Younes Djaghloul
Software Engineer Expert & Knowledge Management Specialist
Holding a PhD in Computer Science with over 20 years of experience, I combine academic computer science rigor with enterprise engineering to design, document, and structure data for EU institutions, financial systems, and research organizations. I specialize in scalable Java microservices, semantic knowledge architectures, and machine intelligence.
Younes Djaghloul, PhD
Software Engineer Expert & Knowledge Specialist
PhD in Computer Science
Univ. Mentouri Constantine (2003–2007)
Software Engineer Expert
ARHS Group • Luxembourg (Jun 2024 – Present)
Core Pillars of Expertise
Grounded in doctorate-level research and 20+ years of industrial implementation.
Software Engineering & Microservices
Full-stack enterprise solution delivery with deep emphasis on data model consistency, microservices performance, and clean documentation.
Knowledge & Data Management
Specialized in functional and semantic data modeling, data catalogue governance, and data interoperability standards across European open data platforms.
Artificial Intelligence & Data Science
Combining Machine Learning in Python with semantic knowledge structures to build intelligent recommender systems and automated data workflows.
Flagship Projects
EU Open Data Portal
Central data catalogue giving unified access to open datasets from European Union institutions and bodies.
- Semantic interoperability & linked-data modeling.
- DCAT-AP standard dataset metadata integration.
- Multilingual delivery across 24 official EU languages as Scrum Master.
Financial Transaction Search
Optimised search engine performance for high-volume banking transactions across enterprise financial backend systems.
- Asynchronous Kafka event-driven messaging layer.
- Spring Boot microservices with Oracle DB query tuning.
- Significant latency reduction for transaction retrieval.
European R&D & Semantic AI
Applied research and semantic platform development across 8+ EU-funded research consortia (AAL, INTERREG).
- Ontology-driven platforms for smart ageing & collaborative care.
- Recommender systems & SPARQL knowledge endpoints.
- Contributions to SPONSOR, BE-GOOD, MEDIATE, TAO & ACDC.
Full Professional Profile
Software Engineer Expert
ARHS Group • Luxembourg
- Design and deliver full-stack, data-driven solutions leveraging Spring Boot, Hibernate/JPA, PostgreSQL, REST/SOAP, and Kafka, with rigorous attention to data-model consistency and documentation.
- Turn complex business requirements into well-defined, documented data sets while working seamlessly across business, data, and IT teams in multilingual environments.
- Mentor junior engineers and define coding and documentation standards, ensuring high quality and maintainability across the delivery team.
Senior IT Consultant
ARHS Cube • Luxembourg
- Contributed to the flagship EU Open Data Portal data catalogue giving centralized access to open datasets from EU institutions; worked extensively on dataset metadata, publication, and data reuse.
- Drove DCAT-AP metadata-model integration (standardized dataset description and compliance) and spearheaded multilingual delivery across 24 official EU languages as Scrum Master.
- Optimized banking transaction search performance through a Kafka-based asynchronous messaging architecture with Spring Boot and Oracle backends, gaining deep domain knowledge of banking transaction data and processes.
- Engaged directly with EU stakeholders to clarify data requirements and definitions, translating them into scalable, standards-compliant data models and technical solutions.
- Mentored junior engineers and established coding and documentation standards across delivery teams.
Researcher
Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) • Luxembourg
- Conducted applied research within European-funded programmes including AAL and INTERREG, focused on smart ageing and cross-border data exchange.
- Developed semantic platforms and public data publication pipelines using Java EE, Elasticsearch, RDF/OWL, and SPARQL, structuring and linking heterogeneous data sources into reusable, searchable knowledge.
R&D Engineer
CRP Henri Tudor • Luxembourg
Designed semantic data models, ontologies, RESTful services, and ontology-based knowledge platforms for collaborative European research projects across 8+ EU initiatives:
Lecturer, Analyst Programmer & Freelance Trainer
University of M'sila, SDS Informatique & Independent • Algeria
University lecturer in web technologies and software engineering; built custom business software in C, Delphi, and Oracle; delivered technical client training in XML, XSLT, and data modeling.
Get In Touch
Available for senior IT consulting, software architecture, and knowledge management engagements in Luxembourg and across Europe.