Curriculum Vitae Artur Serra 2019

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First name(s) / Surname(s) Serra, Artur
Address(es) Gran Capita 2-4 , 08024 Barcelona, Spain
Telephone(s) +34-935532510 Mobile: +34-620257308
Fax(es) https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8979-772X
E-mail Artur.serra@i2cat.net
Nationality Spanish
Date of birth 27/02/54
Gender Male
Desired employment /
Occupational field
Work experience
Dates Since 2003
Occupation or position held Deputy Director,
Main activities and responsibilities Strategies on digital research and innovation ecosystems.
Name and address of employer I2cat Foundation
2-4 Gran Capita, 08034, Barcelona, Spain
Type of business or sector Research and innovation.
Education and training
Dates 1992
Title of qualification awarded Ph.D.
Principal subjects/occupational skills
covered
Cultural Anthropology, speciality in digital cultures.
Name and type of organisation
providing education and training
University of Barcelona.
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Other language(s) English
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Language English c2 c2 c2 c2 c2
Language French c2 c2 c2 c2 c2
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EDUCATION
1992 Ph. D. in Cultural Anthropology. Department of Cultural Anthropology, and History of America and
Africa. Universitat de Barcelona.
1976 Degree in Geography and History. Facultat de Filosofia y Letras. Universitat de Valencia.
WORK EXPERIENCE
2007-Today, Innovation advisor, Citilab, Cornella de Llobregat. Barcelona. Spain.
2003-Today, Deputy Director. i2CAT Foundation, Internet and Digital Innovation in Catalonia, a UPC and
Generalitat de Catalunya research center.
1998-2003 Coordinator, CANET, Center for Internet Applications. Universitat Politeca de Catalunya
1995-1998 Senior Research Scientist. Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
1994-1994 Project Manager. Centre Divulgador de la Informatica. Generalitat de Catalunya.
1990-1993 Visiting Researcher. School of Computer Science. Carnegie Mellon University. USA.
1983-1990.Urban planning officer. Department of Public Works and Urbanism. Generalitat de Catalunya.
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3. Since 2015, member of the European School of Social Innovation
From 2012 to 2014, director of the Iberoamerican Research Network on Citizen Laboratories. CYTED.
Since 2010 member of the European Network of Living Labs' Board
Since 1995, member of the Catalan Chapter of ISOC (founder)
Since 1991 member of Internet Society (ISOC).
Book chapters
2018. Matus, M., Colobrans, J.,Serra, A.. Cultura, diseño, tecnologia: Ensayos de Tecnoantropologia. Ed.
Colef. Colegio de la Frontera Norte.324 paginas. México.
E-ISBN:978-607-479-308-6, https://libreria.colef.mx/detalle.aspx?id=7690
2015. Serra, Artur. “Problemas para la Gobernanza de un Laboratorio Ciudadano”. En “Casos de
Estudio. Especial de Tecnoantropologia. Ruiz, M., Colobrans, J. Martinez Diaz, J. Coordinadores. Vol. 4.
Mayo 2015. Infotec. Centro de Investigación e Innovación en Tecnologias de Información y
Comunicación. CONACYT. Pag. 41-50.www.infotec.mx
ISBN 978-607-7763-16-1,
2006. Serra,A. “Nuevas formas de vida y vivienda en la era digital”. :12-15 Sociopolis, proyecto para un
habitat solidario. Guallart.V. Publisher: Actar Editorial (03/15/2006)
ISBN: 8495951835ISBN13: 9788495951830.
2005. Serra, A. “Investigacion en Internet y nuevos modelos de desarrollo: el proyecto i2CAT”. Desarrollo
Local de la Sociedad de la Información. Municipios y Internet. (Susana Finquelievich. Coord.). :193-223.
La Crujia. Buenos Aires. ISBN. 987-1004-86-9. Argentina.
2004. Serra, A. “2010, Catalunya Laboratori Digital”. HiCAT, HiperCatalunya Research Territories. M.
Gausa, V. Guallart, W. Muller. Institut d'Arquitectura Avançada de Catalunya. Publisher: Actar Editorial
(06/01/2004)
ISBN: 8495951401, ISBN13: 9788495951403 .
https://www.slideshare.net/arturserra/2010-catalunya-laboratori-digital
2002. Serra. A. “Mites, Logos i Disseny: Tipus de cultura i de coneixement”. El disseny del futur. (Miquel
Barcelo Ed.) :145-164. Proa. Barcelona. ISBN 84-8437-452-1
https://www.slideshare.net/arturserra/mitelogosdisseny
2002. Serra. A. “Nuevo tipo de cultura: Comprender la sociedad del conocimiento”. La Revolucion Digital:
Nueva Economia e Integracion Social. AA.VV. : 65-75. (Federacion de Cajas de Ahorros Vasco-
Navarras. Ed.). ISBN 84-921468-7-7
2001. Serra, A. “Politica cultural en la era digital: nuevo conocimiento y nuevas redes”. Cultura,
Desarrollo y Territorio. (Roberto Gomez de la Iglesia, director Xavide ed.) :131-139, Vitoria. ISBN 84-
921274-4-9, https://www.slideshare.net/arturserra/la-cultura-en-la-era-digital
2000. Serra, A. “Next generation community networking : Futures for digital cities”. Digital cities :
technologies, experiences, and future perspectives (IshidaToru ; IsbiterKatherine Ed.) Lecture notes in
computer science. vol.1765,pp.45-57,[Note(s) : IX, 444 p.](10 ref.) Springer, Berlin, Germany.
http://www.springerlink.com/content/p8ja130dq03x746c/fulltext.pdf
ISBN 3-540-67265-6
2000. Serra. A. “La Internet Associativa”. Converses sobre els origens d’Internet a Catalunya. (Oriol
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4. Lloret. Ed.). : 97-116. BETA Editorial. Barcelona. ISBN 84-7091-397-2
1998. “Internet and Catalonia, Civil Society and Next Generation Internet”. Capitol Català d’Internet
Society and the Expert Commission.Entitat Autònoma del Diari Oficial i de Publicacions DL: B-44108-
1998 https://www.slideshare.net/arturserra/internet-and-catalonia-1998
1997. Navarro,L. Serra, A. Xarxes de comunicació i desenvolupament sostenible. Sostenible?
Tecnologia, Desenvolupament Sostenible i Desequilibris. UPC :321-328.
Ed.Icaria. Barcelona. ISBN 84-393-4255-1, ISBN 84-7426-318-2
1988. Serra, A. "La posibilidad de un cambio cultural diseñado". Problemas en torno a un cambio de
civilización. AA.VV :47-56. El Laberinto. Ediciones de Nuevo Arte Thor. Barcelona. ISBN 84-7327-179-3
Journal papers (excluding lecture notes or proceedings)
2018. Serra, A. “Citizen labs: basos for universal innovation ecosystems”. Spokes #45. ECSITE, In
Depth.
https://www.ecsite.eu/activities-and-services/news-and-publications/digital-spokes/issue-
45#section=section-indepth&href=/feature/depth/citizen-labs-basis-universal-innovations-ecosystems
2018. Serra, A. ¿Qué podemos aprender de la Confederación Helvética? Notas de un viaje a Ginebra.
Revista La Factoria.no58. Octtubre 2018.
https://revistalafactoria.org/articulos/aprender-confederacion-helvetica-notas-viaje-ginebra?rq=artur
%20serra
2015. Sanchez, Laia, Serra, Artur
Citilab y la innovación ciudadana. Novática. Revista de la Asociación de Técnicos de Informática. No
233. Julio-Septiembre 2015. Año XLI. Pags.17-24.
2015. Serra, Artur.
Communities of Knowledge and Innovation: Techno-Anthropology Work as a New Science of Design.
Revista d'Etnologia de Catalunya, no 40. July 2015. pag.86-93
http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.907.3039&rep=rep1&type=pdf
2014, Serra, A. Is possible a universal innovation system?” In Barcelona Metropolis. No 93. Sept 2014 :
62-63. https://es.slideshare.net/i2cat/is-a-universal-innovation-system-possible
2014. Seppo Leminen, Mika Westerlund, Laia Sánchez and Artur Serra.
”Users as content creators, aggregators and distributors at Citilab Living Lab”. Chapter 13 in International
Perspectives on Business Innovation and Disruption in the Creative Industries Film, Video and
Photography. Robert DeFillippi and Patrik Wikström Ed.
Published in print: 25 july 2014. ISBN: 9781783475339. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781783475346,
Pages:c 288
2014 Gray,M., Mangyoku, M.,Serra, A.,Sánchez, L., &Aragall, F.
Integrating Design for All in Living Labs.Technology Innovation Management Review, 4(5): 50-
59.http://timreview.ca/article/793
https://timreview.ca/sites/default/files/article_PDF/Gray_et_al_TIMReview_May2014.pdf
2013. Garriga, Ines.,& Serra, Artur.
Cultura, coneixement, creativitat I innovació:reptes de la cultura catalana al segle XXI. : 20-43, Revista
de Catalunya 283. Juliol-Agost-Setembre 2013. ISSN: 0213-5876
2013. Serra, A. et alt. Dossier sobre Laboratorios Ciudadanos. Revista de Ciencia, Tecnologia y
Sociedad. No 23. vol 8, mayo 2013 Buenos Aires.
http://www.revistacts.net/files/Volumen%208%20-%20N%C3%BAmero%2023/FINAL/DossierPresent-
FINAL.pdf
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5. 2012. Serra, A.
Comunitats de Coneixement i Innovació: Noves tasques de la tecnoantropologia com a nova ciència del
disseny.Revista d'Etnologia de Catalunya, no 38 Juliol 2012. pag.34-43
http://www.raco.cat/index.php/RevistaEtnologia/article/view/259395/346611
2010. Serra. A. “Cultures del disseny. Visions d’un antropòleg a la Catalunya del segle XXI”. La Cultura
en la Era Digital. Revista Cultura. Departament de Cultura. Generalitat de Catalunya.Numero 7.
Novembre 2010. https://es.slideshare.net/arturserra/cultures-del-disseny-la-visi-dun-antropoleg-a-la-
catalunya-del-segle-xxi
2010. Serra. A. Citilabs¿Que pueden ser los laboratorios ciudadanos? Revista La Factoria. Enero 2010.
https://revistalafactoria.org/articulos/citilabs-laboratorios-ciudadanos?rq=artur%20serra
2003. Alcober,J, Martin, R. Serra.A. “Internet2 a Catalunya: La Internet del video”. Producció Multimedia i
Aplications Digitals. Quaderns del CAC, Consell Audiovisual de Catalunya. Nº 15, Gener-Abril 2003. : 27-
33. ISSN. 1138-9761
www.audiovisualcat.net/publicacions/Q15i2cat.pdf
2000.Serra, A. Redes ciudadanas: construyendo nuevas sociedades de la era digital. Revista
Enredando. Barcelona. Editada por Luis A. Fernandez Hermana. Noviembre 2000.
https://www.academia.edu/534581/Redes_ciudadanas_Construyendo_nuevas_sociedades_de_la_era_di
gital
1999. Serra, A. “La recerca en enginyeria cultural: transculturació d’un antropòleg dins Internet”. Dossier:
Cultures en el ciberespai: envers una societat digitalitzada. Coord.
Maria Jesus Buxo. Revista de Etnologia de Catalunya. Volum 14. Abril 1999.
http://cultura.gencat.net/cpcptc/ridec/fixe/rec14.htm , ISSN. 1132-6581
1999. Serra, A. “La ingenieria es una expresion de la libertad humana”. Entrevista de Luis A. Fernandez
Hermana. Revista Enredando. Julio 1999.
1999. Serra, A. “Tres claves para entender el fenómeno Internet”. Internet y la Sociedad. La Factoria, nº
8, Febrero 1999. Edición de papel ISSN 1139-4633 · Edición electrónica ISSN 1139-5699
https://revistalafactoria.org/articulos/tres-claves-entender-fenomeno-internet?rq=artur%20serra
1996. Serra. A. “Internet i Catalunya”. Suplemento de Ciencia y Tecnologia. La Vanguardia. Sabado 20
julio 1996, pag.6-9
http://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/edition.html?edition=Sup.
%20Ciencia&bd=20&bm=07&by=1996&ed=20&em=07&ey=1996
Selected conferences
2006.. Serra, A, Almirall.E. “The European Network of Living Labs and i2CAT”.
Helsinki. Launching Conference of the ENOLL. Nov. 20th.
http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/istevent/2006/cf/network-detail.cfm?id=971
2005. Serra, A. “The i2CAT model”. WINCO 05. EULAT, EuroLatinoamerican Workshop. 2005.
http://www.eu-lat.org/index.php?location=11
2004. Serra, A. “The Internet of Cultures”. Digital Heritage Exchange. Korea.
www.i2cat.net/i2cat/ImgsPortal/FitxerContingut392.ppt
2003. Serra. A. “A Global Light Rail Project, An Initiative for the
WSIS Action Plan on IT infrastructure” ITU-WSIS, Second Meeting of the Preparatory Committee
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0011!!MSW-E.doc
2000. Serra, A. “Redes ciudadanas: Construyendo nuevas sociedades de la era digital”. Ponencia
Inaugural del First Global Congress on Community Networking. . Barcelona November 2-4, 2000.
http://www.gobernabilidad.cl/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=376
1999. Serra, A. “Technology and Science: The new model of “basic technology research” on
design.”. PHDIT’99 Second International Worshop on Philophy of Design and Information Technology.
Ethics in Information Technology Design. St. Ferreol, Toulouse. France. 15-17 Dec. 1999.
http://europia.org
1998. Serra, A. et al. “Internet and Catalonia, Civil society and Next Generation Internet”. ISOC-CAT
Workshop on Internet2 and Catalonia. Published by Generalitat de Catalonia. May 5, 1998. Barcelona,
http://www.i2cat.net/i2cat/inetcat98/InternetandCatalonia.htm
1997.Serra,A. “BCNet, a metropolitan Community Network against social exclusion”. Paper
presented ECN'97. Proceedings of the First European Community Networking Conference. Milano. July
3-5.
1996. Serra.A, “Internet a Catalunya” Inaugural Speech. INET-CAT 96, primer congres de Internet a
Catalunya. Capitol Català de Internet Society. http://www.ati.es/cursos/inet-cat.html
1996. Navarro, L, Rodriguez, G, Serra, A. 1996. “The InterMed Network: Changing Cultural Patterns
with a Large-Scale Cooperative Internet Network in the Mediterranean”. Proceedings of the INET'96.
Montreal.June 24-28. http://www.isoc.org/inet96/proceedings/e7/e7_2.htm
1992. Serra. A. “Carnegie Mellon, An American Computer University”. Session on "Virtual
Communities", sponsored by the Society for the Anthropology of Work and the Society of Psychological
Anthropology. 91th American Anthropological Association Congress, San Francisco, Dec.2-6, 1992.
http://people.ac.upc.edu/artur/AAA92.html
Selected research projects
2018-2019. Laboratori de Ciutadania Digital. Generalitat de Catalunya. Conselleria de Politiques Digitals I
Administracions Publiques..https://digcitlab.github.io/ >
Construïnt Drets I Deures Digitals”. Working Paper. Febrer 2019.
https://es.slideshare.net/arturserra/construint-drets-i-deures-digitals
2017-2019, MUV, H2020. Mobility Urban Values,
https://www.muv2020.eu/
2016-2018, Open4Citizens: Empowering Citizens to Make Meaningful Use of Open Data. H2020.
http://open4citizens.eu/
2016-2017, Catlabs: Proyecto para el impulso de la innovación social, digital y colaborativa en Catalunya.
RIS3CAT/FEDER. http://catlabs.cat
2013-2014, FI-CONTENT+, FP7. Future Internet Content Testbeds. Continuation of the EU project FI-
CONTENT including several cities as testbeds. http://www.fi-ppp.eu/about-us/projects/fi-content/
2013-2014,SPECIFI, Smart Platforms Enabling the Creative Industries for the Future Internet
ICT PSP fifth call for proposals 2012, Pilot Type B.
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/fire/connected-smart-cities/presentations/18-specifi.pdf
Project for the design and development of an European Creative Ring.
https://twitter.com/CreativeRing
2012-2013. Iberoamerican Research Network of Citizens Labs. CYTED
Program. Programa Iberoamericano de Ciencia y Tecnologia para el Desarrollo.
http://cienciaysociedad-cyted.ning.com/group/red-de-laboratorios-ciudadanos.
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7. 2011-2012, Commons, FP7 EU Program. Projecte in the area of e-Health.
2011-2012 INDICATE, FP7 EU Programe, eInfrastructure for Cultural Heritage.
(International Network for a Digital Cultural Heritage e-Infrastructure) is an European Union FP7 project
which aims to establish a network of common interest made up of experts and researchers in the field of
e-infrastructures and digital cultural heritage at Euro Mediterranean level.
http://www.indicate-project.org/
http://www.indicate-project.eu/index.php?en/22/events-archive/54/barcelona-workshop-digital-cultural-
heritage-e-infrastructure
2007-2009 Visualive, Advanced Visualization and Videoconferencing eInfrastructure for Cooperation
within Scientific and Creative Communities in Europe. FP7-Infrastructures-2007-1. On hold by the
European Commission after Evaluation. Principal Investigator
2006-2007 Anella Cultural. Design of an advanced Internet infrastructure and user community for arts
and humanities in Catalonia. STSI-Departament de Cultura. Generalitat de Catalunya. Investigador
principal. Artur Serra. i2cat. Grant: 200.000 euros. Principal Investigator
http://www.slideshare.net/arturserra/english-dossier-anella-1
2003-1999. Projecte i2CAT. Design and development of the research public-private consortium for
building the Next Generation Internet in Catalonia. STSI. Secretaria de Telecomunicacions I Societat de
la Informació-UPC. Grant: 900.000 euros. Investigadores principales: Sebastia Sallent, Artur Serra. UPC
http://www.slideshare.net/arturserra/projecte-i2cat-2001
2002-2007 Projecte Citilab. Project for design and development of new citizen laboratory. Presented
from UPC to the City of Cornella de Llobregat.
http://www.slideshare.net/arturserra/can-suris-citilab-30-16396664
1998-96. EPITELIO, Telematics Against Social Exclusion. European Union. V Framework Program
European Union. Telematics Applications Program (TAP). Principal investigator: Andres Dochao,
INMARK. Grant: 100.000 euros. http://www.epitelio.org/base-en.htm.en
1995- COMIC Project. Computer-based Mechanism of Interaction in Cooperation Work. European Union.
V Framework Program. ESPRIT Basic research Project 622S Grant. 80.000 euros Principal Investigator.
Leandro Navarro. UPC.
http://www.comp.lancs.ac.uk/computing/research/cseg/comic
1995. Transferència Telemàtica de Tecnologia" Projecte de Innovació. Centre Divulgador de la
Informatica. Generalitat de Catalunya. 1995. Principal Investigator.
http://people.ac.upc.edu/artur/ttt.html
1993- Video Applications Development, Principal Investigator. Angel Jordan. CMU. Robotics Institute.
Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency @OD) ARPA order 6873, under contract #MDA972-92-J-
1010.
1992-1990. Ciencies del disseny, noves tecnologies i tradició cultural. Projecte de recerca
etnografica sobre la cultura de Carnegie Mellon. CIRIT-Departament de la Presidencia. Generalitat de
Catalunya. Investigadors principals, Maria Jesus Buxo, UB, Angel Jordan, CMU. Arcadio Rojo, UB, Artur
Serra, UB.
http://www.slideshare.net/arturserra/aaa92-new-5784374
http://www.slideshare.net/arturserra/tesis92-15137252
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Internet references.
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http://www.citilab.eu
http://www.anillacultural.net
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