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Kjetil Kjernsmo

Kjetil Kjernsmo

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Senior Consultant at Devotta AS

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Public Interest Technologist. Currently working to understand how democracies can gain regulability of the technology landscape through developing technologies with a democratic mandate. Sometimes working in the details of technology, and then the Semantic Web is my main professional interest. I originally did a Master's in theoretical astrophysics, before working in the computer industry for 8 years. Then, I went back to the University of Oslo to do a Ph.D. in Informatics on SPARQL on the open Web. Also working to redecentralize the Web on the Solid project.

Specialties: Semantic Web, Social Web

Career: 11

Senior Consultant

Devotta AS

Aug 2026 - Present

Multiarc

Oct 2010 - Present

Multiarc is my one-man company that does consulting on Semantic Web technologies, instructional and motivational talks on outdoor life and licensing of my late father's work.

CPAN

Oct 2003 - Present

I contribute modules to CPAN, particularly in the Semantic Web domain.

Norad - Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation

Oslo, Norway

Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

Technical expert on normative technologies and Digital Public Goods

Inrupt, Inc.

Jul 2018 - Jan 2022

Working to re-decentralize the Web on the Solid project.

Nornir - Unleashing the full potential of IoT

Oslo Area, Norway

May 2018 - Jul 2018

Working with Semantic Web technologies in relation to Nornir's event based IoT platform.

University of Oslo

Oslo Area, Norway

Oct 2010 - Dec 2016

Ph.D. in informatics with a thesis titled "SPARQL on the open, decentralised Web"

ABC Startsiden AS

Jan 2010 - Oct 2010

I modernized the framework behind Startsiden's catalog, at the time one of Norway's highest traffic sites. This enable new products to be developed more efficiently.

Computas AS

Aug 2007 - Dec 2009

Engaged in various projects involving web technology, with emphasis on Semantic Web

Opera Software ASA

Dec 2006 - Jul 2007

Exposed RDF and SPARQL from the Opera Community; participated in standards groups, such as Web Content Label XG, POWDER WG, and Semantic Web Education and Outreach IG, where I initiated the Community Projects.

Opera Software

May 2005 - Dec 2006

Developer on a social networking site, Opera Community, as well as smaller, internal projects.

Projects: 1

w3.org/2007

Mar 2007 - Oct 2009

The mission of the Protocol for Web Description Resources (POWDER) Working Group is to develop a mechanism through which structured metadata ("Description Resources") can be authenticated and applied to groups of Web resources. This mechanism will allow retrieval of the description resources without retrieval of the resources they describe.

Skills: 26

Other

ArduinoComputer ScienceCPANDatabasesFirewalkingHTMLHypermediaJava
Linked DataMountaineeringOpen SourceOrienteeringPerlPhysicsRRDFRedisResource Description Framework (RDF)RESTSemantic WebSkiingSoftware DevelopmentSPARQLSQLStatisticsWeb Development

Education: 3

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

2010 - 2016

Thesis titled "SPARQL on the open, decentralised Web"

Cand. Scient

1994 - 2002

Master thesis entitled "Gravitational Microlensing of Quasar Clouds".

Activities / Societies: President, Norwegian Association for Physics Students; President, Physics Student's Panel; Vice President, Astronomy Student's Panel; Norwegian delegate, International Conference for Physics Students

Stovner

Education

1990 - 1992

Awards: 1

Semantic Web Developer of the Year 2014

Oct 2014

Languages: 3

Bokmål, Norwegian(Native or bilingual)
English(Professional working)
German(Elementary)

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