 - 27.02.2014; in: “Papers of the PATCH Workshop: The Future of Expiriencing Cultural Heritage published online”, p. 1.

2013

• B. Božić, W. Winiwarter: “Ontology Mapping and Reasoning in Semantic Time Series Processing”; International Conference on Information Integration and Web-based Applications & Services, Vienna; 02.12.2013 - 04.12.2013; in: “Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Information Integration and Web-based Applications & Services”, p. 443 - 452.
• B. Božić, W. Winiwarter: “A Showcase of Semantic Time Series Processing”; International Journal of Web Information Systems 9, no. 2 (2013): 117-141.

2012

• B. Božić, W. Winiwarter: “Community Building Based on Semantic Time Series”; International Conference on Information Integration and Web-based Applications & Services, Bali; 03.12.2012 - 05.12.2012; in: “Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Information Integration and Web-based Applications & Services” Association for Computing Machinery, New York,(2012), ISBN: 978-1-4503-1306-3; p. 213 - 222.
• B. Božić: “A Multi-Domain Framework for Community Building Based on Data Tagging”; International Semantic Web Conference, Boston; 11.11.2012 - 15.11.2012; in: “The Semantic Web - ISWC 2012” Springer, Heidelberg Berlin (2012), ISBN: 978-3-642-35172-3; p. 441 - 444.
• B. Božić, J. Peters-Anders, G. Schimak: “Filtering of Semantically Enriched Environmental Time Series”; International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software, Leipzig; 01.07.2012 - 05.07.2012; in: “Proceedings of the sixth biennal meeting of the International Environmental Modelling and Software Society” Int. Environmental Modelling and Software Society, Leipzig (2012), ISBN: 78-88-9035-742-8; p. 2395 - 2402.

2011

• B. Božić: “Simulation and Modeling of Semantically Enriched Time Series”; 19th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Perth, Australia; 12.12.2011 - 16.12.2011; in: “Sustaining our Future: Understanding and Living with uncertainty” Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand, (2011), ISBN: 978-0-9872143-1-7; 7 p.
• B. El-Gamil, W. Winiwarter, B. Božić, H. Wahl: “Deep web integrated systems: current achievements and open issues”; iiWAS2011 - Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Information Integration and Web-based Applications and Services, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; 05.12.2011 - 07.12.2011; in: “Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Information Integration and Web-based Applications and Servies” (2011), ISBN: 978-1-4503-0784-0; p. 447 - 450.
• G. Schimak, P. Dihé, T. Pariente, G. Avellino, L. Petronzio, A. Rizzoli, S. Nesic, B. Božić: “Environmental Information Enrichment - The TaToo Approach”; 19th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, Perth, Australia; 12.12.2011 - 16.12.2011; in: “Sustaining our Future: Understanding and Living with uncertainty” Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand, (2011), ISBN: 978-0-9872143-1-7; 6 p.
• G. Schimak, B. Božić, A. Kaufmann, J. Peters-Anders, P. Dihé, A. Rizzoli, T. Lobo, G. Avellino: “The TaToo Semantic Case - Requirements, impacts and applications”; EnviroInfo 2011, 25th International Conference Environmental Informatics, ISPRA, Italy; 03.10.2011 - 05.10.2011; in: “Innovations in Sharing Environmental Observations and Information” W. Pillmann, S. Schade, P. Smits (Hrg.); SHAKER Verlag, 2 (2011), ISBN: 978-3-8440-0451-9; p. 832 - 847.
• B. Božić, W. Winiwarter: “Tools zur Unterstützung der Semantischen Suche”; in: “Strukturierung der Juristischen Semantik - Structuring Legal Semantics”, herausgegeben von: Editions Weblaw; Editions Weblaw, Bern, 2011, ISBN: 978-3-905742-80-0, p. 387 - 399.

2009

• Bleier, T.; Božić, B.; Bumerl-Lexa, R.; Da Costa, A.; Costes, S.; Iosifescu, I.; Martin, O.; Frysinger, S.; Havlik, D.; Hilbring, D.; Jacques, P.; Klopfer, M.; Kunz, S.; Kutschera, P.; Lidstone, M.; Middleton, S.E.; Roberts, Z.; Sabeur, Z.; Schabauer, J.; Schlobinski, S.; Shu, T.; Simonis, I.; Stevenot, B.; Usländer, T.; Watson, K.; Wittamore, K. : “SANY - an open service architecture for sensor networks “; Book: SANY Consortium, ISBN 978-3-00-028571-4; 2009.