Maxim Van de Wynckel

Hello! My name is Maxim Van de Wynckel, a tech lead, researcher and consultant. My research focuses on hybrid and indoor positioning, interoperability, linked data, and methods for discovering services. Read more about me here. For a list of all my academic publications, click here. I often write about my research or other projects in my blog.

Recent blog posts

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  1. Invitation to my public PhD defence
    Invitation to my public PhD defence 1 min My public PhD defence on 'Interoperable and Discoverable Indoor Positioning Systems' will take place on the 30th of June at 15:00
  2. Research featured in an interview
    Research featured in an interview 1 min Our research towards decentralised positioning systems and location data was featured through an interview in the Flemish magazine 'Knack'.
  3. The privacy of location data is an open problem
    The privacy of location data is an open problem 3 min Imagine this: Your New Year’s resolution is to exercise more, so you start running. Suddenly, ads for running shoes pop up on your phone. Convenient? Sure. But it makes you wonder: Why are you seeing this?

Recent publications

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  1. OWL-SDA: A Multi-Agent System for Generating Synthetic Data to Support Ontology Evaluation
    poster Van de Wynckel, M., & De Roock, E. (2026). OWL-SDA: A Multi-Agent System for Generating Synthetic Data to Support Ontology Evaluation. Posters, Demos, Blue Sky, and Tutorials at SEMANTiCS 2026.
  2. ODDToolkit: An Open-Source Toolkit to Help Bridge the Developer Gap in Ontology Driven Design
    poster Van de Wynckel, M., & Van Haute, G. (2026). ODDToolkit: An Open-Source Toolkit to Help Bridge the Developer Gap in Ontology Driven Design. Posters, Demos, Blue Sky, and Tutorials at SEMANTiCS 2026.
  3. Chemical Identity Lost in Regulation: A Study of Semantic Interoperability in European Chemical Substance Data
    poster Van Haute, G., Goedertier, S., Fannes, P., & Van de Wynckel, M. (2026). Chemical Identity Lost in Regulation: A Study of Semantic Interoperability in European Chemical Substance Data. Posters, Demos, Blue Sky, and Tutorials at SEMANTiCS 2026.