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Farid Karimi is an environmental social scientist with a PhD in Social Sciences from the University of Helsinki, Finland. He holds a master’s degree in  Energy and Society  from Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands. His research focuses on the social science of energy transitions, energy security, and energy politics. He has held positions at institutions including Aalto University, University of Helsinki, and the European Patent Office. Karimi is currently coordinating the DeCrises project, which aims to address governance challenges in the EU's twin transition towards digital and green transformations. 

Petteri Karjalainen serves as a Project Manager in the University Services unit at JYU, focusing on financial and facility services. His role involves overseeing the financial administration of projects throughout their lifecycle, ensuring efficient management and compliance with institutional standards.

Ritva Vallinkoski works as a Project Controller within the University Services unit at JYU. She is responsible for managing the financial aspects of projects, including budgeting, reporting, and ensuring adherence to financial regulations throughout the project's duration.

Tapio Litmanen is a Professor of Sociology at JYU and serves as the Vice Dean responsible for Research and Innovation in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. His research interests include environmental sociology, risk research, science and technology studies, and civil society research, with a particular focus on energy and nuclear power policy. He leads the STEER (Science, Technology, Energy, and Environment Research) group and has been involved in several research projects funded by the Academy of Finland and the EU. 

Giga Mukutadze is a doctoral researcher at the University of Jyväskylä, in the Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy. He holds an MSc in European Policies and Public Administration from KU Leuven (Belgium), as well as an MA in Conflict and Democracy Studies from Masaryk University (Czech Republic). His work contributes to the DeCrises project, which examines social innovations and governance frameworks to facilitate an equitable twin transition in the EU.

Md Mashiur Rahman is a doctoral researcher at the University of Jyväskylä, within the Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy. He holds a Master of Social Science in Public Administration from the University of Chittagong (Bangladesh), a Master of Arts in Leadership and Organisation from Malmö University (Sweden), and a Master of Administrative Sciences in Leadership for Change: Governance for Sustainable Change from Tampere University (Finland). His research explores the complexities of multi-level governance (MLG) within the European Union, with a particular focus on the coordination challenges between EU, national, and local levels in the context of climate and digital transitions.

Vineta Kleinberga is a researcher and PhD candidate at RSU's Faculty of Social Sciences. She leads the "Intersections: Politics, Narratives, Perceptions" research group, focusing on the interplay between policy formation, strategic communication, and societal perceptions. Her recent studies delve into climate and energy policies, climate narratives and their perceptions,  as well as implications of green transition for Latvia’s healthcare system. She is involved in research on detecting disinformation narratives in social media, as well as nformation suppression by authoritarian regimes. She has participated in numerous international conferences and published scientific articles in indexed journals. She holds a Master's degree in Political Science from Central European University.

Dr. Dina Bite is a leading researcher and Associate Professor of Sociology at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Rīga Stradiņš University. Her current research projects focus on mitigating climate change in the healthcare sector, the social dimensions of energy poverty, and various other topics within the field of medical sociology.

Inguna Potetinova is a researcher at the Faculty of Social Sciences at Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) and a doctoral candidate in Social Anthropology. Her academic interests lie in social exclusion, structural violence, and resilience. In addition to her research, she has extensive experience in communication, including several years in science communication. She is currently involved in a research project examining the phenomenon of resilience. 

Lelde Klaipa is an administrator at the Social Sciences Research Centre, Rīga Stradiņš University, providing administrative assistance to researchers and ensuring organizational capacity for academic and science dissemination events. She has been involved in other projects, providing a wide range of administrative, communication and organisational support.

Dr. Karlis Bukovskis is the Director of the Latvian Institute of International Affairs and an Associate Professor at RSU. His expertise lies in International Political Economy of the EU foreign policy, small state diplomacy, and Baltic regional security. He has been a visiting Fulbright Scholar at Johns Hopkins University SAIS and an Associate Researcher at the European Council on Foreign Relations.

Kristīne Blumfelde-Rutka is a Ph.D. student in Business Management and Economics and a lecturer at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Riga Stradiņš University. Her doctoral research focuses on developing a theoretical framework for sustainable education services, exploring how educational institutions can integrate sustainability principles into service design, delivery, and evaluation. In addition, her academic interests include climate policy in the European Union and Latvia, societal attitudes toward environmental initiatives, and the intersection of marketing, advertising, and consumer behavior. Kristīne has contributed to EU-funded research projects and has published in peer-reviewed journals on topics such as the European Green Deal, sustainable consumer behavior, and strategic communication. She regularly presents her work at international conferences across EU countries, fostering academic collaboration and knowledge exchange.  

Sandis Karklins serves as the Project Administrative Coordinator at RSU, managing administrative aspects of EU-funded projects. He has been involved in projects like HIVE, ensuring effective coordination and compliance with project requirements.

Matúš Mišík is Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science at Comenius University Bratislava. His research interests include small states and energy security in the EU. He is the author of External Energy Security in the European Union (Routledge, 2019), co-author of Energy Transitions in Central and Eastern Europe (Cambridge University Press, 2024) and has published articles in journals including Nature Energy, Energy, Energy Policy and Geopolitics. 

Dr. Veronika Oravcová serves as a Research Assistant at the Department of Political Science at Comenius University and as a Research Fellow at the Slovak Foreign Policy Association. Her research interests center on energy transition and energy security in Central and Eastern Europe. She has co-edited works on the region's energy transitions and authored several papers on Slovak energy policy.

Dr. Juraj Halas is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Logic and the Methodology of Sciences at Comenius University. His academic work focuses on the philosophy of social science, critical theory, and the philosophy of economics, with particular attention to Marx's critique of political economy and the history of Marxism.

Michaela Hrabušajová is a PhD. student of Political Science at Comenius University Bratislava. Her research focuses on the EU-US relationship. She completed internships at the Slovak Embassy in Washington D.C. and at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic.  

Dr. Matti Kojo is an Associate Professor at LUT University, specializing in nuclear energy and nuclear waste engineering. His research focuses on nuclear power and nuclear waste policy, energy transition, public participation, acceptability, social license to operate, compensations, and electric vehicle policy. He has contributed to various projects related to small modular reactors and nuclear waste management.

Dr. Edemilson Paraná leads the Research Group on Economy, Technology and Society (GETS) at LUT University. His research interests include digital economy, finance and technology, AI and society, and the political economy of the green-digital transition. He has held research fellowships at the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) and the University of Groningen's Rudolf Agricola School for Sustainable Development.

Paul Arteaga is a Junior Researcher at LUT University, working at the intersection of technology, governance, and political economy. His research explores the digitalisation of energy systems, with a particular focus on data governance within the EU Green Deal and Digital Strategy frameworks. 

Hilde G. Corneliussen is a Research Professor and Head of Research for the Technology and Society group at WNRI. She holds a Doctoral degree in Humanistic Informatics (2003). Her research focuses on ICT and gender, diversity, and inclusion in areas such as education, working life, leisure, and family. She has extensive experience as a researcher, lecturer, and knowledge communicator from the University of Bergen (1998–2016) and WNRI since 2013. Hilde leads the research group "Gender, Diversity and Technology" at WNRI and has published works on women's participation in IT and AI, including the book Reconstructions of Gender and Information Technology - Women Doing IT for Themselves.

Cheshta Arora is a researcher, writer, and ethnographer specializing in socio-technical systems. She holds a PhD in Social Science from the National Institute of Advanced Studies/Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India. Her research interests include critical new media studies, social approaches to machine learning and artificial intelligence, content moderation, blockchain, media studies, science and technology studies, urban studies, labor, feminist theory, and 20th-century French philosophy. Cheshta is currently leading projects focused on engaging local expertise and role models to recruit girls into technology education and enabling a sustainable, just, and inclusive green and digital transformation.

Dr. Joaquín Z Hopp specializes in responsible social innovation and focuses on sustainable development within societal systems. He holds an engineering degree in socio-economic development and environmental studies from Zamorano University and Texas A&M University. Joaquín also holds a Master's degree in Environmental Safety from the United Nations University for Peace (2011) and a Master's degree in Society, Science, and Technology from the University of Oslo (2019). His doctoral research (2023), supported by the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL), examined global innovation systems and included research stays at Lund University in Sweden and the Pontificia Universidad Católica in Chile.

Kjersti Røysum Petty is a project financial controller at WNRI. She is responsible for overseeing and managing the financial aspects of the projects such as budgeting, reporting and compliance. 

Dr. Adam Cenian is an Associate Professor at IMP PAN and leads the Laboratory of ekoenergetics and circular energy devices. His research focuses on renewable energy technologies, low-temperature district heating, and plasma applications in energy systems. He has coordinated several national and international projects on sustainable energy and holds a European patent for a system enhancing diesel engine ignition precision using Langmuir probes.

Ewa Domke serves as the Director's Representative for International Cooperation and Project Services at IMP PAN. She manages EU-funded projects, including SERENE and SUSTENANCE, and has represented IMP PAN at international events such as the #bridgeEU General Assembly. Her expertise lies in international collaboration, project management, and science communication, contributing to IMP PAN's role in Poland's energy transition.

Dr. Gabriela Rembarz is an architect and urban planner specializing in sustainable urban development, spatial planning, and revitalization strategies. At the Institute of Fluid-Flow Machinery (IMP PAN), she serves as a Senior Specialist in the Department of Air and Water Purification. Concurrently, she holds the position of Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Architecture, Gdańsk University of Technology, where she focuses on urban regeneration, smart city concepts, and participatory planning. Her research includes innovative approaches to urban revitalization, such as the implementation of Living Labs, and she has contributed to projects like LowTEMP 2.0, which explores low-temperature district heating solutions.

Dr. Aistė Balžekienė is a Professor at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities at KTU. She leads the research group "Civil Society and Sustainable Development." Her research interests encompass risk and environmental sociology, the social impact of technology, social perceptions of climate change, and social science methodology. She has contributed to various methodological training sessions, including on descriptive quantitative data analysis.

Jonė Vitkauskaitė-Ramanauskienė is a researcher at KTU's Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities. Her work focuses on sustainable mobility, community resilience, and environmental behavior change, often using interdisciplinary and participatory approaches. She has contributed to several national and international projects, including research on preparedness for various types of crises.

Natalia Bełdyga is a junior project researcher at KTU's Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities where she also belongs to Civil Society and Sustainability Research group.  
Her research interests include civil preparedness, community resilience, risk perception, uncertainty, and response to crises. She is engaged in projects that explore factors which affect community resilience in response to crises and uncertainty. 

Audrone Telešienė is a professor of sociology and communication science and head of the Center for Data Analysis and Archiving at Kaunas University of Technology. Her interdisciplinary research focuses on social dimensions of climate change, environmental attitudes and behaviours, risk perception and communication, open science and sustainable development. She works with the Lithuanian open research data infrastructure LiDA (CESSDA-ERIC service provider). She is co-convener of the Behavioral, Social, and Cultural Task Group and lead author for UNEP's 7th Global Environmental Outlook. 

Dr. Stefan Ewert is a political scientist at the University of Greifswald, specializing in rural sustainability and agricultural policy. He is affiliated with the "Think rural!" research group, focusing on rural development policies across German federal states. His research interests include agricultural policy, peatland protection, education policy, and regional politics in the Baltic Sea area. Dr. Ewert is also a member of the Interdisciplinary Centre for Baltic Sea Region Research (IFZO).

Diana Lode is responsible for managing EU-funded research projects at the University of Greifswald, including those under the Horizon Europe framework and Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions. She oversees financial and administrative aspects of externally funded projects, ensuring compliance with funding regulations and university policies. 

Dr. Alexandra Korcheva is a science communicator at Pensoft Publishers and an early-career researcher specializing in environmental and institutional economics. She is also pursuing her PhD at Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski." Her academic work explores the impact of digital technologies on environmental governance. At Pensoft, she leads communication efforts for EU-funded projects like BioAgora and SHOWCASE, focusing on the science-policy interface, open science, and FAIR data principles. She has represented Pensoft at international events, including COP29 and the World Biodiversity Forum.

Eva Slavova is a science policy communication expert at Pensoft Publishers. She holds an LL.M. in Public International Law, specializing in international environmental law, the law of the sea, and sustainability. At Pensoft, she is involved in Horizon EU-funded projects such as TRANSPATH and RESPIN, which focus on biodiversity and climate change, emphasizing policy transformation and enhancing the science-policy interface.  

Farid Karimi is an environmental social scientist with a PhD in Social Sciences from the University of Helsinki, Finland. He holds a master’s degree in  Energy and Society  from Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands. His research focuses on the social science of energy transitions, energy security, and energy politics. He has held positions at institutions including Aalto University, University of Helsinki, and the European Patent Office. Karimi is currently coordinating the DeCrises project, which aims to address governance challenges in the EU's twin transition towards digital and green transformations. 

Petteri Karjalainen serves as a Project Manager in the University Services unit at JYU, focusing on financial and facility services. His role involves overseeing the financial administration of projects throughout their lifecycle, ensuring efficient management and compliance with institutional standards.

Ritva Vallinkoski works as a Project Controller within the University Services unit at JYU. She is responsible for managing the financial aspects of projects, including budgeting, reporting, and ensuring adherence to financial regulations throughout the project's duration.

Tapio Litmanen is a Professor of Sociology at JYU and serves as the Vice Dean responsible for Research and Innovation in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. His research interests include environmental sociology, risk research, science and technology studies, and civil society research, with a particular focus on energy and nuclear power policy. He leads the STEER (Science, Technology, Energy, and Environment Research) group and has been involved in several research projects funded by the Academy of Finland and the EU. 

Giga Mukutadze is a doctoral researcher at the University of Jyväskylä, in the Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy. He holds an MSc in European Policies and Public Administration from KU Leuven (Belgium), as well as an MA in Conflict and Democracy Studies from Masaryk University (Czech Republic). His work contributes to the DeCrises project, which examines social innovations and governance frameworks to facilitate an equitable twin transition in the EU.

Md Mashiur Rahman is a doctoral researcher at the University of Jyväskylä, within the Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy. He holds a Master of Social Science in Public Administration from the University of Chittagong (Bangladesh), a Master of Arts in Leadership and Organisation from Malmö University (Sweden), and a Master of Administrative Sciences in Leadership for Change: Governance for Sustainable Change from Tampere University (Finland). His research explores the complexities of multi-level governance (MLG) within the European Union, with a particular focus on the coordination challenges between EU, national, and local levels in the context of climate and digital transitions.

Vineta Kleinberga is a researcher and PhD candidate at RSU's Faculty of Social Sciences. She leads the "Intersections: Politics, Narratives, Perceptions" research group, focusing on the interplay between policy formation, strategic communication, and societal perceptions. Her recent studies delve into climate and energy policies, climate narratives and their perceptions,  as well as implications of green transition for Latvia’s healthcare system. She is involved in research on detecting disinformation narratives in social media, as well as nformation suppression by authoritarian regimes. She has participated in numerous international conferences and published scientific articles in indexed journals. She holds a Master's degree in Political Science from Central European University.

Dr. Dina Bite is a leading researcher and Associate Professor of Sociology at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Rīga Stradiņš University. Her current research projects focus on mitigating climate change in the healthcare sector, the social dimensions of energy poverty, and various other topics within the field of medical sociology.

Inguna Potetinova is a researcher at the Faculty of Social Sciences at Rīga Stradiņš University (RSU) and a doctoral candidate in Social Anthropology. Her academic interests lie in social exclusion, structural violence, and resilience. In addition to her research, she has extensive experience in communication, including several years in science communication. She is currently involved in a research project examining the phenomenon of resilience. 

Lelde Klaipa is an administrator at the Social Sciences Research Centre, Rīga Stradiņš University, providing administrative assistance to researchers and ensuring organizational capacity for academic and science dissemination events. She has been involved in other projects, providing a wide range of administrative, communication and organisational support.

Dr. Karlis Bukovskis is the Director of the Latvian Institute of International Affairs and an Associate Professor at RSU. His expertise lies in International Political Economy of the EU foreign policy, small state diplomacy, and Baltic regional security. He has been a visiting Fulbright Scholar at Johns Hopkins University SAIS and an Associate Researcher at the European Council on Foreign Relations.

Kristīne Blumfelde-Rutka is a Ph.D. student in Business Management and Economics and a lecturer at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Riga Stradiņš University. Her doctoral research focuses on developing a theoretical framework for sustainable education services, exploring how educational institutions can integrate sustainability principles into service design, delivery, and evaluation. In addition, her academic interests include climate policy in the European Union and Latvia, societal attitudes toward environmental initiatives, and the intersection of marketing, advertising, and consumer behavior. Kristīne has contributed to EU-funded research projects and has published in peer-reviewed journals on topics such as the European Green Deal, sustainable consumer behavior, and strategic communication. She regularly presents her work at international conferences across EU countries, fostering academic collaboration and knowledge exchange.  

Sandis Karklins serves as the Project Administrative Coordinator at RSU, managing administrative aspects of EU-funded projects. He has been involved in projects like HIVE, ensuring effective coordination and compliance with project requirements.

Matúš Mišík is Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science at Comenius University Bratislava. His research interests include small states and energy security in the EU. He is the author of External Energy Security in the European Union (Routledge, 2019), co-author of Energy Transitions in Central and Eastern Europe (Cambridge University Press, 2024) and has published articles in journals including Nature Energy, Energy, Energy Policy and Geopolitics. 

Dr. Veronika Oravcová serves as a Research Assistant at the Department of Political Science at Comenius University and as a Research Fellow at the Slovak Foreign Policy Association. Her research interests center on energy transition and energy security in Central and Eastern Europe. She has co-edited works on the region's energy transitions and authored several papers on Slovak energy policy.

Dr. Juraj Halas is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Logic and the Methodology of Sciences at Comenius University. His academic work focuses on the philosophy of social science, critical theory, and the philosophy of economics, with particular attention to Marx's critique of political economy and the history of Marxism.

Michaela Hrabušajová is a PhD. student of Political Science at Comenius University Bratislava. Her research focuses on the EU-US relationship. She completed internships at the Slovak Embassy in Washington D.C. and at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic.  

Dr. Matti Kojo is an Associate Professor at LUT University, specializing in nuclear energy and nuclear waste engineering. His research focuses on nuclear power and nuclear waste policy, energy transition, public participation, acceptability, social license to operate, compensations, and electric vehicle policy. He has contributed to various projects related to small modular reactors and nuclear waste management.

Dr. Edemilson Paraná leads the Research Group on Economy, Technology and Society (GETS) at LUT University. His research interests include digital economy, finance and technology, AI and society, and the political economy of the green-digital transition. He has held research fellowships at the Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) and the University of Groningen's Rudolf Agricola School for Sustainable Development.

Paul Arteaga is a Junior Researcher at LUT University, working at the intersection of technology, governance, and political economy. His research explores the digitalisation of energy systems, with a particular focus on data governance within the EU Green Deal and Digital Strategy frameworks. 

Hilde G. Corneliussen is a Research Professor and Head of Research for the Technology and Society group at WNRI. She holds a Doctoral degree in Humanistic Informatics (2003). Her research focuses on ICT and gender, diversity, and inclusion in areas such as education, working life, leisure, and family. She has extensive experience as a researcher, lecturer, and knowledge communicator from the University of Bergen (1998–2016) and WNRI since 2013. Hilde leads the research group "Gender, Diversity and Technology" at WNRI and has published works on women's participation in IT and AI, including the book Reconstructions of Gender and Information Technology - Women Doing IT for Themselves.

Cheshta Arora is a researcher, writer, and ethnographer specializing in socio-technical systems. She holds a PhD in Social Science from the National Institute of Advanced Studies/Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India. Her research interests include critical new media studies, social approaches to machine learning and artificial intelligence, content moderation, blockchain, media studies, science and technology studies, urban studies, labor, feminist theory, and 20th-century French philosophy. Cheshta is currently leading projects focused on engaging local expertise and role models to recruit girls into technology education and enabling a sustainable, just, and inclusive green and digital transformation.

Dr. Joaquín Z Hopp specializes in responsible social innovation and focuses on sustainable development within societal systems. He holds an engineering degree in socio-economic development and environmental studies from Zamorano University and Texas A&M University. Joaquín also holds a Master's degree in Environmental Safety from the United Nations University for Peace (2011) and a Master's degree in Society, Science, and Technology from the University of Oslo (2019). His doctoral research (2023), supported by the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL), examined global innovation systems and included research stays at Lund University in Sweden and the Pontificia Universidad Católica in Chile.

Kjersti Røysum Petty is a project financial controller at WNRI. She is responsible for overseeing and managing the financial aspects of the projects such as budgeting, reporting and compliance. 

Dr. Adam Cenian is an Associate Professor at IMP PAN and leads the Laboratory of ekoenergetics and circular energy devices. His research focuses on renewable energy technologies, low-temperature district heating, and plasma applications in energy systems. He has coordinated several national and international projects on sustainable energy and holds a European patent for a system enhancing diesel engine ignition precision using Langmuir probes.

Ewa Domke serves as the Director's Representative for International Cooperation and Project Services at IMP PAN. She manages EU-funded projects, including SERENE and SUSTENANCE, and has represented IMP PAN at international events such as the #bridgeEU General Assembly. Her expertise lies in international collaboration, project management, and science communication, contributing to IMP PAN's role in Poland's energy transition.

Dr. Gabriela Rembarz is an architect and urban planner specializing in sustainable urban development, spatial planning, and revitalization strategies. At the Institute of Fluid-Flow Machinery (IMP PAN), she serves as a Senior Specialist in the Department of Air and Water Purification. Concurrently, she holds the position of Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Architecture, Gdańsk University of Technology, where she focuses on urban regeneration, smart city concepts, and participatory planning. Her research includes innovative approaches to urban revitalization, such as the implementation of Living Labs, and she has contributed to projects like LowTEMP 2.0, which explores low-temperature district heating solutions.

Dr. Aistė Balžekienė is a Professor at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities at KTU. She leads the research group "Civil Society and Sustainable Development." Her research interests encompass risk and environmental sociology, the social impact of technology, social perceptions of climate change, and social science methodology. She has contributed to various methodological training sessions, including on descriptive quantitative data analysis.

Jonė Vitkauskaitė-Ramanauskienė is a researcher at KTU's Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities. Her work focuses on sustainable mobility, community resilience, and environmental behavior change, often using interdisciplinary and participatory approaches. She has contributed to several national and international projects, including research on preparedness for various types of crises.

Natalia Bełdyga is a junior project researcher at KTU's Faculty of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities where she also belongs to Civil Society and Sustainability Research group.  
Her research interests include civil preparedness, community resilience, risk perception, uncertainty, and response to crises. She is engaged in projects that explore factors which affect community resilience in response to crises and uncertainty. 

Audrone Telešienė is a professor of sociology and communication science and head of the Center for Data Analysis and Archiving at Kaunas University of Technology. Her interdisciplinary research focuses on social dimensions of climate change, environmental attitudes and behaviours, risk perception and communication, open science and sustainable development. She works with the Lithuanian open research data infrastructure LiDA (CESSDA-ERIC service provider). She is co-convener of the Behavioral, Social, and Cultural Task Group and lead author for UNEP's 7th Global Environmental Outlook. 

Dr. Stefan Ewert is a political scientist at the University of Greifswald, specializing in rural sustainability and agricultural policy. He is affiliated with the "Think rural!" research group, focusing on rural development policies across German federal states. His research interests include agricultural policy, peatland protection, education policy, and regional politics in the Baltic Sea area. Dr. Ewert is also a member of the Interdisciplinary Centre for Baltic Sea Region Research (IFZO).

Diana Lode is responsible for managing EU-funded research projects at the University of Greifswald, including those under the Horizon Europe framework and Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions. She oversees financial and administrative aspects of externally funded projects, ensuring compliance with funding regulations and university policies. 

Dr. Alexandra Korcheva is a science communicator at Pensoft Publishers and an early-career researcher specializing in environmental and institutional economics. She is also pursuing her PhD at Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski." Her academic work explores the impact of digital technologies on environmental governance. At Pensoft, she leads communication efforts for EU-funded projects like BioAgora and SHOWCASE, focusing on the science-policy interface, open science, and FAIR data principles. She has represented Pensoft at international events, including COP29 and the World Biodiversity Forum.

Eva Slavova is a science policy communication expert at Pensoft Publishers. She holds an LL.M. in Public International Law, specializing in international environmental law, the law of the sea, and sustainability. At Pensoft, she is involved in Horizon EU-funded projects such as TRANSPATH and RESPIN, which focus on biodiversity and climate change, emphasizing policy transformation and enhancing the science-policy interface.