Technical Advisory Board

The Technical Advisory Board (TAB) acts as the technical backbone of the RDA, offering expertise and guidance to the Council. TAB also plays a crucial role in the development, review and promotion of RDA Working & Interest Groups and Communities of Practice.

For a comprehensive understanding of TAB’s responsibilities and collaborative processes, please consult the roles, responsibilities and processes of the RDA Technical Advisory Board document .

Read more about what TAB does and how it works together

Rossella Aversa

Researcher
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology – Scientific Computing Centre

Daniel Bangert

Director
4TU.ResearchData

Louise Bezhuidenhout (Co-chair)

Senior Researcher
Leiden University

Raphael Cóbe (Co-chair)

Research Associate
Sao Paulo State University / Project Manager, Advanced Institute for Artificial Intelligence

Romain David

Research Fellow/Data Manager
European Research Infrastructure
on Highly Pathogenic Agents
(ERINHA)

Mohamed Drira

Associate Professor and Faculty Governor
St Mary’s University

Dr Sara El-Gebali

Sara El-Gebali

Metadata Specialist
DataCite

Anupama Gurujaj

Program Officer
NIH/NIAID

Najla Rettberg

Coordinator, Base4NFDI

TU Dresden

Dr James Savage

James Savage

Research Manager
Southern Institute of Technology

Curtis Sharma

Engagement and Communication Officer
Research Data Alliance

Victoria Smith

Programme/Project Manager
Digital Research Alliance of Canada

Martina Stockhause

Programme Manager / Project Manager
German Climate Computing Centre (DKRZ)

Mingfang Wu (Co-chair)

Senior Research Data Specialist
Australian Research Data Commons

TAB Rotation Schedule 

NOTE: TAB members can renominate if they wish, subject to rules listed in the RDA TAB Responsibilities and Processes document.

Term Expires December 2026*Term Expires December 2027*Term expires December 2028*
Daniel BangertMohamed DriraMartina Stockhause (2nd term)
Victoria SmithJames SavageRomain David (2nd term)
Louise BezuidenhoutSara El-GebaliCurtis Sharma
Anupama GurujajRossella Aversa (2nd term)
Mingfang Wu (2nd term)Raphael Cobe (2nd term)
Najla Rettberg
* While we try to ensure consistent timelines for term expiration, there may be slight modifications each year to as we aim to align those dates with plenary schedules.  

Previous TAB members

TermNameTermNameTermName
2013 – 2014Bill Michener2015 – 2018Wenbo Chu2020 – 2021João Rocha da Silva
2013 – 2015Bridget Almas 2015 – 2018Steve Diggs2020 – 2023Sarah Jones
2013 – 2015Beth Plale2015 – 2018Larry Lannom2020 – 2023Karin Breitman
2013 – 2015Jamie Shiers2016 – 2019Paul Uhlir2020 – 2023Gretchen Greene
2013 – 2016Peter Fox2016 – 2019Tobias Weigel2020 – 2023Shahira Khair
2013 – 2016Susanna-Assunta Sansone2016 – 2022Helen Glaves2022 – 2024Noel Chibira
2013 – 2016Peter Wittenburg2016 – 2022Devika Madalli2019 – 2024Anthony Oko-Isu
2013 – 2016Simon Cox2017 – 2020Jane Wyngaard2018 – 2024Isabelle Perseil
2013 – 2020Andrew Treloar2017 – 2020Sarah Ramdeen2018 – 2024Frankie Stevens
2013 – 2020Francoise Genova2018 – 2019Raed Sharif2023 – 2024Laurel Haak
2013 – 2020Rainer Stotzka2018 – 2021Dimitris Koureas2020 – 2025Rob Quick
2014 – 2017Liu Chuang2018 – 2021Christine Kirkpatrick2023 – 2025Wolmar Nyberg Åkerström
2014 – 2017Carole Palmer2019 – 2021Jeremy Geelen2023 – 2025Niels Deriemaecker
2015 – 2018Ingrid Dillo2019 – 2022Sa-kwang Song
Past RDA Technical Advisory Board Members including length of service