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Roberto García González
Degrees
2000–2006

Ph.D. Computer Science and Digital Communication

Technologies Department, Univ. Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona

Thesis: A Semantic Web Approach to Digital Rights Management.
2000–2001

Master of Electronic Commerce

Engineering and Architecture La Salle, Barcelona
1994–2000

M.Sc. Computer Science Engineer

Barcelona School of Informatics, Univ. Politècnica de Catalunya

Thesis: Knowledge management with RDF/XML.
Professional
Experience
March 2010–

Director

Research Centre for Sustainable Technologies (CRETESOS),
Universitat de Lleida, Spain
Feb 2009–

Associate Professor

Human-Computer Interaction Research Group (GRIHO),
Computer Science and Engineering Department, Univ. de Lleida, Spain

Teaching: Human-Computer Interaction, Information Architecture, Software Engineering, Web Applications.

Research: Human-Computer Interaction, Semantic Web, Digital Rights Management, Semantic Multimedia and Semantic E-Business.
Feb 2007–Jan 2009

Assistant Professor

Human-Computer Interaction Research Group (GRIHO),
Computer Science and Engineering Department, Univ. de Lleida, Spain
Jan 2006–Jan 2007

Researcher

Human-Computer Interaction Research Group (GRIHO),
Computer Science and Engineering Department, Univ. de Lleida, Spain

Human-Computer Interaction, Usability, Accessibility and Semantic Web.
Feb 2000–Dec 2005

Research Assistant

Technologies Department, Univ. Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona

Distributed applications, content management, electronic commerce,
knowledge management, semantic web and autonomous agents.
Sep 2001–Sep 2005

Part-time Assistant Professor

Technologies Department, Univ. Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona

Internet applications subjects and M.Sc. thesis director.

Nov 1999–Jan 2000

Teaching Assistant

Technologies Department, Univ. Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona

Computer networks and architecture subjects.
Jul 1999–Oct 1999

Webmaster Computer Graphics Section

Computer Graphics Section, Univ. Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona
Aug 1998–Apr 1999

Annalist and Developer

Gala Communication S.L.

Internet and multimedia interactive applications.
Languages
  • Spanish: native.
  • Catalan: second native language.
  • English: First Certificate Cambridge.
  • French: undergraduate studies language.
Research
details

Publications

Books

Semantic Web for Business: Cases and Applications 

García, R. (editor)
IGI Global, 2008
ISBN 978-1-60566-066-0

A Semantic Web Approach to Digital Rights Management 

García, R.
VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, 2010
ISBN 978-3-639-15740-6

Journals

Hacia la arquitectura de la información 3.0: pasado, presente y futuro

García, R.; Botella, F.; Marcos, M.C.
El Profesional de la Información, Vol. 19, No. 4, pp. 339-347. MetaPress, 2010
ISSN 1386-6710 / DOI: 10.3145/epi.2010.jul.02

Análisis de la arquitectura de webs mediante tests de estrés de navegación, de usabilidad y eye-tracking

López, J.M.; Navarro-Molina, C.; García, R.; Aleixandre-Benavent, R.
El Profesional de la Información, Vol. 19, No. 4, pp. 359-367. MetaPress, 2010
ISSN 1386-6710 / DOI: 10.3145/epi.2010.jul.04

A Semantic Wiki for Quality Management in Software Development Projects

García, R.; Gil, R.; Gimeno, J.M.; Granollers, T.; López, J.M.; Oliva, M.; Pascual, A.
IET Software, Vol. , No. , pp. . IET Digital Library, in press
ISSN 1751-8806 / DOI: to be published

Building a Usable and Accessible Semantic Web Interaction Platform

García, R.; Gimeno, J.M.; Perdrix, F.; Gil, R.; Oliva, M.; López, J.M.; Pascual, A.; Sendín, M.
World Wide Web, Vol. 13, No. 1-2, pp. 143-167. Springer, 2010
ISSN 1386-145X / DOI: 10.1007/s11280-009-0076-2

Content Value Chains Modelling using a Copyright Ontology

García, R.; Gil, R.
Information Systems, Vol. 35, No. 4, pp. 483-495. Elsevier, 2010
ISSN 0306-4379 / DOI: 10.1016/j.is.2008.12.001

Using the Rhizomer Platform for Semantic Decision Support Systems Development

García, R.
International Journal of Decision Support System Technology, Vol 2, No. 1, pp. 60-80. IGI Publishing, 2010
ISSN 1941-6296

Interoperability of Learning Objects Copyright in the LUISA Semantic Learning Management System

García, R.; Pariente, T.
Information Systems Management, Vol. 26, No. 3, pp. 252-261. Taylor&Francis, 2009
ISSN 1058-0530

The Semantic Web as a Newspaper Media Convergence Facilitator

García, R.; Perdrix, F.; Gil, R.; Oliva, M.
Journal of Web Semantics, Vol. 6, No. 2, pp. 151-161. Elsevier, 2008
ISSN 1570-8268

A Web Ontology for Copyright Contracts Management

García, R.; Gil, R.
Special issue on "Contract Architectures and Languages".
International Journal of Electronic Commerce, Vol. 12, No. 4, pp. 103-117. M.E. Sharpe, 2008
ISSN 1086-4415

Semantic Web Applications: A framework for industry and business exploitation – What is needed for the adoption of the Semantic Web from the market and industry

Lytras, M.; García, R.
International Journal of Knowledge and Learning, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 93 - 108. Inderscience, 2008
ISSN 1741-1017

Semantic Copyright Management for Internet-wide Knowledge Sharing and Reuse

García, R.; Gil, R.
Online Information Review, Vol. 32, No. 5, pp. 585-595. Emerald, 2008
ISSN 1468-4527

Semantics-Supported Cooperative Learning for Enhanced Awareness

Collazos, C.; García, R.
International Journal of Knowledge and Learning, Vol. 3, No. 4/5, pp. 421-436. Inderscience, 2007
ISSN 1741-1017

Other recent or relevant publications

Linking XBRL Financial Data

García, R.; Gil, R.
In Wood, D. (Ed.) Linking Enterprise Data. pp. 103-125. Springer, 2010
ISBN 978-1-4419-7664-2

Copyright Licenses Reasoning using an OWL-DL Ontology

García, R.; Gil, R.
In Breuker, J.; Casanovas, P.; Klein, M.; Francesconi, E. (Eds.) Law, Ontologies and the Semantic Web
Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications, Vol. 188, pp. 145-162. IOS Press, 2009
ISBN 978-1-58603-942-4

A Platform for Object-Action Semantic Web Interaction

García, R.; Gimeno, J.M.; Perdrix, F.; Gil, R.; Oliva, M.
16th International Conference on Knowledge Engineering and Knowledge Management Knowledge Patterns, EKAW'08
Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 5268, pp. 404-418. Springer-Verlag, 2008
ISBN 978-3-540-87695-3

Multimedia Content Description using Semantic Web Languages

García, R.; Tsinaraki, C.; Celma, O.; Christodoulakis, S.
In Kompatsiaris, Y.; Hobson, P. (Eds.) Semantic Multimedia and Ontologies: Theory and Applications, pp. 17-54. Springer, 2008
ISBN 978-1-84800-075-9

Brokerage of Intellectual Property Rights in the Semantic Web

García, R. and Delgado, J.
Proceedings Semantic Web Working Symposium, pp 245-260, SWWS, Stanford, 2001

Projects

Red Temática de Linked Data (TSI2010)

Spanish Linked Data Excellence network

OMediaDis Spanish Government (TIN2008-06228)

Open Plataform for Multichannel Content Distribution Management

Red Temática Qualidade em Sites na Área da Saúde (CYTED-508RT0361)

Iberoamerican Excellence Network

Red Temática de Web Semántica (TSI2006-26928-E)

Spanish Semantic Web Excellence Network, http://www.redwebsemantica.es

S5T: Scaleable semantic personalised search of spoken and written contents on the Semantic Web

Spanish Government - TIN2005-06885
2006-2008 (http://nets.ii.uam.es/s5t)

XAC: Catalonian Audiovisual Network

i2Cat Foundation
2005-2006 (http://www.i2cat.net)

VISNET NoE: Networked Audiovisual Media Technologies

European Commission - IST FP6 506946
2003-2005 (http://www.visnet-noe.org)

AgentWeb: Agents and Ontologies for Digital Rights Management and Web Services

Science and Technology Ministry - TIC2002-01336

2002-2005 ( http://dmag.upf.edu/newmars)

AREA 2000: Multimedia Content and Services, Mobility and Security

Science and Technology Ministry - TIC2000-0317-P4-05
2001-2003

MARS: Multimedia Advanced brokerage and Redistribution Surveillance

Internet2 Consortium, Catalonian Government
2000-2001

Interactive Multimedia CDs: Word 6.0 i Excel 5.0 Courses

Catalonian Institute of Technologies
1998-1999

Standardisation

ImageLicensing

Member of the Advisory Council of the Plus Coalition, a worldwide coalition of leading companies, associations and industry experts united to define and standardise the core aspects of image licensing and its management.

Digital Rights Management

Contributions to to the Digital Media Project:

  • Formalising TRUs with the Copyright Ontology WordDoc
    García, R.; Springer, M.
    Document No. 1010, 15th General Assembly, The Digital Media Project, August 18th, 2007

Spanish delegate at MPEG, ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29/WG11.

Contributions to the MPEG-21 standardisation process, ISO/IEC 21000:

Analysis of current version of MPEG-21 Rights Data Dictionary

Delgado, J.; Rodríguez, E.; Sesmero, J. and García, R.

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29/WG11/M13209. April 2006, Montreaux, Switzerland

Analysis of Draft Text for RDD Corrigendum/2

Delgado, J.; García, R.; Rodríguez, E. and Gauvin, M.

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29/WG11/M12961. January 2006, Bangkok, Thailand

Preliminary Results of RDD CE for Expressing “Work”

Gauvin, M.; García, R.; Delgado, J. and Rodríguez, E.

ISO/IECJTC1/SC29/WG11/M12511. October 2005, Nice, France

Ontological Analysis of the MPEG-21 Rights Data Dictionary (RDD)

García, R.; Delgado, J. and Rodríguez, E.

ISO/IECJTC1/SC29/WG11/M12495. October 2005, Nice, France

MPEG 21 RDD spec vs MPEG 21 Requirements and Vision documents Review

Gauvin, M.; Delgado, J.; García, R. and Rodríguez, E.

ISO/IECJTC1/SC29/WG11/M11875. April 2005, Busan, Korea

An ontology approach for REL use of rights data dictionaries

Gil, R.; García, R.; Delgado, J. and Rodríguez, E.

ISO/IECJTC1/SC29/WG11/M12060. April 2005, Busan, Korea

RELOntos (REL Ontologies)

García, R.; Delgado, J. and Gallego, I.

ISO/IECJTC1/SC29/WG11/M10703. March 2004, Munich, Germany

MPEG REL and RDD Ontologies API

García, R.; Delgado, J. and Gallego, I.

ISO/IECJTC1/SC29/WG11/M10702. March 2004, Munich, Germany

RDDOnto, Rights Data Dictionary Ontology Version 2

García, R.; Delgado, J.; Rodríguez, E.; Llorente, S. and Gallego I.

ISO/IECJTC1/SC29/WG11/M10423, December 2003, Hawaii, United States

RDDOnto, Rights Data Dictionary Ontology

García, R.; Delgado, J.; Rodríguez, E. and Llorente, S.

ISO/IECJTC1/SC29/WG11/M10124, October 2003, Brisbane, Australia

IPROnto - Intellectual Property Rights Ontology

Delgado, J.; Gallego, I.; García, R.; Gil, R.; Peig, E and Tous, R.

DMAG Contribution to MPEG-21 REL&RDD CfP,
Rights Data Dictionary and Rights Expression Language Call for Proposals, 2001

Other Involvements

Chair of:

Invited speaker at:

  • Workshop: “Digital Repositories – Linked Open Data – the possible Role of D4Science” 2010
    December 16-17, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (UN-FAO), Roma, Italy
    • Title: "The Rhizomik Initiative. Playing with UN-FAO data"
  • Colegio de Ingenieros del Perú. Consejo Departamental de la Libertad. 2010
    November 17, Trujillo, Perú
    • Title: "De la Web 2.0 a la 3.0"
  • Congreso Internacional de Ingeniería de Computación y Sistemas 2010 (CIISSIT'10)
    November 15-19, Universidad Privada Antenor Orrego, Trujillo, Perú
    • Title: "De la Web 2.0 a la 3.0"
    • Title: "Introducción a la Web Semántica"
    • Title: "Interaccionando con la Web Semántica"
  • Alcatel Lucent Applications Day 2009
    September 30, Madrid, Spain
    • Title: "Retos de la Web 2.0... y Web 3.0"
  • Sesión del curso de especialización "Derecho y Nuevas Tecnologías". 2008
    October 8, Fundació Universitat de Lleida, Lleida, Spain
    • Title: "Sistemas técnicos de protección y gestión de la propiedad intelectual"
  • "DRM, from research to implementation" track, Smart University 2007
    September 19-20, Sophia Antipolis, France
    • Title: "Enabling interoperable and rights-aware DRM using the SemanticWeb"
  • Seminario Internacional Tecnologías Internet 2006 (SITI 2006).
    Universidad del Cauca, Popayán, Colombia
    • Title: "Web Semántica, el punto de encuentro de la información".

Member of the Program Committee of:

  • IEEE International Conference on Multimedia & Expo (ICME 2010) (ICME 2011)
  • International Conference on Web Intelligence, Mining and Semantics (WIMS'11)
  • Spanish Human-Computer Interaction Conference (Interacción 2007) (Interacción 2009) (Interacción 2010) (Interacción 2011)
  • Workshop on Legal Ontologies and Artificial Intelligence Techniques (LOAIT 2009) (LOAIT 2010)
  • Euro American Conference on Telematics and Information Systems (EATIS 2007) (EATIS 2008) (EATIS 2009) (EATIS 2010)
  • Colombian Computing Conference (4CCC 2009) (5CCC 2010)
  • World Summit on the Knowledge Society (WSKS 2008) (WSKS 2009) (WSKS 2010)
  • International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Law (ICAIL 2009)
  • IFIP TC13 Conference in Human-Computer Interaction (INTERACT 2009)
  • Semantic Web Applications and Perspectives, Italian Semantic Web Workshop (SWAP 2006) (SWAP 2007) (SWAP 2008)
  • Miniconference on Semantic Web and Web 2.0 Technologies for the Knowledge Society (SEMWEB-KS 2008)
  • International Workshop on Web Information Systems Engineering for Electronic Businesses and Governments (E-BAG 2008)
  • Workshop on Multimedia Ontologies and Artificial Intelligence Techniques in Law (MOAIL 2007)
  • Workshop on Web Scale Infrastructures for Semantic Mashup, Search and Retrieval (SemInfra 2007)
  • Workshop on Semantic Web technology for Law (SW4Law 2007)
  • Computable Models of the Law: languages, dialogues, games, ontologies (CMLAW 2007)
  • International Workshop on Managing Context Information in Mobile and Pervasive Environments (MCMP 2005)
Reviewer for:
  • Journal of Web Semantics (JoWS)
  • IEEE MultiMedia Journal (IEEEMultiMedia)
  • Journal of Multimedia Tools and Applications (MTAP)
  • IET Software Journal (IETSoft)
  • Journal of Management Information Systems (JMIS)
  • Journal of Physics and Chemistry of the Earth (JPCE)
  • International Journal of Pervasive Computing and Communications (JPCC)