James Hendler
Web Science at 20, is it still needed?
Abstract. Yes.
Speaker Bio. James Hendler is the Tetherless World Professor of Computing, Web and Cognitive Science at RPI. Hendler is an expert in artificial intelligence, with special expertise including linked-data and Semantic Web, open scientific and government data sharing, and machine learning (especially transfer learning and foundation models). His work in AI and Machine learning have produced over 450 books and papers in his 40 years of AI experience and has been recognized in his citations as a Fellow of the Association for Artificial Intelligence (AAAI), American Association for Advancement of Science (AAAS), Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), and the US National Academy of Public Administration. Hendler was the winner of the 2025 AAAI Feigenbaum Prize.