Paula Granados is the Head of the EMKP and is responsible for leading the programme on a day-to-day basis. She oversees the implementation of the programme, including digital preservation and curation of ethnographic resources, training, and advocacy for the work of EMKP and the Museum through research and dissemination.
Paula’s background is in the archaeology of the Late Iron Age Iberian Peninsula with a focus on cross-cultural interaction through material culture. Her research focuses on the intersection of cultural heritage and digital technologies, and the challenges of digital preservation especially related to the representation of Indigenous epistemologies and alternative ontologies. She specialises in data and knowledge modelling via Linked Open Data technologies, the creation and mediation of knowledge in museums, and collaborative curation of cultural heritage initiatives through digital media and experimental technologies. She also focuses on the application of ethical research to the use of digital technologies, especially concerning intellectual property rights, environmental sustainability, and accessibility.
Paula received her PhD from the Open University and she currently holds a Visiting Research Fellowship at the Digital Humanities Institute, School of Advanced Study, University of London. She is a member of the Advisory Board of the ARENET-funded ‘InDIGenius’ programme, to promote the use of digital technologies by Indigenous scholars for language and culture documentation efforts in the Americas, and the steering committee of the Linked Pasts Symposium to connect researchers, curators and practitioners with an interest in historical places.
Dr. Paula Granados García