Muhammad Saleem
Unit Leader Data Storage And Querying At AKSW DICE Research Group
Greater Leipzig Area Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolMuhammad Saleem is a seasoned research leader with 11 years of experience in Semantic Web technologies, knowledge graph creation, and SPARQL query processing, currently heading the Data Storage and Querying unit at AKSW/DICE, Leipzig University. He holds a PhD (Magna Cum Laude) and has a proven track record in federated SPARQL optimization, benchmarking, and graph partitioning from roles across Europe and Asia, including stints at NUS and DERI. His work blends deep academic rigor with practical systems engineering, translating research prototypes into robust data storage and query solutions. Notably, his career shows a sustained focus on making distributed Linked Data query processing efficient and duplicate-free—an area where theory meets real-world scalability challenges. Based in the Greater Leipzig Area, he combines leadership of a university research unit with ongoing hands-on development and benchmarking of SPARQL systems.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Computer Software Engineering CGPA, BS, Computer Software Engineering CGPA at UET PeshawarDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science, Magna Cum Lauda, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science, Magna Cum Lauda at Leipzig UniversityMaster, Computer Science and Engineering, Master, Computer Science and Engineering at Hanyang University
English, Urdu, Korean
Github Skills (42)
dice10
triplestore10
semantic-web10
query-optimization10
benchmarking10
extraction10
triple10
linked-data10
rdf10
endpoint10
sparql10
querying10
analytics9
datasets9
knowledge-graph9
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
dice-group/LargeRDFBench
Mar 2015 - Jan 2020
Contributions:84 commits, 83 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 10 months
AKSW/Feasible
Feb 2016 - Aug 2019
Contributions:25 commits in 3 years 6 months
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