Member
Aisling Third
Research Fellow
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I'm interested in the use of semantic technologies and natural language semantics and generation to improve both intelligent systems and services, and human interactions with them. The Semantic Web and Linked Data platforms offer a great opportunity for standards-based applications to a wide variety of domains, and I have a particular interest in using such approaches to improve patient experience and care.
My background is in formal semantics and philosophy, and I am interested in the use of practical computing applications to feed back into theoretical advances, and vice versa.
Keys: Semantic Web, Ontologies, Natural Language, Linked Data, Semantic Web Services, eHealth
News
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Publications
Kwarteng, J., Third, A., Mikroyannidis, A., Tarrant, D. and Domingue, J. (2026). SAGE-RAI: Design Patterns for Transparent RAG Systems. In: The ACM Web Conference 2026 (WWW '26), 13-17 Apr 2026, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. https://oro.open.ac.uk/108348/.
Sides, T., Kbaier, D., Farrell, T. and Third, A. (2025). Bridging trust gaps: Stakeholder perspectives on AI adoption in the United Kingdom NHS primary care. Digital Health, 11 https://oro.open.ac.uk/107412/.
Mikroyannidis, A., Third, A. and Domingue, J. (2024). Blockchain-based decentralised micro-accreditation for lifelong learning. Interactive Learning Environments, 33(3), pp. 2201–2215. https://oro.open.ac.uk/100059/.
Brown, V., Larasati, R., Third, A. and Farrell, T. (2024). A Qualitative Study on Cultural Hegemony and the Impacts of AI. In: AAAI/ACM Conference on AI, Ethics, and Society (AIES-24), 21-23 Oct 2024, San Jose, CA, USA. https://oro.open.ac.uk/99264/.
Mikroyannidis, A., Domingue, J., Third, A., Tarrant, D. and Pieroni, T. (2024). Smart Assessment and Guided Education with Responsible AI. In: 20th International Conference on Intelligent Tutoring Systems (ITS 2024), 10-13 Jun 2024, Thessaloniki, Greece. https://oro.open.ac.uk/99051/.
Ibáñez, L.D., Domingue, J., Kirrane, S., Seneviratne, O., Third, A. and Vidal, M.E. (2023). Trust, Accountability, and Autonomy in Knowledge Graph-Based AI for Self-Determination. Transactions on Graph Data and Knowledge, 1(1), 9:1-9:32. https://oro.open.ac.uk/94805/.
Kwarteng, J., Farrell, T., Third, A. and Fernandez, M. (2023). Annotators’ Perspectives: Exploring the Influence of Identity on Interpreting Misogynoir. In: ASONAM 2023: The 2023 IEEE/ACM International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining, 6-9 Nov 2023, Kusadasi, Turkey. https://oro.open.ac.uk/93975/.
Third, A. and Domingue, J. (2023). Ethics and Executability: Tracing Decency in Decentralised Knowledge Graph Applications. In: ESWC 2023 Workshops and Tutorials. Semantic Methods for Events and Stories (SEMMES), 28-29 May 2023, Hersonissos, Greece. https://oro.open.ac.uk/93726/.
Domingue, J., Third, A., Vidal, M.E., Rohde, P., Cano, J., Cimmino, A. and Verborgh, R. (2023). Trusting Decentralised Knowledge Graphs and Web Data at the Web Conference. In: ACM Web Conference 2023, 30 Apr 2023-4 May 2023, Austin TX USA. https://oro.open.ac.uk/88771/.
Third, A. and Domingue, J. (2023). Decency and Decentralisation: Verifiable Decentralised Knowledge Graph Querying. In: WWW '23 Companion: Companion Proceedings of the ACM Web Conference 2023, 30 Apr - 04 May 2023, Austin, Texas. https://oro.open.ac.uk/88166/.
Kwarteng, J., Farrell, T., Third, A., Burel, G. and Fernandez, M. (2023). Understanding Misogynoir: A Study of Annotators’ Perspectives. In: 15th ACM Web Science Conference 2023 (WebSci ’23), 30 Apr - 01 May 2023, Evanston, TX, USA. https://oro.open.ac.uk/88020/.
Kwarteng, J., Coppolino Perfumi, S., Farrell, T., Third, A. and Fernandez, M. (2022). Misogynoir: Challenges in Detecting Intersectional Hate. Social Network Analysis and Mining (SNAM), 12(1), https://oro.open.ac.uk/85874/.
Third, A. and Domingue, J. (2021). Decentralised Verification Technologies and the Web. In: Grech, Alex ed. Media, Technology and Education in a Post-Truth Society. Digital Activism and Society: Politics, Economy and Culture in Network Communication. Emerald Publishing Limited, pp. 255–269. https://oro.open.ac.uk/79838/.
Mikroyannidis, A., Third, A., Chowdhury, N., Bachler, M. and Domingue, J. (2020). Supporting Lifelong Learning with Smart Blockchain Badges. International Journal On Advances in Intelligent Systems, 13(3 & 4), pp. 163–176. https://oro.open.ac.uk/75146/.
Mikroyannidis, A., Third, A. and Domingue, J. (2020). A case study on the decentralisation of lifelong learning using blockchain technology. Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2020(1), pp. 1–10. https://oro.open.ac.uk/71952/.
Ekuban, A., Mikroyannidis, A., Third, A. and Domingue, J. (2021). Using GitLab Interactions To Predict Student Success When Working As Part Of A Team. In: ICL2020, 23 Sep - 25 Sep 2020. https://oro.open.ac.uk/71707/.
Eisenstadt, M., Ramachandran, M., Chowdhury, N., Third, A. and Domingue, J. (2020). COVID-19 Antibody Test/Vaccination Certification There’s an app for that. IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 1 pp. 148–155. https://oro.open.ac.uk/71083/.
Ramachandran, M., Chowdhury, N., Third, A., Jan, Z., Valentine, C. and Domingue, J. (2020). A Framework for Handling Internet of Things Data with Confidentiality and Blockchain Support. In: IoT4Safe, in conj. with Extended Semantic Web Conference (ESWC) 2020, 31 May - 1 Jun, Heraklion, Greece. https://oro.open.ac.uk/70313/.
Ramachandran, M., Chowdhury, N., Third, A., Domingue, J., Quick, K. and Bachler, M. (2020). Towards Complete Decentralised Verification of Data with Confidentiality: Different ways to connect Solid Pods and Blockchain. In: A Decentralised Web Workshop, 20-24 Apr 2020, Taipei, Taiwan. https://oro.open.ac.uk/69607/.
Chowdhury, N., Ramachandran, M., Third, A., Mikroyannidis, A., Bachler, M. and Domingue, J. (2020). Towards A Blockchain-based Decentralised Educational Landscape. In: The Twelfth International Conference on Mobile, Hybrid, and On-line Learning (eLmL 2020), 21-25 Nov 2020, Valencia, Spain. https://oro.open.ac.uk/69608/.
