Till Christopher Lech

Till Christopher Lech is the Director of Innovation at NorwAI (Norwegian Research Center for AI Innovation).12 He assumed this role in August 2024.2 Prior to joining NorwAI, Lech had a long tenure at SINTEF Digital, where he worked for over 8 years.2

Professional Background

Lech has extensive experience in the fields of:

• Semantic web
• Search technology
• Data and text mining4

He started his career in the software industry before transitioning to research.4

Research and Expertise

At SINTEF Digital, Lech held the position of Senior Research Scientist in the Sustainable Communication Technologies department.3 His research interests include:

• Data management
• Computational linguistics36

Lech holds a Cand.Phil. degree in Computational Linguistics.3

Current Role and Contributions

As the Director of Innovation at NorwAI, Lech is part of the center's management team.1 He contributes to NorwAI's goal of developing cutting-edge theories, methods, and technology for efficient, effective, and responsible exploitation of data-driven AI in innovative industrial solutions.1

Lech is also active in sharing knowledge and insights in his field. He has been a speaker at events such as NorwAI Innovate and DataWeek.45