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Kurt Cagle

Consulting Ontologist & Knowledge Graph Architect · Independent

Kurt Cagle is a consulting ontologist, knowledge graph architect, and technical author with more than 25 books to his credit. He serves as an IEEE Standards Editor and publishes The Cagle Report and The Ontologist on Substack, as well as the AI+Semantics NewsBytes LinkedIn newsletter. This piece was developed in collaboration with Chloe Shannon, an AI collaborator and co-author working with Kurt on knowledge architecture and semantic systems.

Expertise in

OntologyKnowledge GraphsSemantic WebRDF & OWLContext Engineering

Specialty

Knowledge Graph & Ontology Expert

Experience

25+ years in semantic web, ontology design, and knowledge graph architecture

Notable Work

Author of 25+ technical books on XML, RDF, and semantic web; coined semantic web design patterns for enterprise AI systems

Certifications

IEEE Standards Editor

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