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Sharif Islam

I am the Data Architect for DiSSCo (Distributed System for Scientific Collections) -- a new pan-European research infrastructure project. We are working with European museums and natural science collections to create a data-driven research infrastructure to mobilise, unify and deliver bio - and geo-diversity information. I am working closely together with the international research community to design infrastructure and data services that fit real science needs, and are cutting-edge in the global research infrastructure landscape.

My background is in designing, implementing, and managing various large scale and distributed mission-critical systems, services, and applications. Over the past few years, I have worked with several large scale research data and computing infrastructures in Europe and in the USA. My academic background includes a Bachelor's degree in Mathematics and Computer Science and a Ph.D. in Sociology.

Interest Group

Biodiversity Data Integration IG

Member
Stage: IG Established
Chair(s): Wouter Addink, Hamish Holewa, Sridhar Gutam, Libby Ellwood
Introduction Disciplinary groups play a pivotal role in the RDA ecosystem. Not only do they provide a mechanism for engaging with the outputs of the RDA community, they are instrumental in providing i...
Interest Group

Digital Twins IG

Member
Stage: Not Yet Endorsed
Chair(s): Satu Tuomikorpi, Timea Biro, Alexandra Kokkinaki, Mark Leggott
Welcome to the RDA working space dedicated to Digital Twins.
Interest Group

FAIR Digital Object Fabric IG

Member
Stage: IG Established
Chair(s): Xin Chen, Rainer Stotzka, Zachary Trautt, Maggie Hellström, Andreas Pfeil
TAB Liaison: Rossella Aversa
The Data Fabric IG (DFIG) identified that working with data in the many scientific labs and most probably also in other areas such as industry and governance is highly inefficient and too costly. Exce...
Interest Group

FAIR for Machine Learning (FAIR4ML) IG

Member
Stage: IG Established
Chair(s): Fotis Psomopoulos, Daniel S. Katz, Daniel Garijo, Beatriz Serrano-Solano, Leyla Jael Castro, Anne Fouilloux, Gnana Bharathy, Line Pouchard
TAB Liaison: Isabelle PERSEIL
The idea of FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable) in the context of scientific data management and stewardship was developed in 2014 and turned into specific principles in 2016[1]. ...
Working Group

FAIR for Research Software (FAIR4RS) WG

Member
Stage: WG Maintaining Deliverables
Chair(s): Michelle Barker, Paula Andrea Martinez, Leyla Jael Castro, Daniel S. Katz, Neil Chue Hong, Jennifer Harrow, Fotis Psomopoulos, Carlos Martinez-Ortiz, Morane Gruenpeter
News: May 24th, 2022. The RDA Council have endorsed the FAIR4RS Principles as an official output! Citation and download: Chue Hong, N. P., Katz, D. S., Barker, M., Lamprecht, A-L, Martinez, C., Psomop...
Coordination Group

GEDE – Group of European Data Experts in RDA

Member
Chair(s): Carlo Maria Zwölf, Peter Wittenburg, Edit Herczog
GEDErda20Charter_rev02-2.docx GEDErda20procedure-v01-1-2.docx GEDE20webinar_EOSC20Process_7.11.2019-2.pdf
Interest Group

International Indigenous Data Sovereignty IG

Member
Stage: IG Established
Chair(s): Stephanie Russo Carroll, Maui Hudson, Maggie Walter, Per Axelsson
Secretariat Liaison: Bridget Walker
TAB Liaison: Martina Stockhause
The call for Indigenous data sovereignty (ID-Sov) —the right of a nation to govern the collection, ownership, and application of its own data—has grown in intensity and scope over the past five ye...
Interest Group

Physical Samples and Collections in the Research Data Ecosystem IG

Member
Stage: IG Established
Chair(s): Kerstin Lehnert, Jens Klump, Esther Plomp, Lesley Wyborn
Secretariat Liaison: Bridget Walker
TAB Liaison: James Savage
Physical samples are a basic element for reference, study, and experimentation in research.  Tests and analysis are conducted directly on samples, such as biological specimens, rock or mineral specim...
Interest Group

PID IG

Member
Stage: IG Established
Chair(s): Jonathan Clark, Josh Brown, Adrian Burton, Nobuko Miyairi
Secretariat Liaison: Bridget Walker
TAB Liaison: Najla Rettberg
The pervasive use of persistent identifiers is seen as a foundational element in anchoring and referencing research data in an interoperable way. The purpose of the Persistent Identifier Interest Grou...
Working Group

RDA-COVID19-Community-participation

Member
Stage: WG Maintaining Deliverables
Chair(s): Daniel Mietchen, Eva Méndez, Timea Biro, Sarah Jones, Kheeran Dharmawardena, Susanna-Assunta Sansone, Joanne Stocks
TAB Liaison: Isabelle PERSEIL
This is the subgroup of the RDA-COVID-19 working group focusing on Community Participation. Co-chair assigned:  Sarah Jones Moderator(s):  Timea Biro, Kheeran Dharmawardena, Eva Méndez, Dan...