I am seeking re-election to the W3C Technical Architecture Group.
I have worked with data on the web for a long time. A decade or two ago, that meant JSON and CSV and Linked Data. Now it means things like semantics for agents and intent-driven design. The common thread is still serving human users: connecting us, informing us, giving us the tools to make life work. That’s what we had in mind in writing the Ethical Web Principles, and 1/
…as we as a community face this AI-driven transition, it’s never been more important.
I believe we have to be intentional about the architectural choices we make. Do agents represent the human, or is it ok for sites to block them? What rights and responsibilities should websites, users, and automated agents have? How do we preserve human agency, accessibility, privacy, and user choice as these technologies evolve?
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The TAG's role is not to dictate outcomes, but to help the community reason about them. Through design reviews, principles, findings, and cross-group engagement, the TAG helps ensure that independently developed technologies fit together as one Web.
This architecture work has never been more important than it is today. Beyond AI, we are building a web where privacy is a design requirement rather than an afterthought.
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Working with features from Global Privacy Control to the identity flows in FedCM, while still letting developers build rich applications with features like CSS View Transitions and installable web apps. I have spent the past term putting that principle into practice, both as a TAG chair and a member.
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Good architecture depends on understanding the needs of the web's diverse users. I want the TAG to continue bringing a wide range of perspectives into technical decision-making and to help create space for the next generation of web architects.
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If re-elected, I will continue to help the TAG ensure that the Web remains a coherent, interoperable, privacy-respecting platform that serves people first, while engaging constructively with the new technologies and challenges emerging around it.
To W3C members, I thank you for considering my nomination. Voting closes 15 December.
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