Altibbé studies the gap between information that exists and information that travels.

The systems that capture product information — labels, certificates, traceability platforms, trade documents, origin registries — were designed to answer specific questions. Is this product safe? Can it cross this border? Does it meet this threshold? They answer those questions well.

They were not designed to answer a different question: what is this product, who produced it, how was it produced, and what distinguishes it? That question is increasingly asked by buyers, procurement bodies, trade agencies, and institutional decision-makers. The systems they rely on were not built to carry the answer.

Altibbé studies where that gap appears — and develops standards for structuring what existing systems do not carry.

Current programme. The current research programme, Structural Gaps in Product Information Systems, focuses on food and agriculture. Multiple research tracks. Catalogue ongoing. New papers each month.

Applied output. HEDAMO is one applied disclosure standard developed within this work — a structure for producer-declared product information.