Dougal Watt

New Zealand enterprise and information architect, university lecturer, inventor, and entrepreneur specialising in AI, semantic technologies and knowledge graphs
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Dougal Watt

Summary

Dougal Watt is a human[1]. He worked as a software architect[2], enterprise architect[3], information architect[4], inventor[5], and entrepreneur[6].

Key Facts

  • Dougal Watt held citizenship in New Zealand[7].
  • Dougal Watt worked as a software architect[2].
  • Dougal Watt's professions included enterprise architect[3].
  • Dougal Watt worked as an information architect[4].
  • Dougal Watt's professions included inventor[5].
  • Dougal Watt worked as an entrepreneur[6].
  • Dougal Watt's field of work was Semantic Web[8].
  • Dougal Watt's field of work was knowledge graph[9].
  • Dougal Watt's field of work was artificial intelligence[10].
  • Dougal Watt's field of work was enterprise architecture[11].
  • Dougal Watt's field of work was ontology[12].
  • Dougal Watt's field of work was ontology engineering[13].
  • Dougal Watt held the position of chief executive officer[14].
  • Dougal Watt was employed by Graph Research Labs[15].
  • Dougal Watt's education included a stint at University of Auckland[16].
  • Dougal Watt was educated at University of Auckland[17].
  • Dougal Watt's education included a stint at University of Auckland[18].
  • A notable work attributed to Dougal Watt is GRL Semantic AI Platform[19].
  • A notable work attributed to Dougal Watt is ClimateTracker[20].
  • A notable work attributed to Dougal Watt is Business Driven Insight via a Schema-Centric Data Fabric[21].
  • A notable work attributed to Dougal Watt is Semantics: the business technology disruptor of the future[22].
  • Dougal Watt received the The Open Group Architecture Framework[23].
  • Dougal Watt is recorded as male[24].
  • Dougal Watt's instance of is recorded as human[25].
  • Dougal Watt's residence is recorded as Auckland[26].

Body

Education

Educated at University of Auckland[16], a public university[27], in New Zealand[28], founded in 1883[29], headquartered in Auckland City[30].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include software architect[2], enterprise architect[3], information architect[4], inventor[5], and entrepreneur[6]. Fields of work include Semantic Web[8], an information system[31]; knowledge graph[9], founded in 1972[32]; artificial intelligence[10], a type of technology[33]; enterprise architecture[11], an academic discipline[34]; ontology[12], a field of study[35]; and ontology engineering[13], a field of study[36]. Dougal Watt was employed by Graph Research Labs[15]. He held the position of chief executive officer[14].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include GRL Semantic AI Platform[19], a software[37], founded in 2021[38]; ClimateTracker[20], a software[39], in New Zealand[40], founded in 2021[41]; Business Driven Insight via a Schema-Centric Data Fabric[21]; and Semantics: the business technology disruptor of the future[22].

Recognition

Dougal Watt received the The Open Group Architecture Framework[23].

FAQs

What did Dougal Watt do for work?

Dougal Watt worked as software architect[2], enterprise architect[3], information architect[4], inventor[5], and entrepreneur[6].

Where did Dougal Watt go to school?

Dougal Watt was educated at University of Auckland[16], University of Auckland[17], and University of Auckland[18].

What awards did Dougal Watt receive?

Honors received include The Open Group Architecture Framework[23].

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  18. [6] . linkedin.com. linkedin.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [15] . app.companiesoffice.govt.nz. app.companiesoffice.govt.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [23] . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . wikidata.org.
  22. [19] . graphresearchlabs.com. graphresearchlabs.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [20] . nzherald.co.nz. nzherald.co.nz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [21] . dblp.org. dblp.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [22] . videolectures.net. videolectures.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  11. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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