Summary
Luis Faria is an Innovation Director with 15 years of experience leading R&D, architecture and software development for digital preservation and document management solutions. Based in Braga, Portugal, he oversees innovation programs at KEEP SOLUTIONS and leads tasks for the EU eArchiving Initiative, translating archival research into production-grade systems. He combines a PhD in Digital Preservation with hands-on development dating back to projects at the Portuguese National Archives and a CERN summer placement, giving him depth across desktop, mobile and web platforms. His expertise spans migration and long-term preservation of relational databases, open-source repository work, and building auditable document management pipelines. Known for bridging research and delivery, he systematically turns preservation theory into practical tooling that scales for institutional archives.
15 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Digital Preservation, Digital Archives, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Digital Preservation, Digital Archives, Computer Science at Universidade do Minho
English, Portuguese