Mohamed Sherif
Senior Researcher at Universität Leipzig
Paderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Top SchoolMohamed Sherif is a Senior Researcher and experienced postdoctoral scientist with 13 years in academia, currently based in Paderborn and affiliated with both Paderborn University and Universität Leipzig. He specializes in semantic web technologies, data integration and enrichment, and applying machine learning to geospatial datasets, bringing deep domain expertise from his PhD work at the AKSW research group. Mohamed combines rigorous research (PhD Magna Cum Laude) with practical teaching and systems experience dating back to early academic roles in Egypt, which gives him a strong foundation in both theory and implementation. His work sits at the intersection of knowledge graphs and spatial analytics, enabling richer linked-data applications for geographic information. Colleagues value his ability to translate complex semantic models into usable data pipelines and ML workflows that address real-world geospatial problems.
13 years of coding experience
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Informatics, Magna Cum Laude, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Informatics, Magna Cum Laude at Leipzig UniversityMaster's degree, Informatics, Master's degree, Informatics at Minufiya UniversityBachelor's degree, Computer Science, Very good grade with degree of honour, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, Very good grade with degree of honour at Suez Canal University
German, Arabic, English
Github Skills (26)
artificial-intelligence10
python10
nearest-neighbors10
semantic-web10
machine-learning10
record-linkage10
semantics10
lda10
linked-data10
discovery10
rdf10
scalability10
optimization10
gatsbyjs8
knowledge-graph8
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
GeoKnow/DEER
Aug 2013 - Jan 2017
RDF enrichment Framework (for the last version of the project see https://github.com/dice-group/DEER)
Contributions:148 commits, 1 PR, 38 pushes in 3 years 5 months
rdf
dice-group/LIMES-legacy
Feb 2014 - Dec 2015
Repository of LIMES releases
Contributions:17 commits, 9 pushes in 1 year 10 months
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