Michael F. Uschold (born 1955) is an American

computer scientist A computer scientist is a scientist who specializes in the academic study of computer science. Computer scientists typically work on the theoretical side of computation. Although computer scientists can also focus their work and research on ...

Artificial Intelligence Artificial intelligence (AI) is the capability of computer, computational systems to perform tasks typically associated with human intelligence, such as learning, reasoning, problem-solving, perception, and decision-making. It is a field of re ...

researcher Research is creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge. It involves the collection, organization, and analysis of evidence to increase understanding of a topic, characterized by a particular attentiveness to ...

, and

consultant A consultant (from "to deliberate") is a professional (also known as ''expert'', ''specialist'', see variations of meaning below) who provides advice or services in an area of specialization (generally to medium or large-size corporations). Cons ...

known for his work on

knowledge representation Knowledge representation (KR) aims to model information in a structured manner to formally represent it as knowledge in knowledge-based systems whereas knowledge representation and reasoning (KRR, KR&R, or KR²) also aims to understand, reason, and ...

and

ontology Ontology is the philosophical study of existence, being. It is traditionally understood as the subdiscipline of metaphysics focused on the most general features of reality. As one of the most fundamental concepts, being encompasses all of realit ...

.Noy, Natalya F., and Deborah L. McGuinness. ''Ontology development 101: A guide to creating your first ontology.'' (2001).

Biography

Uschold received his BA in

Mathematics Mathematics is a field of study that discovers and organizes methods, Mathematical theory, theories and theorems that are developed and Mathematical proof, proved for the needs of empirical sciences and mathematics itself. There are many ar ...

and

Physics Physics is the scientific study of matter, its Elementary particle, fundamental constituents, its motion and behavior through space and time, and the related entities of energy and force. "Physical science is that department of knowledge whi ...

in 1977 from

Canisius College Canisius University is a private Jesuit university in Buffalo, New York. It was founded in 1870 by Jesuits from Germany and is named after St. Peter Canisius. Canisius offers more than 100 undergraduate majors and minors, and around 34 ma ...

, his MS in

Computer Science Computer science is the study of computation, information, and automation. Computer science spans Theoretical computer science, theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, and information theory) to Applied science, ...

in 1981 from

Rutgers University Rutgers University ( ), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a Public university, public land-grant research university consisting of three campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's C ...

, and his Ph.D. in

in 1991 from the

University of Edinburgh The University of Edinburgh (, ; abbreviated as ''Edin.'' in Post-nominal letters, post-nominals) is a Public university, public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Founded by the City of Edinburgh Council, town council under th ...

.Michael F. Uschold
at semanticarts.com, 2017. Accessed 18-05-2017 In 1983, Uschold joined the faculty of the

, Department of Artificial Intelligence, as a researcher and lecturer, and later moved to its

Artificial Intelligence Applications Institute The Artificial Intelligence Applications Institute (AIAI) at the School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh was a non-profit technology transfer organisation that promoted research in the field of artificial intelligence. History ...

. In 1997, he left the academic world and became a

research scientist A scientist is a person who researches to advance knowledge in an area of the natural sciences. In classical antiquity, there was no real ancient analog of a modern scientist. Instead, philosophers engaged in the philosophical study of nature ...

Boeing Phantom Works Boeing Phantom Works is the advanced prototyping arm of the defense and security side of Boeing. Its primary focus is developing advanced military products and technologies, many of them highly classified. Founded by McDonnell Douglas, the resea ...

, a division of The Boeing Company, specializing in advanced prototyping. In 2007, he became a senior

ontologist Ontology is the philosophical study of being. It is traditionally understood as the subdiscipline of metaphysics focused on the most general features of reality. As one of the most fundamental concepts, being encompasses all of reality and every ...

at a computer science consulting firm; in 2009, he started as an independent consultant; and since 2010, he has participated in a management consulting firm. Uschold's research interests and expertise are in the fields of "software concept design and architecture; facilitation, analysis, and modeling; asking probing questions; getting to the heart of the matter; and communication of complex information in simple terms. Writing, speaking, and presenting; constructive reviewing and critiquing; and semantic technology."

Selected publications

Papers and articles, a selection: * Uschold, Michael, and Martin King.
Towards a methodology for building ontologies
'. Artificial Intelligence Applications Institute, University of Edinburgh, 1995. * Uschold, Michael.
Building ontologies: Towards a unified methodology
'' Technical. Report AIAI-TR-195, Artificial Intelligence Applications Institute, The University of Edinburgh, 1996. * Uschold, Mike, and Michael Gruninger.
Ontologies: Principles, methods and applications
" ''Knowledge Engineering Review'' 11.2 (1996): 93–136. * Uschold, M., King, M., Moralee, S., & Zorgios, Y. (1998).
The enterprise ontology
" ''The Knowledge Engineering Review'', 13(01), 31–89. * Jasper, Robert, and Mike Uschold.
A framework for understanding and classifying ontology applications
" ''Proceedings 12th Int. Workshop on Knowledge Acquisition, Modelling, and Management KAW.'' Vol. 99. 1999.

References

External links

semanticarts.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Uschold, Michael Living people American artificial intelligence researchers American computer scientists Canisius University alumni Rutgers University alumni Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Academics of the University of Edinburgh Enterprise modelling experts 1955 births