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Daniel Coelho Gomes

Daniel Coelho Gomes (Lisbon, 1977) is a Portuguese software engineer and researcher, known for being the founder and head of Arquivo.pt, a research infrastructure that enables the search and access to historical information preserved from the web since the 1990s.

Daniel Coelho Gomes
Born1977
Lisbon, Portugal
NationalityPortuguese
EducationPhD in Computer Science
Alma materUniversity of Lisbon
Occupation(s)Software Engineer, Researcher
Employer(s)Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT)
Known forFounder and Head of Arquivo.pt

He is a recognized researcher in the field of Web archiving and web-based information systems, with numerous publications and collaborations in international projects.

Biography

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Daniel Gomes was born in Lisbon, Portugal, in 1977 and grew up in Odivelas. From a young age, he showed a great interest in the field of Computer Science, which led him to enroll at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon, where he completed his degree in Computer Science in 2001. He was a researcher at the Institute of Applied Science and Technology (ICAT)[1] and at the Large-Scale Informatics Systems Laboratory (LaSIGE).[2]

He later completed his PhD in Computer Engineering in 2007 at the University of Lisbon, with a thesis focused on designing large-scale systems for processing web data to automatically derive evolution trends (Big data).[3]

Following his scientific research, he founded the Portuguese Web Archive project at the Foundation for National Scientific Computing, which led to the public service Arquivo.pt managed by the Foundation for Science and Technology.[4]

Between 2004 and 2010, he contributed to an attempt to create a Portuguese IT Workers Union.[5]

Voluntarily, he has been an environmental activist for a sustainable circular economy. He founded the civic movement TaraRecuperavel.org in 2012 to raise awareness about environmental sustainability in Portugal and collaborated with ecological non-governmental organizations such as Quercus (organization), Brigada do Mar, and the APLM - Portuguese Marine Litter Association. He contributed to environmental sustainability laws.[6][7][8] Between 2012 and 2021, he was the author of AjoLogoExisto, a blog about activism and civic awareness.

Notable Works

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In 2007, Daniel Gomes founded Arquivo.pt, an initiative supported by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) and managed by the Foundation for National Scientific Computing (FCCN). Arquivo.pt is a public service that allows searching and accessing archived web pages from the Portuguese web since 1996, being one of the main tools for digital preservation in Portugal.[9]

Daniel Gomes dedicated a large part of his career to the creation and development of the public service Arquivo.pt. For this purpose, he had to overcome a wide range of challenges over time, as a web archive is a peculiar information system not supported by major providers, nor is Web archiving an established area of knowledge.[10][11]

Daniel Gomes has been working on the research, development, and operation of web-based information systems since 2001, covering all stages of a product's life cycle, from theoretical scientific hypotheses to successfully executed services for years. He has managed software teams and open-source projects since 2007.[12]

In 2006, he created Visibilidade.net, a pioneering website that shared knowledge about Search Engine Optimization, Usability, and Web accessibility.

He has given more than 200 invited lectures and has published scientific and technical documents. He was an independent expert to evaluate research activities funded by the European Commission on Information and Communication Technologies and editor-in-chief of the book "The Past Web: Exploring Web Archives".[13]

Daniel Gomes has been one of the main advocates for the importance of preserving digital memory. Under his coordination, Arquivo.pt has become a national and international reference, being used by researchers, journalists, and the general public.

Daniel Gomes is a researcher in the field of web-based information systems. He has contributed with several scientific publications and participated in research projects aimed at improving how digital information is stored, preserved, and retrieved.[14]

Selected Publications

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Daniel Gomes has published numerous articles in renowned conferences and scientific journals, addressing topics such as web archiving, managing large volumes of data, and digital preservation. Some of his most relevant publications include:

  • André Mourão, Daniel Gomes, "Searching images in a web archive," 2023.[15]
  • Daniel Gomes, "Web archives as research infrastructure for digital societies: the case study of Arquivo.pt," 2022.[16]
  • Helen Hockx-Yu, Ditte Laursen, Daniel Gomes, "The Curious Case of Archiving .eu," 2019.[17]
  • Miguel Costa, Daniel Gomes, Mário J. Silva, "The Evolution of Web Archiving," 2016.[18]
  • Daniel Gomes and Miguel Costa, "The Importance of Web Archives for Humanities," 2014.[19]
  • Daniel Gomes, Miguel Costa, David Cruz, João Miranda, Simão Fontes, "Creating a Billion-Scale Searchable Web Archive," 2013.[20]
  • Daniel Gomes, João Miranda, "Arquivo e Medição da Web Portuguesa (best paper award)," 2008.[21]
  • Daniel Gomes, Sérgio Freitas, Mário J. Silva, "Design and Selection Criteria for a National Web Archive (best paper by young researcher award)," 2006.[22]
  • Daniel Gomes, Mário J. Silva, "Modelling Information Persistence on the Web (best paper candidate)," 2006.[23]
  • Nuno Cardoso, Bruno Martins, Daniel Gomes, Mário J. Silva, "WPT 03: A Primeira Colecção Pública Proveniente de uma Recolha da Web Portuguesa," 2007.[24]
  • Daniel Gomes, Mário J. Silva, "Characterizing a National Community Web," 2005.[25]
  • Daniel Gomes, André Santos, Mário J. Silva, "Managing duplicates in a web archive," 2006.[26]
  • Norman Noronha, João P. Campos, Daniel Gomes, Mário J. Silva, José Borbinha, "A Deposit for Digital Collections," 2001.[27]
  • "Tara recuperável: a lei como semente da sustentabilidade",[28]
  • "Propostas do movimento TaraRecuperavel.org para Programas eleitorais das Eleições legislativas 2019".
  • "Manifesto Tara Recuperável".

Awards and Recognitions

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  • Best Young Researcher Paper, 2006.[22]
  • Best Paper Award for "Arquivo e medição da web portuguesa" at Ibero-Americana IADIS WWW/Internet 2008.[21]
  • Daniel Gomes has also been internationally recognized for his contributions to the field of digital preservation, participating in events such as the International Internet Preservation Consortium (IIPC) and collaborating with various institutions worldwide. Arquivo.pt received several awards under his leadership.

Interviews and News

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  • Arquivo.pt: a case study interview [29]
  • Challenges and Recommendations to start a web archive [30]
  • Buscando el pasado con Arquivo.pt (in Spanish) [31]
  • Archiving the Web as Public Service[32]
  • Access policies, challenges, and approaches [33]
  • Web Archive Information Retrieval [34]
  • Archiving the Web as Public Service[35]
  • Civic movement wants to reactivate the recoverable packaging of bottles in Portugal (in Portuguese)[36]
  • Portuguese project wants to exchange empty bottles for money (in Portuguese)[37]

References

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  1. ^ "xldb research group home page". Archived from the original on 2001-05-04.
  2. ^ "Daniel Gomes LASIGE". Archived from the original on 2019-08-31. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  3. ^ Gomes, Daniel (May 2007). Web Modelling for Web Warehouse Design. University of Lisbon Repository (Thesis). Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  4. ^ FCCN (2022). "The history of Arquivo.pt". Foundation for National Scientific Computing. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
  5. ^ "Portuguese IT Workers Union". Portuguese IT Workers Union.
  6. ^ "Law No. 69/2018, of December 26". Diário da República (248/2018). National Mint and Stamp Printing House: 5937–5938. 2018-12-26. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
  7. ^ "Law No. 76/2019". Diário da República. Lisbon: National Mint and Stamp Printing House (published 2019-09-02): 31–34. 2019.
  8. ^ "Law No. 88/2019". Diário da República (168/2019). National Mint and Stamp Printing House: 41–44. 2019-09-03. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
  9. ^ Arquivo.pt (2023). "About Arquivo.pt". Arquivo.pt. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
  10. ^ Masanés, Julien (2006). Web Archiving. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-46332-0. ISBN 978-3-540-23338-1.
  11. ^ Niu, Jinfang (March 2012). "An Overview of Web Archiving". D-Lib Magazine. 18 (3/4). doi:10.1045/march2012-niu1. ISSN 1082-9873. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  12. ^ "Arquivo.pt". GitHub. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  13. ^ Gomes, Daniel; Demidova, Elena; Winters, Jane; Risse, Thomas, eds. (2021). The Past Web: Exploring Web Archives. Cham: Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-63291-5. ISBN 978-3-030-63290-8.
  14. ^ "Daniel Gomes - Publications". Google Scholar. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
  15. ^ Mourão, André; Gomes, Daniel (2023-10-09). "Searching images in a web archive". IEEE: 1–10. doi:10.1109/dsaa60987.2023.10302607. ISBN 979-8-3503-4503-2. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  16. ^ Gomes, Daniel (2022-11-14). "Web archives as research infrastructure for digital societies: the case study of Arquivo.pt". Archeion. 123: 46–85. doi:10.4467/26581264arc.22.012.16665. ISSN 2658-1264. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  17. ^ Hockx-Yu, Helen; Laursen, Ditte; Gomes, Daniel (2019-03-07). "The curious case of archiving .eu". Digital Research in the Arts and Humanities. Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY: Routledge: 64–72. doi:10.4324/9781315231662-5. ISBN 978-1-315-23166-2. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  18. ^ Costa, Miguel; Gomes, Daniel; Silva, Mário J. (September 2017). "The evolution of web archiving". International Journal on Digital Libraries. 18 (3): 191–205. doi:10.1007/s00799-016-0171-9. ISSN 1432-5012. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  19. ^ Gomes, Daniel; Costa, Miguel (April 2014). "The Importance of Web Archives for Humanities". International Journal of Humanities and Arts Computing. 8 (1): 106–123. doi:10.3366/ijhac.2014.0122. ISSN 1753-8548. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  20. ^ Gomes, Daniel; Costa, Miguel; Cruz, David; Miranda, João; Fontes, Simão (2013-05-13). "Creating a billion-scale searchable web archive". ACM. New York, NY, USA: 1059–1066. doi:10.1145/2487788.2488118. ISBN 978-1-4503-2038-2. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  21. ^ a b Gomes, Daniel; Miranda, João (December 2008). "Arquivo e Medição da Web Portuguesa". Ibero-Americana IADIS WWW/Internet 2008. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  22. ^ a b Gomes, Daniel; Freitas, Sérgio; Silva, Mário J. (2006). "Design and Selection Criteria for a National Web Archive". Springer Berlin Heidelberg. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Vol. 4172. Berlin, Heidelberg. pp. 196–207. doi:10.1007/11863878_17. ISBN 978-3-540-44636-1. Retrieved 2024-08-22.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  23. ^ Gomes, Daniel; Silva, Mário J. (2006). "Modelling information persistence on the web". ACM Press. New York, New York, USA: 193. doi:10.1145/1145581.1145623. ISBN 1-59593-352-2. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  24. ^ Cardoso, Nuno; Martins, Bruno; Gomes, Daniel; Silva, Mário J. (2007). "WPT 03: a primeira colecção pública proveniente de uma recolha da web portuguesa". University of Lisbon Repository. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  25. ^ Gomes, Daniel; Silva, Mário J. (August 2005). "Characterizing a national community web". ACM Transactions on Internet Technology. 5 (3): 508–531. doi:10.1145/1084772.1084775. ISSN 1533-5399. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  26. ^ Gomes, Daniel; Santos, André L.; Silva, Mário J. (2006-04-23). "Managing duplicates in a web archive". ACM. New York, NY, USA: 818–825. doi:10.1145/1141277.1141465. ISBN 1-59593-108-2. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  27. ^ Noronha, Norman; Campos, João P.; Gomes, Daniel; Silva, Mário J.; Borbinha, José (2001). "A Deposit for Digital Collections". In Constantopoulos, Panos; Sølvberg, Ingeborg T. (eds.). Springer Berlin Heidelberg. Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Vol. 2163. Berlin, Heidelberg. pp. 200–212. doi:10.1007/3-540-44796-2_18. ISBN 978-3-540-42537-3. Retrieved 2024-08-22.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  28. ^ Gomes, Daniel (September–December 2021). "Tara recuperável: a lei como semente da sustentabilidade" (PDF). Boletim da Ordem Dos Advogados (33). Ordem dos Advogados: 33. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  29. ^ "Arquivo.pt: a case study interview". International Internet Preservation Consortium. 2019. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  30. ^ "Challenges and Recommendations to start a web archive". Forum on the archiving of the Polish Internet resources 2021. 2019.
  31. ^ "Challenges and Recommendations to start a web archive". Biblioteca Nacional de España. 2020. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  32. ^ "Archiving the Web as Public Service". Society of American Archivists. 2022. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  33. ^ "Access policies, challenges, and approaches". International Internet Preservation Consortium. 2019.
  34. ^ "Web Archive Information Retrieval". International Internet Preservation Consortium. 2015.
  35. ^ "Archiving the Web as Public Service". Society of American Archivists. 2022. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  36. ^ "Movimento cívico quer voltar a reactivar a tara recuperável das garrafas em Portugal". 7 September 2014. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  37. ^ "Projeto português quer trocar garrafas vazias por dinheiro". Jornal de Notícias. 30 May 2013. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
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