Linked Web Storage Invited Expert Request

To the attention of W3C Linked Web Storage (LWS) Working Group (WG) Team Contact, Pierre-Antoine Champin, and the W3C Team:

As per W3C Invited Experts, I would like to request to join the W3C LWS WG as an Invited Expert (IE). My goal is to continue contributing to open standards development and the broader community.

My W3C user account: https://www.w3.org/users/46140/

I have no affiliation. I am not supported by a financially solvent organization which has terminated its W3C membership.

I have contributed to the following items listed in the LWS WG Charter:

• The Proposed LWS WG charter, as an author and editor
• Solid Protocol, as the lead author and lead editor
• Web Access Control, as author and editor
• Solid Notifications Protocol, as author and editor
• Solid-OIDC, as general contributor and reviewer
• WebID, as general contributor and reviewer
• Solid QA, as the lead author and lead editor
• Solid Security Considerations, as general contributor and reviewer

With the exception of the WebID specification, I chaired the Solid CG during the development of the items above. I led efforts between WebID CG and Solid CG to include the WebID specification in the charter, as it's key for the Solid Protocol.

I have participated in several dozen W3C Groups on various topics, with varying levels of engagement, as an individual representing a W3C Member, Advisory Committee representative, IE, independent contributor, and chair. I am a participant in the majority of the W3C Groups outlined in the LWS charter for coordination, and contribute to workspaces involving horizontal groups such as the TAG, the W3C Team, and the Positive Work Environment CG. I am experienced with the W3C Process, W3C Guidebook (including the Chair role), as well as the principles of the Modern Paradigm for Standards to which the W3C adheres. I have consistently aimed to navigate conflicts of interest, both personal and organisational, by prioritizing the community's needs and concerns, while adhering to the process and working towards consensus.

In addition to having a solid understanding of and contributions to the material that will be taken up by the LWS WG, I understand and have demonstrated the wider considerations and dependencies that would be useful for the group's success, for example the Web Architecture and Ethical Web Principles.

I have gone through the W3C Recommendation and Note publication processes in the past, acting as the editor/author of Linked Data Notifications, and Embedding Web Annotations in HTML in WGs such as Social Web and Web Annotation, among other published works.

I am a strong proponent of "eating our own cooking." I build what I (first and foremost) and others need, and use it. I have been focusing on exemplifying standards through the dokieli application, a socially-aware clientside editor for decentralised article publishing, annotations, and social interactions. I have provided my implementation experience back to standards development communities.

I have actively and consistently assisted other developers in the community over the years, helping them understand and implement technical specifications for their projects.

I have also published my Ph.D. dissertation, Linked Research on the Decentralised Web, that explains how open Web technologies - some of which as outlined in the LWS charter - can be used to create a fully functioning ecosystem for research communication.

Lastly, I have published a detailed documentation of my contributions to open standards development, in particular to the evolution of the core work outlined in the LWS charter (circa 2010 for WebID, 2015 for Solid), in an article titled Self-Review: Chairing, which you many find useful.

Please let me know if you require additional information to help you assess my qualifications to join the WG as an IE and to continue my service to open standards development.

Thank you for your time and attention.

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