- From: Lee Feigenbaum <lee@thefigtrees.net>
- Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 11:26:32 -0500
- To: SPARQL Working Group <public-rdf-dawg@w3.org>
Role: Co-chair I am an invited expert in the working group; as such, I am not representing the interests of any organization. == Bio == I worked with Semantic Web technologies at IBM for about five years, from 2002-2007, before leaving to start Cambridge Semantics. I'm the original author of the Glitter SPARQL engine, which is a component of Open Anzo. I joined the RDF Data Access Working Group (the first SPARQL group) in the middle of 2005 and served as chair from the beginning of 2007 through to the end of the group's work in early 2008. I also served for a short while as a co-editor of the SPARQL Protocol specification, and I was involved in drafting a working draft on a WSDL 1.1 version of the SPARQL Protocol. I was also a co-editor of the working group note on serializing the results of SPARQL queries in JSON. Rounding out my SPARQL experience, I co-wrote sparql.js[2], a simple JavaScript library for issuing SPARQL queries and processing JSON results. Once upon a time Elias torres and I used this to create an early demo o fusing SPARQL to mashup calendar data on the Web [3]. Unfortunately, I think that bit rot has been the demise of that particular demonstration. == Contact info == The best way to reach me is usually via email to lee@thefigtrees.net. I also try to hang out on #sparql on irc.w3.org, though I'm less reliable there. I'm happy to chat voice as well, either at +1 (617) 553 1060 or via skype. == Goals for SPARQL WG == I'd like to do whatever I can to help the group produce a core set of extensions to the SPARQL specifications. Things that are important to me: 1) Timeliness - it's important to me that we produce high-quality work within our 18-month timeframe 2) Balancing * the needs of the SPARQL user community * the work of SPARQL implementors * the energy & enthusiasm of the SPARQL working group 3) Producing high-quality, clear and concise specification text 4) Producing and maintaining test cases to * promote concrete discussion of proposed features * provide guidance and a test suite for SPARQL implementors I do have my own personal opinions on SPARQL extensions, but for the most part I intend to cast those aside and act as an objective aid for the working group to reach consensus on the best path forward for extending SPARQL. Please don't hesitate to get in touch if I can help you out in any way, Lee [1] http://openanzo.org [2] http://www.thefigtrees.net/lee/sw/sparql.js [3] http://esw.w3.org/topic/SparqlCalendarDemo
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