Open Science Festival
TDCC-NES welcomes you to the Open Science Festival 2026, hosted at TU Delft Aula on 14 October. Our ontology engineers have organized an Ontologies & Linked Data Networking Session to connect people who want to explore these topics.
When & Where
- Date: 14 October 2026
- Location: TU Delft Aula
- Event website: https://opensciencefestival.nl
Ontology Networking Session
TU Delft Aula 01.221 – Foyer Zuid, 15:30–16:15
Curious about ontologies and linked data, but not sure where to start? Meet one of the
TDCC-NES ontology engineers, who offer free ontology support to researchers across the Netherlands, and join other festival participants interested in the same
questions. An informal conversation, open to everyone, no prior experience with
semantic technologies required.
Ontologies are structured, machine-readable descriptions of concepts and relationships within a domain. They provide shared definitions of terms, such as materials, processes, instruments, samples, methods, and variables, so that both humans and machines can interpret them consistently. That shared meaning enables interoperability (the I in FAIR), as data becomes easier to understand, link to other datasets, and reuse for further studies. Ontologies are the foundation for linked data and knowledge graphs, allowing data to be easily interconnected and queried across systems.
TDCC-NES has two dedicated ontology engineers, funded by Open Science NL, tasked with supporting researchers across the Netherlands who want to apply ontologies and linked data within their projects. The ontology engineers offer free, practical guidance and training to help select, develop, and apply ontologies, so that research outputs become more FAIR, interoperable, and AI-ready.
This networking session invites Open Science Festival participants who are interested in applying ontologies and linked data within their projects to get in touch with the TDCC-NES ontology engineers, learn how to get support, and meet other participants who are interested in these topics. The session is an informal space to exchange ideas, ask questions, and explore the role of ontologies and linked data in research.
The session is hosted by Dani Metilli and Lena Karvovskaya (TDCC-NES)
