Through the Digital Index of North American Archaeology, he researches interoperability issues between large-scale heritage management databases, promoting data reusability and reproducible research. As convener for the Digital Data Interest Group of the Society for American Archaeology, he facilitates technological capacity building and open-source ethics in professional development. He sits on the editorial boards of Open Context and Reviews in Anthropology. He has consulted on big data, open science issues in Australia, North America, and the European Union.