The Theme
From Hype to Architecture: Operationalizing Data-Centric Intelligence
At the 2024 Data-Centric Architecture Forum, a central theme was the integration of Generative AI and knowledge graphs. While early interest in LLMs like ChatGPT centered on ontology generation, DCAF focused on practical architectural integration—where and how these models fit into a robust, data-centric system.
The forum also addressed cybersecurity from two key angles: enabling secure, cross-organizational intelligence sharing and enhancing the resilience of the data-centric stack. Provenance and data lineage emerged as differentiators for graph-based systems, with sessions diving into graph-native methods for tracking data origins and usage—plus their implementation tradeoffs.
Other key topics included entity resolution, with a focus on architectural methods for identifying and reconciling duplicate entities; and scale, as participants shared how they’ve managed graphs with billions (or more) of triples while staying true to semantic principles. The event also featured live, production-grade demos of semantic applications, showcasing how real systems are being built today.
The Agenda
June 4th | 9:15 a.m.
Dave McComb | Semantic Arts
Data-Centricity in Context
June 4th | 10:00 a.m.
Ryan Hohimer | Semantic Arts
Ontologies in Cybersecurity, including real world use cases
June 4th | 1:00 p.m.
Doug Kimball | Ontotext
LLMs and Graphn
June 4th | 2:00 a.m.
Andrew Johnson | Fluree
LLMs and Graph
June 4th | 3:00 a.m.
Panel Discussion
LLM & KG Panel
June 5th | 9:00 a.m.
Ricky Sun – Ultipa
Ultipa 5.0 and the focus on scalability + performance + useability
June 5th | 1:00 p.m.
Forrest Hare | Summit Knowledge Solutions
Using RDF-star conventions to track provenance of facts stored in a triplestore
June 5th | 2:00 p.m.
Mark van Berkel – Schema App
June 36th | 9:00 a.m.
Paco Nathan – Senzing
Entity Resolved Knowledge Graphs and proven patterns for deploying Entity Resolution with demo
June 6th | 10:00 a.m.
Mark van Berkel – Schema App
June 6th | 10:00 a.m.
Panel Discussion
Forrest Hare, Paco Nathan, Mark Van Berkel
June 6th | 10:00 a.m.
Demos
IndustryKG
SemSpect
Zazuko
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