He was appointed as a new member at the Board of Trustees meeting on June 4, 2024 and has since been confirmed by the Executive Board.
Prof. Ngonga Ngomo has headed the “Data Science” (DICE) department at Paderborn University for more than seven years, whose research has led to more than 25 international research awards, and is now also a member of the Heinz Nixdorf Institute's Board of Directors.
Professor Ngonga Ngomo and his team focus on the foundations for explainable AI. For example, they are investigating how people can understand AI models, in particular how they are created. They are also trying to make AI queries to knowledge graphs, from which their information originates, more time-efficient. Language assistants also play a role in research, with natural language being processed and its correlations mapped in patterns. These patterns can be used to create knowledge graphs in order to find suitable answers. These topics are emerging in current discussions in society. With the addition of the “Data Science” specialist group, the Heinz Nixdorf Institute's seven specialist groups have now been extended by an eighth.
Born in Cameroon in 1983, Prof. Ngonga came to Germany in 1999. In 2003, he was honored as the best foreign student by the University of Leipzig. Following his diploma, he wrote his doctoral thesis from 2004 to 2009. He received numerous awards for his work, including the “Best Research Paper Award” in 2011 & 2013. He began his career at Paderborn University in 2016 as a deputy professor for “Data Science”, took over this professorship in 2017 and has now been teaching in this field for more than seven years.
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