Research Labs
Several academic groups conduct research around Solid. If you are interested in being listed send an email to info@solidproject.org with a description of the research project and link to the website.
MIT - CSAIL DIG
Boston, USA
Solid started at the CSAIL Solid Social Linked Data Lab in 2015, which is now CSAIL DIG. The research on Solid at MIT focuses include verifiable credentials, privacy-preserving data aggregation on the decentralised web and investigating decentralised management of health and fitness data.
Contact Lalana Kagal
Oxford University Computer Science Lab - Oxford Martin School’s program on Ethical Web and Data Architectures.
The work at the Oxford Martin School’s program on Ethical Web and Data Architectures focuses on four themes: data autonomy, data privacy, algorithmic accountability, and data sharing. In 2020, a grant was recieved to architect new ethical data systems such as Solid.
Contact Nigel Shadbolt
The KNowledge on Web Scale (KNoWS) group at Ghent University – imec
Ghent, Belgium
Imec has been involved in Solid for several years, focusing on data interoperability, querying, scalability, and the developer experience. They are currently building the Solid Community Server.
Contact Ruben Verborgh
University of Oviedo - WESO
Oviedo, Spain
Classes at WESO now have the tradition of a competition for the best Solid app produced during their course.
Contact Jose Emilio Labra Gayo
CERN - CERN-Solid collaboration entry point
Geneva, Switzerland
CERN is heavily involved in open source, and follows Solid work.
Contact Maria Dimou
Open University - Open Blockchain Group
Milton Keynes, UK
The Open University runs an experimental server and works on a COVID-19 immunity passport Solid app.
Contact Manoharan Ramachandran