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    Michael Pool

    Principal Ontologist

    Michael Pool is a data scientist with extensive experience in ontologies and semantic technology. He currently works in the Office of the CTO at Bloomberg, where he is developing a tool to create and deploy ontologies across the firm.13 Prior to this, he served as a Principal Ontologist on the Amazon Product Knowledge team.34

    Throughout his career, Pool has held several high-profile positions in major financial institutions and technology companies:

    • Executive Director (Head of Ontology and Semantic Modeling) at Morgan Stanley (May 2020 - August 2022)
    • Director and Senior Principal Architect of Data Management at BNY Mellon (November 2017 - May 2020)
    • Global Head of Semantic Technologies at Credit Suisse (June 2015 - November 2017)
    • Vice President of Data Architecture at Goldman Sachs (August 2012 - June 2015)1

    Pool's experience also includes roles at Vertical Search Works, Convera Technologies, IET, Inc., and Cycorp, where he worked on the famous Cyc project.13

    He holds a Master's degree in Philosophy of Mathematics from the University of Alberta and a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics and Education from Calvin College.1

    Recently, Pool has been involved in research on using Large Language Models and Retrieval Augmented Generation for creating ontology terms.2 He has also expressed strong opinions on semantic technology practices, including proposing a moratorium on the use of the word "semantics" due to its imprecise usage in the field.3

    Pool is based in New York City and enjoys running in Central Park.3

    Highlights

    Feb 11 · youtube.com
    Mike Pool: Is it time for a moratorium on the word “semantics”?
    Mike Pool: Is it time for a moratorium on the word “semantics”?
    Dec 18 · podcasts.apple.com
    Knowledge Graph Insights - Apple Podcasts

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