KGC Lifetime Achievement Awards
The Knowledge Graph Conference Lifetime Achievement Award
A primary goal of KGC is to increase awareness of the exciting world of knowledge graphs, semantic technologies, and AI, and one of the ways we achieve this is by highlighting the leading contributors to the field.
2024 Recipient: Doug Lenat
Click the image above to see the slide animation from the KGC 2024 keynote.
Past Recipients
2023: Denny Vrandečić
2022: Deborah McGuinness
2021: Albert-László Barabási
2020: John F. Sowa
Selection Criteria
The following are considerations for selecting KGC Lifetime Award winners. Individuals who have:
- Demonstrated leadership in developing or promoting ideas/concepts which have advanced the field.
- Had a real impact in the industry. This could include application of their concepts in the real world, founding of research centers or companies which have been successful, or having an impact in a senior role in a larger organization.
- Built influence through their messaging, education, content, talks and/or publications. This could include mentoring others and developing a following, or through writings or books which have had an impact.
- Ideas and work have stood the test of time.
Want to nominate someone? Please email: contact@knowledgegraph.tech