More importantly, however, is that I am this👌tempted to add the following footnote in the paper: \footnote{The lead author loves Python, the senior author loathes it and its ecosystem, though "loathing" is merely an approximation as there is no word that truly captures their sentiments.}
One of my MSc students has written a cool prototype in Python. I discovered a bug not written by them. I had to resort to Claude to discover an undocumented incompatibility issue between two libraries. That'll appear in my declaration regarding the use of GenAI for the paper we're drafting.
Following the success of our previous workshop, we are excited to announce the 2nd International Workshop on Users and Knowledge Graphs (UKG 2026), co-located with SEMANTiCS in Ghent, Belgium.
Abstract Submission: June 15, 2026
Workshop Date: September 15, 2026
ukgworkshop.github.io
I’m giving up. A US tourist was misinformed and told their family things about Belgium and their strikes that were false (i.e., people get paid while on strike). When correcting them, I merely got: “Thank you for your different opinion.” Truth has now become a different opinion.
If you’re free on the 18th of April and do not know what to do, there’s a fundraiser event for the LGBTQIA+ Refuge in Brussels. Hosted by none other than @ednasorgelsen.bsky.social
So I had the weirdest lucid-ish dream last night. I dreamt that I was in control of my dream using prompts, more specifically, using Claude. I just used a prompt to change the narrative of my dream and avert nightmares.
An MSc student told me how to create GitHub Pages from any repository, and I thought this was only possible for a personal GitHub.io webpage. I thought this was a relatively new feature, and it turns out it's been around since 2008. 🤦♂️
For the past few years, I have declined invitations to serve as a PC for ICTAI because they tend to assign 6-8 papers instead of the promised 3-4. This year, I have been added to their PC without an invitation. Quid?!
I asked Siri to call my SO, and it called a scientific collaborator whose name is NOTHING alike. My first thought upon hearing the wrong voice was: "Oh no, something bad happened." And how is your Tuesday going? >.>
My cat, Bettina, is being silly on our dining table when I set it up for an afternoon of DND!
Bettina just loves it when I set up the table for a D&D session. Bettina, Destroyer of Worlds!
Cover of Terry Pratchett’s The Bromeliad Trilogy.
Well, that book was quite the page turner. And some themes were developed for a children’s book! I love me some #TerryPratchett
Woops. I accidentally excluded the folder. It should be fixed now.
Gaston doesn’t like the Roomba hovering around the house and thus seeks comfort in my arms… 😻
Happy holidays! ❤️ ✨ 🐱 🎄 🎆
I'm grading papers and, for the first time in my career, I was so shocked by the naive approach to comparing things that aren't comparable. I wrote: "What I am about to write, I am writing with the utmost humor: You are not comparing apples to oranges, you are comparing seafoods to salads."
I’m overhearing a student explaining to another student what a library is, how it works, and how one can borrow books at the university library. 😢 #liege
Totally unexpected. 😳😬 But honored. 🙏
I’m still around if you want to know more about pre- or postdoc opportunities @semantics-conf.bsky.social
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For those at #SEMANTiCS2025 interested in #PhD or
#Postdoc opportunities at the Montefiore Institute at ULiège, feel free to grab my attention during coffee, lunch, ...
I tried booking a later flight, but ended up booking an earlier one because I mistakenly confused the arrival time with the departure time. 🤦🏻♂️
My exam hasn’t finished yet and they locked us in the building, oops.
Bettina, the tabby cat, is all cute and lying on the ground.
Gaston, the Panda with black ears and a black tail, is keeping me company on my desk.
Balzac, the tuxedo cat, in a Lego Tuxedo Cat box. The Lego build is in the background.
Happy International Cat Day! Here are some pictures of my cats. #InternationalCatDay #Cats #Cat
I did. I love to learn by doing. :-)
I haven’t developed the skills to alter yet, but I’ll give it to a friend. ;-)
I’m low key proud of myself. This is my first ever sewing project. I was unfortunately off by a couple of inches (damn you, imperial system), so I can’t wear it 😭 #sewing #dungarees
Hear me out… Stephen Colbert on @dropout.tv?
Anyhoo. That will be all for now. I'll be off galivanting, admiring temples, and observing fish, lizards, and amphibians. I'm truly geeking out! ;-D
And finally, I am very proud of a person who has obtained a prestigious postdoctoral grant; we worked pretty hard on it. While the reviews were overwhelmingly positive, I respect their difficult decision (!) to transition into the industry.
Fourthly, I completed some research-related tasks. We sent notifications for the First International Workshop on Users and Knowledge Graphs (at SEMANTiCS 2025). And we submitted the CR of a paper written by @davidchavesfraga.com , Souail Jaadari, and me. Souail did fantastic work as an intern.