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Deborah L. McGuinness is a leading authority in knowledge representation, semantic web technologies, and explainable AI. Her foundational work on the Web Ontology Language (OWL) and the development of the Protégé ontology editor have become cornerstones of the semantic web, enabling structured, machine-readable data across scientific domains. She has pioneered research in provenance, trust, and explanation, making complex AI systems more transparent and accountable. With over 100,000 citations, her contributions have shaped modern intelligent systems, particularly in biomedicine, geosciences, and data integration. McGuinness also co-chaired the W3C’s OWL Working Group and has been recognized with numerous awards, including the AAAI Feigenbaum Prize. Her work continues to drive innovation in how knowledge is represented, shared, and reasoned over in the age of big data and AI.