Nishad Thalhath is a researcher in information science with expertise in semantic interoperability, metadata standards, and knowledge graphs. He serves as a Technical Scientist at the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences in Japan, where he develops and manages metadata and integration systems for omics data as part of the Laboratory for Large-Scale Biomedical Data Technology.

He holds a Master’s degree in Library and Information Science and a PhD in Informatics. He also collaborates with the Metadata Laboratory at the University of Tsukuba’s School of Library, Information and Media Studies.

With nearly two decades of experience in information technology, he has worked as a developer, engineer, and consultant, contributing to IT and ITES projects across diverse domains.