Philippe Rocca-Serra

Philippe Rocca-Serra is a Researcher at the Oxford e-Research Centre (OeRC), University of Oxford, and an Associate Member of the Engineering Science Department. Affiliated with Kellogg College, his work focuses on advancing open science through FAIR data principles, interoperable metadata standards, and translational biomedical data systems. He holds a DPhil in Molecular Genetics from the University of Bordeaux, supported by an EMBO Fellowship, and has contributed to major initiatives like the ISA-Tab format, the FAIR Cookbook, and the Translational Data Catalog.

His research spans data standards for omics technologies, semantic validation frameworks (e.g., BioValidator), and infrastructure for reproducible research. Key contributions include the ISA API platform, metabolomics standards (nmrML, mzTab-M), and FAIRification frameworks. He actively collaborates with global initiatives such as ELIXIR, the Common Fund, and the Precision Toxicology Initiative.

Rocca-Serra’s work emphasizes bridging data producers and consumers through machine-actionable metadata, fostering interdisciplinary research and policy compliance. He leads projects on clinical trial metadata profiling and has published extensively on data governance, computational workflows, and the role of FAIR principles in drug discovery and pandemic preparedness.

• Education: Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Agronomie de Rennes (Diplôme d'Ingénieur), University of Bordeaux (PhD, Molecular Genetics)
• Key Roles: Group Coordinator at OeRC, Co-Investigator on international grants
• Tools Developed: ISAcreator, COPO, FAIR Cookbook, Data Tags Suite (DATS)
• Awards: EMBO Fellowship (2001)
• Labs/Teams: Oxford Data Readiness Initiative, FAIR Implementation Network