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This page lists publicly nominations and statements for the 2024 election to Technical Architecture Group (TAG). Each person has been nominated by at least one W3C Member according to the TAG election process.
The W3C Membership elects the members of the TAG. For this election W3C will fill four seats. W3C expects to announce the results on 17 December 2024.
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Note: The deadline for votes is 04:59 UTC, 11 December 2024 (23:59 Boston Time, 10 December 2024).
The following nominations have been made (listed in random order):
An asterisk (*) indicates that the nominee is a current participant. All individuals were nominated by the AC Representatives of their organizations unless otherwise indicated below.
The following nomination statements have been made (listed in random order):
Digital Bazaar is pleased to nominate Sarven Capadisli to serve on the W3C Technical Architecture Group.
Sarven has been involved in W3C for many years, working on specifications and chairing groups that are fundamental to the long-term vision of the Web as a technological platform supporting people of all walks of life from around the world. Sarven cares deeply about the future of the Web, and has proven this through his tireless efforts working with TimBL on various Social Web initiatives and nurturing multiple Data on the Web technical communities from their infancy at W3C. He is a strong collaborator, knows the community well, and does not hesitate to pull in diverse opinions into difficult discussions. We know he will do a superb job helping the W3C TAG navigate the many challenges the Web faces today and into the future, from building a truly open social web, to understanding how digital identity and digital credentials should evolve, to combating misinformation on the Web, and determining how best to integrate artificial intelligence into the Web platform, there is no shortage of hard problems that will benefit from Sarven's input and guidance.
I aspire to help the TAG shape the web's technical direction, leveraging my deep understanding and practical application of architecture principles in implementation and specification development. The challenges that the web must address are those of society: how can we ensure the systems we design are contributing to democratising access to information and actively combating misinformation? How do we put safeguards in place to make sure the technology we build and promote is sustainable and based on human needs, not contributing to threats such as climate change and the erosion of democracy? What would a "Volume Two" of the Architecture of the World Wide Web look like now?
In 1994, I discovered I could access my hometown's FreeNet using Lynx. I needed my parents' signature, which I eagerly got. It unlocked an endless library of knowledge and allowed me to connect with people in ways I had never imagined. It felt like entire worlds had opened up before me. Since then, I've had the privilege of collaborating with individuals, communities, and organisations from diverse backgrounds, giving me a broad perspective on the web's role in society.
Early experiences with web technologies shaped how I see the world, and I'm deeply committed to ensuring the web evolves as a positive force, both as a sound technical platform and as a social machine. Since 2006, I've contributed to standards bodies and communities like WHATWG, W3C, IETF, and microformats, working across various perspectives and processes to understand the web's diverse and evolving needs.
My journey began with HTML5, and expanded through projects like StatusNet, deepening in W3C's various groups. I've served in multiple roles, including AC Representative, Member representative, Invited Expert, and chair of a Community Group.
These contributions instilled in me a belief in implementation-driven specification development. I'm eager to contribute this perspective to TAG's ongoing efforts to shape the web's long-term impact. My experience balancing technical rigour with practical implementation gives me a valuable perspective for contributing to TAG's direction.
I have been an active participant in the Web Annotations, Social Web, and Government Linked Data Working Groups, particularly as an editor of the Linked Data Notifications and Embedding Web Annotations in HTML specifications. I have also contributed to various specifications, including HTTP Message Signatures, RDF Data Cube vocabulary, ActivityPub, Activity Vocabulary, Best Practices for Publishing Linked Data, and WebID-TLS.
I chaired the Solid Community Group for 4 years, with a track record of fairness, prioritising community needs and building consensus around often conflicting interests. I contributed directly to the group as lead editor and author of key documents, including the Solid Protocol, Web Access Control, and Solid QA, among others, which were instrumental in chartering the Linked Web Storage Working Group.
I am also an active open source implementer, using what I make based on web standards, and use this experience to inform the standards process. This was a core part of my PhD research which explores how open web technologies can be used to create a fully functional ecosystem for research communication, emphasising practical implementation and engagement with standards.
Technical standards embody the values and qualities that matter to individuals, making it crucial that the web standards community respond to societal challenges responsibly. If elected, I intend to dedicate my efforts to contributing to addressing the most pressing issues that society is facing, which are reflected and amplified on the web as a means to connecting to one another and our communities. This includes contributing to the continued development of existing works, such as Ethical Web Principles, and Societal Impact self-review questionnaire, and exploring potential new findings in efforts towards keeping the web decentralised and accessible to all.
I will be self-funding my participation in the TAG.
This TAG nomination statement is also published publicly on my site.
I was introduced to Lola by Dan Appelquist, when Lola was Web Platform Program Lead at Bocoup. From the outset, I admired Lola's technical capability and her seemingly boundless energy for making the Web a better place for everyone.
Lola is no stranger to the technical work of W3C, having championed the AT-Driver specification in the Browser Tools and Testing Working Group, and being an active member of both the ARIA-AT Community Group and the ARIA Authoring Practices Guide Task Force of the ARIA Working Group.
In addition to Lola's contributions at W3C, she is also founder of blackgirl.tech, a non-profit organization that encouraged and supported black girls, women, and non-binary people as they embarked on their coding journeys.
There is a saying that if you want something done, you should ask a busy person. Lola is that person, and I have absolutely no doubt that she will be a tremendous asset to the TAG.
Hi, I'm Lola Odelola. Having grown up alongside the web, I'm passionate not just about the web but who has access to the web.
I have been an active member of several W3C groups, including serving as co-chair of the W3C Developer Council; as an invited expert to the ARIA Working Group where I am active in the ARIA Authoring Practices Guide Task Force; as a member of the W3C Privacy Community Group, the ARIA Community Group, the Browser Tools and Testing Working Group, and the WebDX Community Group.
Throughout my career, I have been lucky enough to contribute to companies building on the web platform. From Core Support Engineer and Open Source Contributor at Heroku to System Structure Design Engineer and Senior Web Developer Advocate at Samsung Internet. Most recently I led the Web Platform Program at Bocoup, within this role I created Bocoup's strategy for their technical, educational and social web platform contributions. I led the ARIA-AT accessibility program and led the chartering of the AT-Driver specification within the Browser Tools and Testing Working Group. The goal of this specification is to help web developers run automated tests for assistive technologies such as screen readers.
Early in my career I ran my own non-profit, blackgirl.tech, an organisation based in London, UK that aimed to help more black girls, women and non-binary people gain the skills to create on the web. Through blackgirl.tech, we were able to offer paid training and internship opportunities to people in our community, making creating on the web accessible to those who are traditionally excluded.
The work happening within the TAG is about increasing access to the web and ensuring that technology isn't actively excluding users: I want to contribute to this. The current members of TAG have been doing interesting and valuable work, such as The Ethical Web Principles and The Societal Impact Questionnaire, both of which are child documents to the Web Platform Design Principles. When assessing proposed specifications for safety, I rely on the Web Platform Design Principles as guidance. I have written standards positions (both internal and external) for specifications such as Bluetooth RFCOMM in Web Serial API specification and Related Web Sets (formerly First Party Sets) using a combination of TAG's position, Web Platform Design Principles, the Privacy Principles, and other organisations opinions such as Mozilla and Apple.
The throughline in my career has been web advocacy and accessibility. I have spent a lot of my time teaching and educating traditionally underrepresented people how to build and create on the web; I have advised web users on how to stay safe on the web, especially those who are hyper-surveilled; and I have championed and contributed to web technologies that improve the web experience for those with a range of disabilities but especially those who rely on screen readers. I will contribute to work that encourages browser vendors and feature implementers to think critically about who they’re excluding and why, as well as the social impact of their technology. I will encourage and contribute to conversations that interrogate the safety of web features and encourage browser vendors to consider interoperable approaches. This is work that is important in making the web more accessible.
I am self-funded and will be fundraising from various organizations (some outside of tech) and individuals too.
I am a Technical Expert from the Web team at Huawei and specialize in the performance and functionalities of browser engines, WebViews and MiniApp platforms.
I believe the Web should be an open and inclusive platform for all. If I am elected, I plan to dedicate my efforts to:
Before joining Huawei, I had been on the Chrome Browser team at Google since 2015 and was also a member of some W3C Working Groups such as the CSS Working Group. I am familiar with both the standards process and implementation challenges, have led several standards projects (e.g. CSS Anchor Positioning), and have made substantial contributions to the CSS, HTML, DOM and other Web related technical specifications.
It would be my great honor to have the opportunity to serve the W3C community as a TAG member. Thank you for your support!
The statement is also available in 日本語.
I am thrilled to nominate Christian Liebel for the Technical Architecture Group (TAG).
Christian is an exceptionally skilled engineer with deep technical expertise in web application development. He has distinguished himself to the web community as a web developer advocate and has been honored as a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) and a Google Developer Expert (GDE). In addition, Christian actively contributes to the Web Applications Working Group, serves as a co-editor of the Web Application Manifest specification and represents Thinktecture as their AC representative.
Christian has also authored several published articles, including:
My Intel colleagues and I have known Christian since he began participating in W3C. We can attest to his enthusiasm to contribute to the community. His willingness to serve, combined with his technical expertise and perspective from working with multiple web implementors from diverse industries, are great assets to the TAG and the web community. We strongly recommend that you support his candidacy in this election. Thank you for your kind consideration and support.
Hi! My name is Christian Liebel. I am a software engineer with Thinktecture, a consulting firm focused on web application development. Over the past decade, I've worked with numerous clients across a range of industries building innovative web applications that push the boundaries of the web platform to its limits. I've given hundreds of talks at international conferences about emerging web technologies, including Service Workers, the Web App Manifest, WebAssembly, WebGPU, WebNN or the Prompt API. My GitHub contributions to W3C and WICG specifications led to Thinktecture joining W3C in 2018. Since then, I have been a leading member of the Web Applications Working Group, vocally advocating for the needs of web developers and actively contributing to specifications to make sure developers needs are being explicitly addressed.
As an experienced software architect and technical writer, I look forward to contributing to the TAG's ongoing work, including design reviews, findings, and evolving the API and privacy design principles. More concretely, I will contribute in the following ways:
I actively collaborate with all major browser manufacturers, including sending patches to Chromium, Gecko and WebKit, and understand the user, author, vendor, and specification side of the web. Since I live in the center of Europe and speak English as a second language, internationalization is important to me: I added internationalization support to the Web App Manifest, advocating for international users' needs. I want to offer my vendor-neutral perspective and promise proper execution based on the ethical principles and code of conduct of W3C.
I want to thank Intel for their nomination and Thinktecture for funding my potential participation in the TAG.
Dan Clark is a web platform engineer with broad experience in standards and browser engines. His track record includes years of contributions in the CSS WG, the Editing WG, the OpenUI CG, and other web standards organizations such as TC39 and WHATWG. He has made significant contributions to the CSS Custom Highlight API, the EditContext API, ECMAScript Import Attributes, and the WHATWG HTML spec's support for JSON and CSS module scripts.
As Microsoft's representative in the Interop Project, Dan has championed several areas for Interop 2025 and pushed for the project to be more transparent with web developers about why each feature is included or excluded. His implementation work was also critical to getting Chromium to a 100% score on Accessibility in Interop 2024. This ability to build browser consensus to meet developer needs is necessary for the TAG's work.
Dan and his team were instrumental in kicking off the entire form controls refresh and upgrade projects in 2019. In particular, Dan helped motivate the customizable-<select> project, including the critical decision to break it up into three pieces: Popover, Anchor Positioning, and then <select>. That plan proved to be a great one, delivering not just one upgrade but three platform primitives that are useful on their own. This is the kind of input and architectural vision that the TAG needs.
Dan has the energy, time, and broad experience needed to catch up on the TAG's design review backlog and to develop the broader Findings that have slowed down in recent years. I'm excited to see what he can accomplish on the TAG.
I am a software engineer with a long track record of contributions to web standards and browser engines. I have worked to build and improve standards in multiple W3C working groups and community groups (the Editing WG, the CSS WG, the OpenUI CG) and outside of W3C in WHATWG and TC39. As an implementer, I've made substantial contributions in Chromium, as well as EdgeHTML and Trident. This work has included improvements to a11y, DOM, editing, CSS, and JS.
As Microsoft's representative in the Interop Project, I work to channel feedback from web developers to focus browsers on urgent developer needs. This role benefits from an understanding of a wide range of web technologies, a sense of what's most important to developers and users, and the ability to build cross-organizational consensus - all skills that will deliver value to the TAG.
Time spent working in the Interop Project has highlighted for me the importance of ensuring alignment across browsers on emerging web platform features. Inconsistently implemented APIs can be a major source of frustration for developers, so the TAG should be reviewing proposed APIs with an eye towards building cross-browser consensus - without a bias towards the needs of any particular organization or implementation. If elected to the TAG I will look for ways to build agreement on emerging web features in an impartial manner. When there are disagreements between organizations about the merits or the shape of an emerging standard, the TAG can play an important role in resolving conflicts and finding a path towards a shared implementation.
My goal is to give objective and actionable technical guidance and I am eager to advance web architecture in ways that help developers and users without sacrificing accessibility, privacy, or security. I believe that for TAG recommendations to be valuable they must be timely, so one of my core priorities will be to reduce TAG review latency by dedicating significant time to reviews and by exploring process changes to help the TAG manage its backlog.
My broad experience will provide a solid basis for making the right long-term decisions for the architecture of the web and for solving problems that span different technologies. Should I be elected, I will prioritize the duties of the TAG and diligently represent the interests of the web and its users.
Hi, I'm Hadley and I'm running for election to the TAG. The TAG plays a critical role in shaping the architectural direction of the Web, ensuring that it remains open, interoperable, and user-centric. If elected, I will be dedicated to continuing the TAG's mission of guiding web technologies that empower individuals and foster innovation.
Since I was appointed to the TAG in 2015, I have worked to align technical standards with the core values of openness, inclusivity, and ethical responsibility. As an editor of key documents like The Ethical Web Principles, The Evergreen Web, and Third Party Cookies Must Be Removed, I've strived to highlight the importance of creating a web that prioritizes user privacy, security, and long-term sustainability. These efforts have allowed me to advocate for architectural principles that ensure the web serves both current and future generations without compromising the fundamental rights of users.
In addition to the work I’ve done with TAG, I’ve had the privilege of leading and contributing to a number of W3C groups. I chaired the W3C Data on the Web Working Group and the W3C Government Linked Data Working Group, where we focused on establishing standards and best practices for open data and the broader use of linked data technologies. These experiences have deepened my understanding of the challenges and opportunities in building a more connected, interoperable web. I’ve also served on the program committee for the W3C Secure the Web Forward workshop, where we explored strategies for enhancing web security and privacy in the face of rapidly evolving technological threats.
As the web continues to evolve, I believe we are at a pivotal moment where we must be intentional about the architectural choices we make. I am particularly passionate about addressing challenges such as privacy, security, and the ethical use of data in ways that respect both the rights of individuals and the needs of developers. I also believe that the future of the web must be shaped by diverse perspectives, and I am committed to ensuring that we create standards that are inclusive of all users, regardless of their background, region, or device.
The TAG's role in setting architectural guidelines and reviewing designs and specifications is more important than ever as we face complex issues like the decentralization of the web, the integration of AI, and the ongoing evolution of web standards. If elected, I will bring my experience of working across diverse technical domains and my passion for ethical web development to help guide these discussions. I believe that technical excellence and human-centered design must go hand in hand, and I am committed to advancing a vision for the web that is secure, inclusive, and sustainable for all.
The TAG is not just vision-setting and design reviews, it is also — with the AB — the formal dispute resolution function for W3C. I've served on and chaired councils for formal objections, which has been all about managing difficult discussions, finding consensus, and ensuring that decisions are made in a transparent and fair manner. I've built strong working relationships with key stakeholders across W3C and other standards bodies, and I understand the importance of working through these relationships to move initiatives forward. This bridging of technical and organizational divides, and guiding discussions toward effective resolution, is another important part the TAG's work.
And finally, I remain dedicated to supporting the next generation of web technologists and ensuring that the voices of marginalized communities are heard and valued in technical decision-making. The web is strongest when it reflects the diversity of its users and creators.
I am excited about the opportunity to serve further on the TAG, and I look forward to collaborating with my colleagues to continue advancing the W3C's mission. Thank you for considering my nomination, and I would be honored to contribute to the future of the web in this important capacity.
I will be self-funding my participation in the TAG.
The statement is also available in Español de América del Sur and Português (Portugal).
It is my distinct pleasure to nominate Marcos Cáceres for election to the W3C Technical Architecture Group (TAG).
Marcos brings nearly 20 years of extensive experience in web standards development and a steadfast commitment to advancing an open, accessible, secure, private, and internationalized web. His deep technical expertise, proven leadership, and passion for the web community have significantly shaped the web platform, making it more powerful, interoperable, and inclusive for users and developers worldwide.
Leadership and experience
Significant Contributions
Marcos is the lead editor and co-creator of some of the web's most widely deployed W3C standards, emphasizing privacy, security, accessibility, interoperability, and internationalization:
His work is deployed on billions of devices across iOS, macOS, Windows, and Android, advancing the web's technical capabilities while promoting accessibility, security, privacy, and internationalization.
Advocacy and Vision
Marcos is a strong advocate for web developers and has dedicated his career to making web standards practical and accessible. His vision for the TAG includes:
Contributions at Apple
As a Standards Engineer at Apple, Marcos contributes to WebKit, the browser engine that powers Safari. His work brings new web capabilities to millions of users worldwide, reinforcing Apple's commitment to an open, secure, and innovative web.
Closing Remarks
Marcos Cáceres is uniquely qualified to address the challenges and opportunities facing the web today. His strategic vision, extensive experience, and ability to drive meaningful change make him an invaluable asset to the TAG and the broader web ecosystem.
We are confident that his contributions will significantly benefit the TAG's work. We respectfully ask for your support of Marcos's candidacy.
Regards,
Theresa O'Connor
Manager, Web Standards
Apple Inc.