Ruben Verborgh

professor of Decentralized Web technology
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Ruben Verborgh

Summary

Ruben Verborgh is a human[1]. He was born on February 28, 1987[2]. He worked as a professor[3], computer scientist[4], and author[5].

Key Facts

  • Ruben Verborgh was born on February 28, 1987[2].
  • Ruben Verborgh was born on 1987[6].
  • Ruben Verborgh held citizenship in Belgium[7].
  • Ruben Verborgh worked as a professor[3].
  • Ruben Verborgh worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Ruben Verborgh's professions included author[5].
  • Ruben Verborgh's field of work was Semantic Web[8].
  • Ruben Verborgh's field of work was decentralization on the internet[9].
  • Ruben Verborgh's field of work was computer science[10].
  • Ruben Verborgh's field of work was World Wide Web[11].
  • Ruben Verborgh's field of work was Linked Data Fragments[12].
  • Among Ruben Verborgh's employers was Ghent University[13].
  • Among Ruben Verborgh's employers was Massachusetts Institute of Technology[14].
  • Ruben Verborgh is recorded as male[15].
  • Ruben Verborgh's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Ruben Verborgh supervised Sven Lieber as a doctoral student[17].
  • Ruben Verborgh's Commons category is recorded as Ruben Verborgh[18].
  • Ruben Verborgh earned the academic degree of doctorate[19].
  • Ruben Verborgh's family name is recorded as Verborgh[20].
  • Ruben Verborgh's given name is recorded as Ruben[21].
  • Ruben Verborgh's official website is recorded as https://ruben.verborgh.org/[22].
  • Ruben Verborgh's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Dutch[23].
  • Ruben Verborgh's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • Ruben Verborgh's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[25].
  • Ruben Verborgh's exact match is recorded as https://ruben.verborgh.org/profile/#me[26].

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Origins and Family

Recorded date of birth include February 28, 1987[2] and 1987[6].

Education

Ruben Verborgh earned the academic degree of doctorate[19].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include professor[3], computer scientist[4], and author[5]. Fields of work include Semantic Web[8], an information system[27]; decentralization on the internet[9]; computer science[10], an academic discipline[28]; World Wide Web[11], an information system[29]; and Linked Data Fragments[12]. Employers include Ghent University[13], a public university[30], in Belgium[31], founded in 1817[32], headquartered in Ghent[33] and Massachusetts Institute of Technology[14], a university[34], in United States[35], founded in 1861[36], headquartered in Cambridge[37]. Ruben Verborgh supervised Sven Lieber as a doctoral student[17].

Why It Matters

Ruben Verborgh's notable doctoral advisees include Sven Lieber[38], a researcher[39], b. 1988[40], of Germany[41], specialised in computer science[42].

FAQs

What did Ruben Verborgh do for work?

Ruben Verborgh worked as professor[3], computer scientist[4], and author[5].

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  1. [15] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [16] . ruben.verborgh.org. ruben.verborgh.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  9. [3] . ruben.verborgh.org. ruben.verborgh.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  16. [19] . ruben.verborgh.org. ruben.verborgh.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [2] . ruben.verborgh.org. ruben.verborgh.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [6] . UGentMemorialis. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  23. [24] . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [38] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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