2026-10-28 –, LUMC06
RAiD (Research Activity Identifier) is a next-generation, ISO standard, persistent identifier designed to formally link all components of a research project - people, organisations, funding, instruments, and data - throughout the research lifecycle.
This presentation will detail how RAiD strengthens the Persistent Identifier (PID) ecosystem by acting as a central hub. Specifically, we will explore RAiD’s purpose-built metadata schema, which is optimised to capture the complex relationships inherent in research activities, moving beyond simple one-to-one connections.
We will also demonstrate how the RAiD API enables machine-to-machine retrieval of these rich connection graphs, transforming how PIDs are leveraged for attribution, reporting, and provenance tracking, thereby increasing the value and utility of existing PID investments for the community.
This short presentation will introduce the RAiD metadata schema and its integration with other scholarly PIDs
Tristan Kuehn is Product Lead, Discovery Services at the Digital Research Alliance of Canada. Tristan manages Lunaris, the Alliance's Canadian data discovery service; serves as technical lead for the DataCite Canada Consortium; and serves as staff liaison for the Alliance's Discovery and Metadata Expert Group.
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- RAiD in Action: Pilot Updates about PIDs for Projects from Canada, the Netherlands, and the US
Computational and Data Science Research Specialist, San Diego Supercomputer Center, Co-Founder, GO FAIR US, Open Science Advisor, SciLifeLab, Community Partnerships Consultant, RAiD / ARDC
Sheila Rabun has worked in the academic library field since 2010, with a focus on digital workflows, agile project management, communicating technical information to diverse audiences, and advocating for interoperability in cultural heritage, research, and scholarly communication ecosystems. In her current role at Lyrasis, Sheila manages the ORCID US Community and the Lyrasis DataCite US Community, working with non-profit organizations across the US to leverage open persistent identifiers and shared open standards to make research and scholarly content more FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable).