Alumni Member
Andriy Nikolov (Alumni) 
Research Associate
I joined KMi as a PhD student in October 2005. After my graduation in 2010, I continue working in KMi as a research associate. The main focus of my research is knowledge fusion for Semantic Web data: integrating pieces of information extracted from different sources and resolving ambiguities and inconsistencies between them.
Keys: knowledge fusion, linked data, ontology matching, coreference resolution, KnoFuss
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Publications
Wolff, A., Zdrahal, Z., Nikolov, A. and Pantucek, M. (2013). Improving retention: predicting at-risk students by analysing clicking behaviour in a virtual learning environment. In: Third Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge (LAK 2013), 8-12 Apr 2013, Leuven, Belgium (forthcoming). https://oro.open.ac.uk/36936/.
d'Aquin, M., Motta, E., Nikolov, A. and Thomas, K. (2012). Realizing networks of proactive smart products. In: 18th International Conference on Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management (EKAW 2012), 8-12 Oct 2012, Galway, Ireland. https://oro.open.ac.uk/34450/.
Nikolov, A. (2010). Fusing Automatically Extracted Annotations for the Semantic Web. [Thesis] https://oro.open.ac.uk/34012/.
Nikolov, A., d'Aquin, M. and Motta, E. (2012). Unsupervised learning of link discovery configuration. In: 9th Extended Semantic Web Conference (ESWC 2012), 27-31 May 2012, Heraklion, Greece. https://oro.open.ac.uk/33434/.
Ullmann, T.D., Uren, V. and Nikolov, A. (2009). The SemSearchXplorer - exploring semantic search results with semantic visualizations. In: AST 2009 Applications of Semantic Technologies, located at the Informatik 2009, 2 Oct 2009, Lübeck, Germany. https://oro.open.ac.uk/33413/.
Ferrara, A., Nikolov, A. and Scharffe, F. (2011). Data linking for the Semantic Web. International Journal on Semantic Web and Information Systems, 7(3), pp. 46–76. https://oro.open.ac.uk/33222/.
d'Aquin, M., Nikolov, A. and Motta, E. (2011). Enabling lightweight semantic sensor networks on android devices. In: The 4th International Workshop on Semantic Sensor Networks 2011 (SSN2011), 23 Oct 2011. https://oro.open.ac.uk/32332/.
Nikolov, A., d'Aquin, M. and Motta, E. (2011). What should I link to? Identifying relevant sources and classes for data linking. In: Joint International Semantic Technology Conference (JIST2011) for ASWC2011 and CSWC2011, 1-7 Dec 2011, Hangzhou, China. https://oro.open.ac.uk/32334/.
d'Aquin, M., Nikolov, A. and Motta, E. (2011). Building SPARQL-Enabled Applications with Android devices. In: 10th International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC2011), 23-27 Oct 2011, Bonn, Germany. https://oro.open.ac.uk/32335/.
Nikolov, A. and d'Aquin, M. (2011). Identifying relevant sources for data linking using a semantic web index. In: WWW2011 Workshop: Linked Data on the Web (LDOW 2011) at 20th International World Wide Web Conference (WWW 2011), 29 Mar 2011, Hyderabad, India. https://oro.open.ac.uk/29298/.
Nikolov, A. and Motta, E. (2010). Capturing emerging relations between schema ontologies on the Web of Data. In: COLD-2010 Consuming Linked Data at The 9th International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC 2010), 7-11 Nov 2010, Shanghai, China. https://oro.open.ac.uk/29275/.
Nikolov, A., Uren, V., Motta, E. and De Roeck, A. (2009). Towards data fusion in a multi-ontology environment. In: 18th International World Wide Web Conference (WWW 2009), 20-24 Apr 2009, Madrid, Spain. https://oro.open.ac.uk/29274/.
Nikolov, A., Uren, V. and Motta, E. (2010). Data linking: capturing and utilising implicit schema-level relations. In: Linked Data on the Web (LDOW 2010) at 19th International World Wide Web Conference (WWW 2010), 27 Apr 2010, Raleigh, USA. https://oro.open.ac.uk/29276/.
Nikolov, A., Uren, V., Motta, E. and De Roeck, A. (2008). Handling instance coreferencing in the KnoFuss architecture. In: 1st international workshop on Identity and Reference on the Semantic Web (IRSW2008) - at ESWC-08, 1 Jun 2008, Tenerife, Spain. https://oro.open.ac.uk/27994/.
Nikolov, A., Uren, V., Motta, E. and De Roeck, A. (2008). Integration of semantically annotated data by the KnoFuss architecture. In: 16th International Conference on Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management (EKAW 2008), 29 Sep - 03 Oct 2008, Acitrezza, Italy. https://oro.open.ac.uk/28010/.
Nikolov, A., Li, N., d'Aquin, M. and Motta, E. (2010). Evaluating semantic data infrastructure components for small devices. In: The International Workshop on Evaluation of Semantic Technologies (IWEST 2010), 08 Nov 2010, Shanghai, China. https://oro.open.ac.uk/24694/.
Nikolov, A., Uren, V., Motta, E. and De Roeck, A. (2008). Refining instance coreferencing results using belief propagation. In: 3rd Asian Semantic Web Conference (ASWC 2008), 08-11 Dec 2008, Bangkok, Thailand. https://oro.open.ac.uk/23485/.
d'Aquin, M., Nikolov, A. and Motta, E. (2010). How much semantic data on small devices? In: EKAW 2010, Conference - Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management by the Masses, 11-15 Oct 2010, Lisbon, Portugal. https://oro.open.ac.uk/24323/.
Sabou, M., Kantorovitch, J., Nikolov, A., Tokmakoff, A., Zhou, X. and Motta, E. (2009). Position paper on realizing smart products: challenges for Semantic Web technologies. In: 2nd international workshop on semantic sensor networks 2009 (SSN09) at ISWC 2009, 26 Oct 2009, Washington D.C., USA. https://oro.open.ac.uk/23449/.
Lopez, V., Nikolov, A., Fernandez, M., Sabou, M., Uren, V. and Motta, E. (2009). Merging and ranking answers in the Semantic Web: the wisdom of crowds. In: 4th Asian Semantic Web Conference (ASWC 2009), 7-9 Dec 2009, Shanghai, China. https://oro.open.ac.uk/23445/.
Tech Reports
Unsupervised data linking using a genetic algorithm
Techreport ID: kmi-11-02
Date: 2011
Author(s): Andriy Nikolov,Mathieu d'Aquin,Enrico Motta
Fusing automatically extracted annotations for the Semantic Web
Techreport ID: kmi-06-12
Date: 2006
Author(s): Andriy Nikolov
