Research Mission
Open source software has become the foundation of modern technology, yet many aspects of its infrastructure continue to evolve organically rather than by design. My research focuses on identifying recurring infrastructure gaps that affect the scalability, inclusiveness, sustainability, and governance of open source ecosystems.
Rather than proposing isolated tools, I study patterns across multiple projects to develop practical, evidence-based approaches that help maintainers, contributors, foundations, platform providers, and the broader open source community.
- Study real-world open source projects.
- Identify recurring infrastructure gaps.
- Analyze existing community practices.
- Develop practical reference implementations.
- Publish findings through articles, repositories, and community discussions.
Current Research
Accessibility Infrastructure for Open Source
Exploring practical approaches that help projects make accessibility easier to adopt, maintain, and scale through reusable workflows, guidance, and supporting infrastructure.
AI Contribution Policies & Verification Signals
Studying how open source projects can communicate AI-assisted contribution expectations through portable, machine-readable policy definitions and contributor verification workflows.
Previous Research
Open Source Language Infrastructure
Research into localization workflows, internationalization governance, and the infrastructure needed to support multilingual open source communities.
This work resulted in publications examining language inclusion, maintainer workflows, and infrastructure gaps across multiple open source projects.
Publications
Professional Background
- Over 30 years in global investment banking, capital markets technology, and product and program management — including eleven years based in the United States.
- Worked with UBS, Deutsche Bank, and Point72 Asset Management.
- Visiting faculty member in management programs, teaching Strategy, Finance, and Risk Management.
- Independent advisor to early-stage founders on AI and product strategy.
- Initiator of the OSS Language Inclusion Initiative.
Contact
I welcome discussions with open source foundations, researchers, platform teams, and maintainers whose work aligns with these research areas.