Rafiqul Haque is a Research Fellow at RINN Artificial Intelligence, Research Ireland, based at the University of Galway. He specialises in data analytics, trustworthy AI and data spaces, with a focus on trusted data sharing. His research explores semantic interoperability, Generative AI and the convergence of AI and European data ecosystems. He contributed to DSSC 1.0, working on the Data Space Design Principles and the Data Space Blueprint. With around 15 years of experience spanning research, technology development, industry, entrepreneurship and teaching, he works across academia, industry and government to translate emerging data and AI technologies into practical digital infrastructures.