Peter Peter Van Garderen

About

I am an AI researcher and consultant.

My primary focus is on the implementation of AI provenance and governance frameworks, as well as the secure application of local, sovereign AI technologies to labour-intensive information management tasks.

Currently, much of this work is focussed on local model testing, C2PA implementation, and the development of the Arkrim platform, starting with the ImageSquid photo manager app. For my consulting clients I am focussing my skillset experience on using and enhancing Hermes Agent for multi-agent workflows and enterprise business process ownership.

I am also an archivist.

I have been working with technology for archival collections since earning my Master's degree in Archival Science in 1997. I am a Distinguished Alumnus of the University of British Columbia's iSchool.

I am the founder of Artefactual Systems and the creator of the open-source Archivematica and AtoM (AccessToMemory) software applications, the most widely-deployed digital archives stack in the world.

I have worked with public sector institutions for three decades, ranging in size from municipal archives to global organizations such as the United Nations, World Bank, and NATO. I've provided industry-standard record-keeping technology and digital archiving services that range from writing strategy reports, analyzing system requirements, designing system architectures, developing software, and managing open-source projects. I have been a frequent conference speaker on these topics.

I am also a decentralizationalist.

I have been working with technology for decentralized systems since 2016 when I wrote my vision piece: Decentralized Autonomous Collections. This includes projects using ATProto, Arweave, IPFS, Cardano, and Polygon. See for example Landano and Orcfax.

Selected publications and presentations

Contact

petervg [at] iona [dot] ltd