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Research Areas

  1. Data Mining
  2. Machine learning

Past Projects

  1. ALDA: Automated Legal Document Analytics
  2. Database Semanticizer
  3. IT Services Metrics
  4. memeta
  5. OWLIR: Information Retrieval On The Semantic Web
  6. Security in Mobile Databases
  7. Semantic Discovery: Discovering Complex Relationships in Semantic Web
  8. Tables to Linked Data
  9. Velador Engine

Publications

2025

  1. M. Islam, L. Elluri, and K. P. Joshi, "Integrating Knowledge Graphs with Retrieval-Augmented Generation to Automate IoT Device Security Compliance", InProceedings, 2025 IEEE International Conference on Intelligence and Security Informatics (ISI), July 2025, 1693 downloads.

2024

  1. R. Walid, K. P. Joshi, and S. Choi, "Leveraging semantic context to establish access controls for secure cloud-based electronic health records", Article, International Journal of Information Management Data Insights, April 2024, 1329 downloads.

2023

  1. R. Walid, K. P. Joshi, and S. Choi, "Semantically Rich Differential Access to Secure Cloud EHR", InProceedings, 9th IEEE International Conference on Big Data Security on Cloud (BigDataSecurity 2023), May 2023, 780 downloads.

2022

  1. C. Hanks, M. Maiden, P. Ranade, T. Finin, and A. Joshi, "CyberEnt: Extracting Domain Specific Entities from Cybersecurity Text", InProceedings, Mid-Atlantic Student Colloquium on Speech, Language and Learning, April 2022, 1462 downloads.

2020

  1. M. Sills, P. Ranade, and S. Mittal, "Cybersecurity Threat Intelligence Augmentation and Embedding Improvement - A Healthcare Usecase", InProceedings, International Conference on Intelligence and Security Informatics (ISI), November 2020, 355 downloads.
  2. A. Mahindrakar and K. P. Joshi, "Automating GDPR Compliance using Policy Integrated Blockchain", InProceedings, 6th IEEE International Conference on Big Data Security on Cloud (BigDataSecurity 2020), May 2020, 1768 downloads.

2016

  1. K. P. Joshi, A. Gupta, S. Mittal, C. Pearce, A. Joshi, and T. Finin, "Semantic Approach to Automating Management of Big Data Privacy Policies", InProceedings, IEEE International Conference on Big Data, December 2016, 2439 downloads.
  2. S. Mittal, P. K. Das, V. Mulwad, A. Joshi, and T. Finin, "CyberTwitter: Using Twitter to generate alerts for Cybersecurity Threats and Vulnerabilities", InProceedings, IEEE/ACM International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining (ASONAM), August 2016, 4593 downloads.
  3. D. S. Roche, A. Aviv, and S. Choi, "A Practical Oblivious Map Data Structure with Secure Deletion and History Independence.", InProceedings, IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy, May 2016, 1596 downloads.

2015

  1. Y. Huang, Y. Yesha, and S. Zhou, "A database-based distributed computation architecture with Accumulo and D4M: An application of eigensolver for large sparse matrix", InProceedings, IEEE International Conference on Big Data, November 2015, 1550 downloads.
  2. J. Gholap, V. P. Janeja, Y. Yesha, R. Chintalapati, H. Marwaha, and K. Modi, "Collaborative data mining for clinical trial analytics", InProceedings, IEEE International Conference on Big Data Bioinformatics and Biomedicine (BIBM), November 2015, 1636 downloads.
  3. A. Grover, J. Gholap, V. P. Janeja, Y. Yesha, R. Chintalapati, H. Marwaha, and K. Modi, "SQL-like big data environments: Case study in clinical trial analytics", InProceedings, IEEE International Conference on Big Data, November 2015, 1826 downloads.
  4. L. Han, T. Finin, A. Joshi, and D. Cheng, "Querying RDF Data with Text Annotated Graphs", InProceedings, Proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Scientific and Statistical Database Management, June 2015, 2966 downloads.
  5. V. Mulwad, "TABEL - A Domain Independent and Extensible Framework for Inferring the Semantics of Tables", PhdThesis, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, January 2015, 3099 downloads.

2014

  1. L. Han, "Schema Free Querying of Semantic Data", PhdThesis, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, August 2014, 1856 downloads.

2013

  1. A. Joshi, R. Lal, T. Finin, and A. Joshi, "Extracting cybersecurity related linked data from text", InProceedings, Proceedings of the 7th IEEE International Conference on Semantic Computing, September 2013, 2763 downloads.
  2. A. Joshi, "Linked Data for Software Security Concepts and Vulnerability Descriptions", MastersThesis, University of Maryland Baltimore County, July 2013, 2055 downloads.

2012

  1. V. Mulwad, T. Finin, and A. Joshi, "A Domain Independent Framework for Extracting Linked Semantic Data from Tables", InCollection, Search Computing - Broadening Web Search, July 2012, 2102 downloads.
  2. S. More, M. L. Mathews, A. Joshi, and T. Finin, "A Knowledge-Based Approach To Intrusion Detection Modeling", InProceedings, Proceedings of the IEEE Workshop on Semantic Computing and Security, May 2012, 2607 downloads.
  3. S. More, "Situation Aware Intrusion Detection Model", MastersThesis, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, May 2012, 635 downloads.

2011

  1. V. Mulwad, T. Finin, and A. Joshi, "Automatically Generating Government Linked Data from Tables", InCollection, Working notes of AAAI Fall Symposium on Open Government Knowledge: AI Opportunities and Challenges, November 2011, 3740 downloads.
  2. V. Mulwad, "DC Proposal: Graphical Models and Probabilistic Reasoning for Generating Linked Data from Tables", InProceedings, Proceedings of Tenth International Semantic Web Conference, Part II, October 2011, 2955 downloads.
  3. M. Oberoi, P. Jagtap, A. Joshi, T. Finin, and L. Kagal, "Information Integration and Analysis: A Semantic Approach to Privacy", InProceedings, Proc. Third IEEE International Conference on Information Privacy, Security, Risk and Trust, October 2011, 1941 downloads.
  4. V. Mulwad, T. Finin, and A. Joshi, "Generating Linked Data by Inferring the Semantics of Tables", InProceedings, Proceedings of the First International Workshop on Searching and Integrating New Web Data Sources, September 2011, 3901 downloads.
  5. V. Mulwad, W. Li, A. Joshi, T. Finin, and K. Viswanathan, "Extracting Information about Security Vulnerabilities from Web Text", InProceedings, Proceedings of the Web Intelligence for Information Security Workshop, August 2011, 3583 downloads.

2010

  1. V. Mulwad, T. Finin, Z. Syed, and A. Joshi, "Using linked data to interpret tables", InProceedings, Proceedings of the the First International Workshop on Consuming Linked Data, November 2010, 3634 downloads, 7 citations.
  2. Z. Syed, "Wikitology: A novel hybrid knowledge base derived from wikipedia", PhdThesis, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, August 2010, 1753 downloads.
  3. Z. Syed, T. Finin, V. Mulwad, and A. Joshi, "Exploiting a Web of Semantic Data for Interpreting Tables", InProceedings, Proceedings of the Second Web Science Conference, April 2010, 6058 downloads, 6 citations.

2009

  1. K. P. Joshi, A. Joshi, and Y. Yesha, "Quality metrics for Virtualized IT Services on the Cloud", InProceedings, Proceedings of 18th Annual Frontiers in Service Conference, Hawaii, 2009, October 2009.
  2. L. Han, Y. Yesha, R. Salkeld, J. Martineau, L. Ding, A. Joshi, and T. Finin, "Finding Appropriate Semantic Web Ontology Terms from Words", TechReport, UMBC, May 2009, 2658 downloads.
  3. X. Yan, Y. Peng, and e., "From Ontology Selection and Semantic Web to an Integrated Information System for Food-Borne Diseases and Food Safety", InBook, Software Tools and Algorithms for Biological Systems, January 2009, 2268 downloads.

2008

  1. T. Briggs, "Constraint Generation and Reasoning in OWL", PhdThesis, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, November 2008, 4950 downloads.
  2. J. Mayfield, B. J. Dorr, T. Finin, D. Oard, and C. Piatko, "Knowledge Base Evaluation for Semantic Knowledge Discovery", InProceedings, Proceedings of the NSF Sponsored Symposium Semantic Knowledge Discovery, Organization and Use, November 2008, 2894 downloads.
  3. O. Walavalkar, A. Joshi, T. Finin, and Y. Yesha, "Streaming Knowledge Bases", InProceedings, Proceedings of the Fourth International Workshop on Scalable Semantic Web knowledge Base Systems, October 2008, 4589 downloads, 70 citations.
  4. L. Han and T. Finin, "Predicting Appropriate Semantic Web Terms from Words", InProceedings, Proceedings of the Twenty-Third AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, July 2008, 2767 downloads.

2007

  1. C. Parr, J. Sachs, L. Han, T. Wang, and T. Finin, "RDF123 and Spotter: Tools for generating OWL and RDF for biodiversity data in spreadsheets and unstructured text", InProceedings, Proceedings of Biodiversity Information Standards Annual Conference (TDWG 2007), October 2007, 2568 downloads, 3 citations.
  2. O. Walavalkar, "Streaming Knowledge Bases", MastersThesis, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, August 2007, 4 citations.
  3. A. Parafiynyk, C. Parr, J. Sachs, and T. Finin, "Adding Semantics to Social Websites for Citizen Science", InProceedings, Proceedings of the Workshop on Semantic e-Science (AAAI 07), June 2007, 6600 downloads, 3 citations.
  4. P. Reddivari, T. Finin, and A. Joshi, "Policy-Based Access Control for an RDF Store", InProceedings, Proceedings of the IJCAI-07 Workshop on Semantic Web for Collaborative Knowledge Acquisition, January 2007, 8483 downloads, 34 citations.

2006

  1. T. Finin, L. Kagal, and D. Olmedilla, "Report on the Models of Trust for the Web Workshop", Article, SIGMOD Record, December 2006, 1177 downloads.
  2. L. Ding and T. Finin, "Characterizing the Semantic Web on the Web", InProceedings, Proceedings of the 5th International Semantic Web Conference, November 2006, 7251 downloads, 82 citations.
  3. L. Han, L. Ding, R. Pan, and T. Finin, "Swoogle's Metadata about the Semantic Web", TechReport, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, May 2006, 2728 downloads.

2005

  1. L. Ding, P. Kolari, Z. Ding, S. Avancha, A. Joshi, and T. Finin, "Using Ontologies in the Semantic Web: A Survey", InBook, Ontologies A Handbook of Principles, Concepts and Applications in Information Systems, October 2005, 9611 downloads, 36 citations.
  2. L. Ding, P. Kolari, Z. Ding, S. Avancha, A. Joshi, and T. Finin, "Using Ontologies in the Semantic Web: A Survey", TechReport, TR-CS-05-07, July 2005, 7988 downloads.

2004

  1. P. Kolari and A. Joshi, "Web Mining - Research and Practice", Article, IEEE Computing in Science and Engineering - Web Engineering Special Issue, August 2004, 4905 downloads, 25 citations.
  2. M. A. Grasso, "Clinical applications of handheld computing", Proceedings, Proceedings of the 17th IEEE Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems, June 2004.
  3. D. Khushraj, "Semantic Tuple Spaces: A Coordination", MastersThesis, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, January 2004.

2003

  1. F. Perich, A. Joshi, Y. Yesha, and T. Finin, "Collaborative Joins in a Pervasive Computing Environment", TechReport, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, August 2003, 4542 downloads.

2002

  1. T. Finin and A. Joshi, "Agents, Trust, and Information Access on the Semantic Web", Article, SIGMOD Record, December 2002, 1734 downloads.
  2. L. Kagal, "Rei : A Policy Language for the Me-Centric Project", TechReport, HP Labs, September 2002, 4455 downloads.
  3. S. Avancha, A. Joshi, and T. Finin, "Enhanced Service Discovery in Bluetooth", Article, IEEE Computer, June 2002, 3243 downloads, 61 citations.
  4. M. Gandhe, T. Finin, and B. Grosof, "SweetJess: Translating DamlRuleML to Jess", InProceedings, International Workshop on Rule Markup Languages for Business Rules on the Semantic Web in conjunction with ISWC2002, June 2002, 2962 downloads, 51 citations.

2001

  1. F. Perich, S. Avancha, A. Joshi, Y. Yesha, and K. P. Joshi, "Query Routing and Processing in Mobile Ad-Hoc Environments", TechReport, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, November 2001, 5184 downloads.

1999

  1. T. Finin, "Pfc Users Manual", TechReport, August 1999, 428 downloads.

1998

  1. E. J. Clarke, "The empirical use of continuous variables in Bayesian belief networks for exploratory data analysis", PhdThesis, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, May 1998, 613 downloads.

1996

  1. D. P. McKay, J. Pastor, R. McEntire, and T. Finin, "An architecture for information agents", InProceedings, Advanced Planning Technology: Technological Achievements of the ARPA/Rome Laboratory Planning Initiative, December 1996, 373 downloads.

1993

  1. T. Finin, C. Nicholas, and Y. Yesha, "Information and Knowledge Management, Expanding the Definition of "Database"", Book, Springer, January 1993, 334 downloads.

1992

  1. J. Pastor, D. P. McKay, and T. Finin, "View-Concepts: Knowledge-Based Access to Databases", InProceedings, Proceedings of the First International Conference on Information and Knowledge Management, November 1992, 2576 downloads, 27 citations.

1991

  1. T. Finin, R. McEntire, C. Weir, and B. SIlk, "A Three-Tiered Approach to Natural Language Text Retrieval", InProceedings, AAAI-91 Workshop on Natural Language Text Retrieval, August 1991, 360 downloads.

1990

  1. D. P. McKay, T. Finin, and A. O'Hare, "The Intelligent Database Interface: Integrating AI and database systems", InProceedings, Proceedings of the 1990 National Conference on Artificial Intelligence, August 1990, 4480 downloads, 54 citations.

1989

  1. T. Finin, R. Fritzson, R. McEntire, D. P. McKay, and A. O'Hare, "The intelligent system server: delivering AI to complex systems", InProceedings, IEEE International Workshop on Tools for Artificial Intelligence -- Architectures, Languages and Algorithms, October 1989, 1694 downloads.
  2. T. Finin and R. Fritzson, "How to serve knowledge, notes on the design of a knowledge base server", InProceedings, AAAI 1989 Spring Symposium on Knowledge System Development Tools and Languages, March 1989, 449 downloads.

1988

  1. T. Finin and J. McGuire, "A Hierarchical Database Model for a Logic Programming Language", TechReport, Department of Computer and Information Science, Technical Report No. MS-CIS-88-22., March 1988, 692 downloads.
  2. T. Finin and J. McGuire, "A Hierarchical Database Model for a Logic Programming Language", TechReport, University of Pennsylvania, March 1988, 386 downloads.

1986

  1. T. Finin, A. K. Joshi, and B. Webber, "Natural language interactions with artificial experts", Article, Proceedings of the IEEE, July 1986, 3095 downloads, 30 citations.
  2. T. Finin, A. K. Joshi, and B. Webber, "Natural language interactions with artificial experts", Article, Proceedings of the IEEE, June 1986, 1253 downloads.

1984

  1. A. Howe and T. Finin, "Using Spreading Activation to Identify Relevant Help", InProceedings, 5th Biennial Conference of the Canadian Society for Computational Studies of Intelligence, May 1984, 915 downloads.

1983

  1. T. Finin, "The Planes Interpreter and Compiler for Augmented Transition Network Grammars", InBook, The Design of Interpreters, Compilers, and Editors for Augmented Transition Networks, January 1983, 756 downloads.

1979

  1. T. Finin, B. Goodman, and H. Tennant, "JETS: Achieving Completeness through Coverage and Closure", InProceedings, Proceedings of the Sixth International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI-79), August 1979, 1453 downloads.

1978

  1. T. Finin, "Casting the Rendezvous Analyzer Rules into Augmented Transition Network Form", TechReport, IBM Research Report RJ 2146, November 1978.

1976

  1. D. L. Waltz, T. Finin, F. Green, F. Conrad, B. Goodman, and G. D. Hadden, "The Planes System: Natural Language Access to a Large Data Base", TechReport, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, November 1976, 421 downloads.

Dataset

  1. 10M RDF triples
  2. foafPub dataset

Presentation

  1. Database Semanticizer Presentation
  2. DB Infrastructure for the Semantic Web
  3. Domain-based computational approaches to understand the molecular basis of diseases
  4. Extracting Cybersecurity related entities, terms and concepts from text.
  5. Generating Linked Data by inferring the semantics of tables
  6. Schema Free Querying of Semantic Data
  7. Semantic Web Technologies: A Tutorial
  8. Sixty years of knowledge graphs for language understanding
  9. Tables to Linked Data
  10. Tables to Linked Data
  11. Using linked data to interpret tables

Poster

  1. Generating Linked Data by inferring the semantics of tables
  2. Managing Data with Changing Scheme in RDF Databases

Old News

  1. Welcome to the Splogosphere
    December 16, 2005
  2. Finin to serve as editor-in-chief of Journal of Web Semantics
    September 1, 2005
  3. Introducing Dr. Hidenari Kiyomitsu of Kobe University
    January 17, 2004

Old Events

  1. TABEL -- A Domain Independent and Extensible Framework for Inferring the Semantics of Tables
    January 8, 2015
  2. PhD defense: Lushan Han, Schema Free Querying of Semantic Data
    May 23, 2014
  3. Extracting cybersecurity related entities, terms and concepts from text
    May 28, 2013
  4. A Collaborative Approach to Situational Awareness for CyberSecurity
    April 29, 2013
  5. Generating Linked Data from Tables.
    March 24, 2013
  6. Cloud based Active Archiving Solution for Databases
    November 30, 2012
  7. An architecture for enterprise information interoperability
    November 9, 2012
  8. Situation Aware Intrusion Detection Model
    April 19, 2012
  9. Correlation Aware Optimizations for Analytic Databases
    March 9, 2012
  10. Combining NoSQL Products to Further Enhance Semantic Technologies
    October 19, 2011

Old Conferences

  1. ACM SIGMOD/PODS 2004 Conference
    June 13, 2004