Víctor López-Menchero, PhD
Deputy Chief Scientist and Scientific Director in Spain
Dr. Victor Lopez-Menchero Bendicho is the Scientific Director for GDH in Spain. Dr. Lopez has a degree in History and a European PhD in Archaeology. His research has focused on the management of archaeological heritage and digital archaeology. In the last fifteen years he has participated as speaker in more than a hundred national and international conferences, seminars, workshops and courses. He has been director or academic secretary of some conferences and workshops, including seven editions of the International Congress of Graphic Archaeology and Informatics, Cultural Heritage and Innovation (ARQUEOLOGICA 2.0) and the three editions of the International Congress of musealization and enhancement of Cultural Heritage (LEGATUM 2.0). He is co-editor of the Spanish version of the London Charter and coordinator of the Seville Principles (International Principles of Virtual Archaeology). Until 2015 he has been co-director of the international scientific journal Virtual Archaeology Review (VAR).
He is the author of more than seventy scientific publications and has worked on numerous research projects. Highlights include his continued participation in the projects of Sus-Tekna (Morocco), the Network of Excellence “Virtual Museum Transnational Network” (funded by the European Union under the 7th Framework Programme, FP7-ICT-2009-6) and the “Initial Training Network for Digital Cultural Heritage: Projecting our Past to the Future” (funded by the European Union under the 7th Framework Programme, FP7-PEOPLE-2013-ITN). Since 2014 he has signed several contracts with the European Research Executive Agency as an evaluator of European projects. Founding member and president of the Spanish Society of Virtual Archaeology, he has been a Member of the Board of ICOMOS Spain between 2018 and 2021 and associate professor at the University of Castilla La Mancha in 2023. He is currently a member of the International CIPA Heritage Documentation Committee and the International Scientific Committee on Archaeological Heritage Management (ICAHM).