Pascal Aventurier has been leading the Regional Scientific Information Team at the French National Institute for Agricultural Research’s (INRA, France) PACA Centre since 2002. He is also co-leader of the scientific information technology group. His focus is on research data, linked open data, open access technologies, knowledge management and controlled vocabularies, as well as researching digital and social tool practices. His team is also exploring the evolution of social networks for academic use. He teaches Scientific and Technical Information at INRA, as well as at ENSSIB and CNAM. He holds a Master’s degree in Information Communication Science, University of Grenoble II, France (1990).