Matthew Fielding, PhD

Matthew Fielding is a Research Affiliate at Swiss Art Research Infrastructure (ORDEA project) and Semantic Architect at Takin.solutions Ltd.

He holds a PhD in philosophy and has an extensive background in semantic data modelling and formal ontology, including several years in foundational work undertaken at the Institute for Formal Ontology and Medical Information Sciences as researcher and scientific advisor. Within the field of Cultural Heritage, Matthew has worked extensively with archival collections and digital holdings, reflecting his theoretical interest in the status of 'information objects' such as texts, images, sound, etc., and their relationship to the real-world entities they depict and discuss. His work in semantic architectures lays heavy emphasis on frameworks that support future interoperability.