Tom De Nies
Semantic Web Expert at First Stage
Dilsen-Stokkem, Limburg, Belgium
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Top SchoolTom De Nies is a Semantic Web expert and full-stack JavaScript developer with a PhD in Computer Science and nine years of R&D and startup experience, now focused on knowledge graphs, data modelling and AI. He founded a consultancy to help startups ship prototypes and has repeatedly translated research-grade Linked Data and provenance work into production systems—from government platforms like Kaleidos to Australian knowledge-graph products at KurrawongAI. Comfortable across Node.js back ends and modern front-ends (Vue/Angular), he thrives as a jack-of-all-trades technical lead for small teams and early-stage ventures. His academic work contributed to W3C PROV standards and industry projects that improved trust and interoperability of linked data—an uncommon blend of standards-level research and hands-on product delivery. Based in rural Limburg, he deliberately favors remote collaboration and direct engagements that maximize development time over commuting.
9 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MSc), Computer Science Engineering, cum laude, Master of Science (MSc), Computer Science Engineering, cum laude at Universiteit GentDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science Engineering at Ghent University
English, French, Dutch
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Github Skills (64)
data-visualization8
docker8
charts8
react8
svg8
mu-service8
spring-boot8
vue8
buefy8
java8
javascript8
visualization8
entity7
login-system7
bulma7
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
kanselarij-vlaanderen/case-documents-sync-service
Aug 2022 - Nov 2024
Service for materializing all documents of a case according to OSLO besluitvorming
Contributions:3 reviews, 1 PR, 1 push in 2 years 3 months
kanselarij-vlaanderen/legacy-data-service
Jul 2021 - Apr 2025
This service exposes a number of routes that execute SPARQL queries to gain insight in a number of legacy data issues on kaleidos.
Contributions:6 PRs, 46 pushes in 3 years 9 months
sparqlqueriesroutesgain
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