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• Flood Hydrology
• Hydrology
• Water Resources
• +8 more

Alberto Viglione is an Associate Professor at the Politecnico di Torino , Department of Environment, Land and Infrastructure Engineering (DIATI), and a member of the Interdepartmental Center SmartData@PoliTO. He has been a faculty member since 2019, following a decade as a Research Fellow at the Vienna University of Technology. University: Politecnico di Torino Department: DIATI – Department of Environment, Land and Infrastructure Engineering Rank: Associate Professor Email: alberto.viglione@polito.it His research focuses on flood hydrology, water resources, and hydro-meteorological extremes , integrating statistical analysis, climate change impacts, land use dynamics, and socio-hydrological modeling. He investigates the spatio-temporal dynamics of climatic, hydrological, and human processes in river basins and their implications for extreme event risks. His work emphasizes data integration, conceptual modeling, and risk assessment across scales. The recent publications highlight a strong trend in analyzing European flood dynamics , the impacts of climate change , and the development of socio-hydrological frameworks that incorporate human behavior and societal memory into flood risk modeling. His research spans from statistical hydrology in ungauged basins to large-scale assessments of climate-flood interactions. Scientific Awards and Honors: AMGA Award for best PhD thesis on water resources (2009) Editorial and Professional Service: Associate Editor, Water Resources Research (2014–present) Associate Editor, Hydrological Sciences Journal (2012–2018) Associate Editor, WIRES Water (2012–2020) Associate Editor, Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics (2019–present) Scientific Committee Member, European Geosciences Union (2019–2023) Secretary, International Commission on Water Resources Systems, IAHS (2015–present) Teaching and Advising: He teaches courses such as Bayesian Inference , Applied Hydrology , Fundamentals of Environmental Geosciences , and Hydro-meteorological Risk Assessment . He is a PhD supervisor and member of multiple PhD colleges in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Politecnico di Torino. He currently advises PhD students including Tsion Ayalew Kebede , Emanuele Mombrini , Luigi Cafiero , Luca Lombardo , and Matteo Pesce . His research is supported by grants from national (PRIN), EU, and commercial sources, including projects like Clim2FlEx , RETURN , and ATO4WATER . Research Labs and Teams: He is affiliated with the SmartData@PoliTO laboratory, focusing on big data and data science applications in hydrology and environmental systems.

Mark DavisonView profile

Adjunct Professor

• Intellectual Property Law
• Trade Marks
• International Trade Law
• +5 more

Mark Davison is an Emeritus Professor and Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Law at Monash University, specializing in intellectual property law. He holds dual roles as a legal academic and a practicing lawyer with Knightsbridge Lawyers. His expertise spans trade marks, WTO agreements, and public health regulation, particularly tobacco plain packaging. He has authored seminal works such as Shanahan's Australian Law of Trade Marks and Passing Off and contributed to landmark cases including Australia’s successful defense of tobacco plain packaging laws at the WTO. Research Interests: Intellectual Property Law, Trade Marks, Geographical Indications, WTO Dispute Resolution, Public Health Policy, Database Protection, Competition Law. His work intersects international trade law, health policy, and legal reform. Awards: Recognized globally as one of the 50 most influential figures in IP (2014) and awarded the Vice-Chancellor's Distinguished Teaching Prize (2001). His research has been cited in over 100 court decisions and 250 IP office rulings, including a landmark High Court of Australia ruling in 2023. Advisory Roles: Member of the Advisory Council on Intellectual Property, Commonwealth Department of Health’s Plain Packaging Expert Group, and Intellectual Property Committee of the Law Council of Australia. He advised the Australian government during WTO tobacco litigation and contributed to free trade agreement negotiations involving geographical indications. Projects: Led ARC-funded research on geographical indications in Australian trade agreements and the impact of venture capital on innovation. Collaborated internationally on studies about the New Plurilateralism in global governance and the ‘Human Rights in Three Minutes’ video project. Media Engagement: Regularly commented on IP disputes, EU trade negotiations, and public health policy in media outlets, emphasizing the intersection of law, trade, and societal welfare.

Pedro Henrique D. BatistaView profile

Research Fellow

• Intellectual Property
• Innovation
• Biotechnology
• +2 more

Dr. Pedro Henrique D. Batista is a Senior Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, specializing in intellectual property law with a focus on innovation, biotechnology, genetic resources, and traditional knowledge. His research addresses regulatory frameworks for biodiversity, patent law reforms, and the intersection of IP with public health and climate change. Education: PhD in Law, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (2013-2024) LL.M., Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (2012-2013) Bachelor of Law, University of São Paulo (2006-2011) Research explores the legal challenges of emerging technologies, including CRISPR and digital genetic sequences, and policy solutions for equitable innovation. His work critically examines international agreements like the Nagoya Protocol and TRIPS flexibilities. Publications emphasize regulatory coherence in intellectual property, with recent focus on WIPO reforms, antimicrobial resistance incentives, and climate-related patent frameworks. Articles frequently engage with EU law, Latin American IP systems, and global governance. Awards: Finalist, Best Diploma Thesis Award, University of São Paulo Law School (2011) Coordinates the Smart IP for Latin America Initiative and contributes to international bodies like the CBD Working Group on Digital Sequence Information. Part-time roles included editorship of GRUR International and IIC journals.

Barry RodgerView profile

Professor

• EU Competition Law
• UK Competition Law
• International Private Law
• +5 more

Barry Rodger is a Professor of Law at the University of Strathclyde Law School since 1993. He holds academic qualifications from the University of Strathclyde, Oxford University, and the European University Institute. His research focuses on EU/UK competition law, private enforcement mechanisms, and international private law. He directs the Scottish Universities' Law Institute (SULI) and co-edits the Competition Law Review . Education: LLB (1st Class), University of Strathclyde (1988) BCL, Worcester College, Oxford University (1990) LLM in European, International & Comparative Law, European University Institute (1994) Key Projects: AHRC-funded Competition Law Comparative Private Enforcement (2014) OUP co-edited EU Antitrust Damages Directive (2018) Roles: Research Director (2014–2018), Co-Organiser of Competition Law Scholars' Forum (CLASF) His research explores competition law intersections with private law, including collective redress mechanisms and jurisdictional frameworks. He has contributed to empirical studies on competition litigation settlements and EU law application in Scottish courts.

Frederik Rask DalbyView profile

Academic

• Environmental Engineering
• Agricultural Engineering
• Sustainability
• +7 more

Fredrik Rask Dalby is a Tenure Track Assistant Professor at the Department of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Aarhus University, affiliated with AU Engineering. His research focuses on mitigating greenhouse gas emissions from livestock farming, particularly methane and ammonia from manure management. Dalby leads multiple interdisciplinary projects including N-LIFE (2025-2028), STOREMIS (2024-2027), and PIGMET (2023-2026), addressing methane emission modeling in pig facilities and manure storage systems. His expertise spans environmental engineering, agricultural sustainability, and biogas technologies. Current projects explore surfactant treatments for methane reduction, ventilation control in manure tanks, and GHG emission quantification frameworks. Dalby collaborates with institutions like DCA - National Food & Agriculture Center, contributing to policy-relevant studies under EU directives. He holds a PhD (likely in environmental engineering) and has published extensively on manure management, ammonia mitigation, and climate-smart agriculture. His work combines computational modeling with field experiments to develop practical solutions for reducing livestock sector emissions.

Kostas MagoutisView profile

Professor

• Distributed computer systems
• Cloud computing
• Scalable data stores and stream processing
• +3 more

Kostas Magoutis is Professor and Chair of the Computer Science Department at the University of Crete , and a collaborating researcher at FORTH-ICS . His research focuses on scalable distributed systems, cloud computing, IoT, and quantum-enhanced control. Education and Career: Ph.D. in Computer Science, Harvard University (2003) Research Staff Member, IBM T. J. Watson Research Center (2003-2009) Assistant Professor (2014-2019, tenured 2017) and Associate Professor (2020-2024), University of Crete Professor and Chair, University of Crete (2024-present) Research Interests: His work spans distributed computer systems , cloud computing , scalable data stores and stream-processing engines , Internet of Things , and the emerging area of quantum-enhanced control . Representative projects include the H.F.R.I.-funded QUADS (2025-2028) on quantum-enhanced adaptive systems, STREAMSTORE (2020-2023) on elastic stream processing, SmartCityBus on IoT-driven public transport, and the EU FP7 PaaSage project on model-based cloud lifecycle management. Awards and Honors: Best Paper Awards: USENIX ATC 2002, USENIX BSDCon 2002, IEEE SRDS 2014 (Best Student Paper), IoT 2024 (Runner-up) Grand Challenge Audience Award, ACM DEBS 2022 Best Poster Award, ACM EuroSys 2022 EU Marie Curie IEF Fellow (2009-2011) Alexander S. Onassis Fellow (1994-1995) and J. William Fulbright Scholar (1993-1994) Students and Mentoring: He has supervised or co-supervised more than 30 Ph.D., M.Sc. and undergraduate students, including Antonis Papaioannou (Ph.D. 2021), Efthimios Papageorgiou (current Ph.D.), and numerous M.Sc. graduates now in industry and academia. Labs and Teams: At FORTH-ICS he leads activities within the Distributed Systems and Storage Laboratory, coordinating research on scalable storage, stream processing, and IoT data management. The lab collaborates closely with European and national initiatives, hosting visiting researchers and industry partners.

Thomas SpijkerboerView profile

Professor

• Migration Law
• Refugee Law
• Asylum Law
• +7 more

Thomas Spijkerboer is Full Professor of Migration Law at the Faculty of Law, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, where he has been employed since 2000. He also holds positions at the Kooijmans Institute and established the Amsterdam Centre for Migration and Refugee Law, which has grown to become one of the largest research groups on migration worldwide. His academic career includes significant appointments as Raoul Wallenberg Visiting Professor of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law at Lund University (2017-2020) and International Franqui Professor at Ghent University (2020-2021). His educational background includes law studies at the Universiteit van Amsterdam. Before his academic career, he gained practical experience working at the Rechtswinkel Amsterdam legal clinic (1982-1986), specializing in housing law, and at Advokatenkollektief Zaanstreek (1986-1993), where he specialized in asylum cases. He completed his dissertation Gender and Refugee Status at the Catholic University Nijmegen, where he worked as a lecturer in Migration Law from 1993 to 2000. Professor Spijkerboer's research centers on the intersection of migration law, human rights, and border policies, with particular emphasis on the right to life of irregular migrants and the human costs of border control. His work critically examines European migration policies, especially their externalization and the resulting mortality among migrants attempting to reach European territory. He has pioneered research on border deaths, developing databases that document migrant fatalities along European borders, and has extensively analyzed the legal and moral implications of European border policies. His scholarship combines legal analysis with sociological and empirical approaches, addressing issues such as gender in refugee status determination, LGBTQ+ asylum claims, and the impact of migration policies on family life. His extensive publication record, including over 450 research outputs, demonstrates a consistent focus on the human rights dimensions of migration control. Recent work explores the bifurcation of migration law in Europe, asylum systems as instruments of containment, and the legal frameworks governing European border enforcement. His publications reveal a trajectory from detailed legal analysis of Dutch asylum procedures toward broader critiques of European and global migration governance. Scientific Awards and Distinctions: Praemium Erasmianum Studieprijs (2001) for his dissertation Gender and Refugee Status Elected member of the Koninklijke Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen (2016) Elected member of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Academie van Wetenschappen (2017) Raoul Wallenberg Visiting Professorship at Lund University (2017-2020) International Franqui Professorship at Ghent University (2020-2021) Professor Spijkerboer has supervised 17 PhD theses and led multiple major research projects funded by NWO and the EU, including the significant five-year project Border Policies and Sovereignty. Human rights and the right to life of irregular migrants (2013-2018) and Fleeing Homophobia. Asylum claims related to sexual orientation and gender identity in the EU (2010-2011). His research has been instrumental in establishing the field of border death studies, influencing both academic discourse and policy debates on migration. He serves on the editorial boards of the Nederlands Juristenblad and the European Journal of Migration and Law, contributing significantly to the scholarly discourse in his field. He directs the Amsterdam Centre for Migration and Refugee Law, which functions as a hub for interdisciplinary research on migration law, bringing together legal scholars, sociologists, and political scientists. The center has become internationally recognized for its innovative approach to migration law research, particularly its focus on the human costs of border policies and the intersection of migration law with other legal domains such as family law and human rights law.

Kostas MagoutisView profile

Professor

• Distributed computer systems
• Scalable data stream processing
• Internet of Things
• +3 more

Kostas Magoutis is Professor and Chair of the Computer Science Department at the University of Crete and collaborating researcher with FORTH-ICS. His research focuses on distributed systems, scalable data processing, IoT, and cloud computing, with projects including GreenInCities for urban regeneration and STREAMSTORE for stateful stream processing systems. Research interests include: Distributed computer systems architecture Elastic stream processing platforms Quantum-enhanced computing applications Multi-cloud application lifecycle management Recent publications demonstrate strong focus on federated data systems, quantum computing applications, and IoT-enhanced infrastructure, with consistent output in high-impact conferences and journals. Awards and distinctions: Multiple best paper awards from USENIX conferences Grand Challenge Audience Award at DEBS 2022 Marie Curie Fellowship and IBM Research awards Advises over 20 PhD and MSc students in distributed systems research. Leads multiple EU-funded projects and serves on program committees for top conferences including SOSP, EuroSys, and IEEE BigData. Directs research groups in distributed systems and cloud computing at FORTH-ICS.

Michael SirivianosView profile

Associate Professor

• Cybersecurity
• Social Media Analysis
• Disinformation Detection
• +5 more

Michael Sirivianos is an Associate Professor at the Cyprus University of Technology (CUT), where he serves as Dean of the School of Engineering and Technology. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from Duke University (2010) and leads research in cybersecurity, disinformation detection, and social media analysis. He coordinates multiple EU-funded projects including ReCRED (Horizon 2020) and ENCASE (Marie Curie RISE), securing over €3M in research funding. Research Focus His work spans: Cybersafety : Detection of cyberbullying, hate speech, and inappropriate content targeting children Trust Systems : Device-centric authentication and blockchain applications Disinformation Analysis : Graph-based detection of fake news and state-sponsored manipulation Scalable Systems : Distributed databases and network infrastructure Achievements & Recognition Best Paper Award (2019) for work on state-sponsored disinformation Distinguished Paper (2018) for fringe web community analysis Spotlight Session recognition (2020) for child protection research Featured in NYT, Washington Post, and Wired for YouTube content analysis Leadership Co-directs the Network Systems Research Lab, serves on the Board of CYENS Centre of Excellence, and coordinates the Fact-check Cyprus Centre against Disinformation.

• European Integration
• Governance in Areas of Limited Statehood
• Diffusion of European Institutions
• +6 more

Prof. Dr. Tanja A. Börzel is a Professor of Political Science at the Otto Suhr Institute for Political and Social Sciences, Freie Universität Berlin. She leads the European Integration Office, serves as spokesperson for the Excellence Cluster 'Contestations of the Liberal Script,' and directs the Berlin Center of European Studies. PhD in Political Science, European University Institute Florence (1999) Research focus on European Integration , Diffusion of Institutions , Governance in Limited Statehood Areas , and EU as Normative Power Her scholarly contributions span EU enlargement, compliance with EU law, and comparative regionalism. Recent publications analyze colliding global scripts (BRI vs. EU), resilience-building in EU neighborhoods, and transformations of liberal international order. Articles showcase expertise in environmental governance , institutional adaptation , and political economy of integration . Prof. Börzel has directed major EU-funded projects including EU-STRAT and EU-LISTCO, and contributed to handbooks on regionalism and governance. Current teaching includes Comparative European Politics and Politics of European Integration . She maintains the Berlin Infringement Database tracking EU compliance issues.

Agostino CortesiView profile

Professor

• Software Engineering
• Static Analysis
• Cybersecurity
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Agostino Cortesi is a Full Professor at Ca' Foscari University of Venice , affiliated with the Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics. He serves as Rector's Delegate for Research Quality Assessment and Deputy Coordinator of the Scientific Committee for the Innovation Ecosystem Project. His academic career includes a PhD in Applied Mathematics and Informatics from the University of Padova (1992), a postdoctoral fellowship at Brown University, and visiting professor roles at institutions such as the University of Illinois and École Normale Supérieure Paris. Research interests focus on software engineering , static analysis , security applications , and abstract interpretation . He has pioneered techniques for formal verification of software systems and explored cybersecurity in e-Government and robotics. His work spans over 200 publications in top journals and conferences (e.g., ACM TOPLAS, IEEE TSE, POPL, PLDI). Key contributions include advancements in abstract domains for behavioral property verification and security-oriented analysis frameworks. He has held leadership roles including Vice-Rector at Ca' Foscari, Dean of Computer Science programs, and Chair of the Department of Computer Science. Cortesi coordinates EU Horizon 2020 projects (e.g., Families_Share €1.6M) and regional initiatives like CEVID (€360K). He founded Factors , a university spin-off focused on robotic systems verification, which won the 2020 Veneto SmartCup ICT Prize. Education: PhD in Applied Mathematics and Informatics (1992, University of Padova) Editorial Roles: Co-Editor-in-Chief of Springer’s 'Services and Business Process Reengineering', and member of editorial boards for 'Computer Languages' and others Grants: Over €3M in EU and regional funding for projects in cybersecurity, Industry 4.0, and digital innovation Teaching includes courses on Software Correctness , Data Programming , and Computer Networks across Computer Science and Management programs. His research lab actively engages in industrial partnerships with Cisco, Leonardo, and AGID (Italy’s Digital Agency).

Paul BreretonView profile

Professor

• Food safety
• Food quality
• Food sustainability
• +7 more

Professor Paul Brereton is Director of Strategic Alliances at the School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, and leads the Institute for Global Food Security. He has coordinated major EU projects including €20M TRACE and €12M FOODINTEGRITY, and currently directs QUB's contributions to the UKRI Sus-Health programme and €11M TITAN Horizon Europe project. Active in food safety, authenticity, and sustainability Co-Director of UKRI Integrating Finance and Biodiversity Programme Chairs European Commission PRIMA Foundation evaluation panel His research spans food chemistry, risk assessment, and policy development, with recent focus on financial instruments for ecological restoration and combined nutritional-environmental metrics. Key projects address antimicrobial resistance, dietary sustainability, and blockchain applications in food traceability. Scientific honors include Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and international awards from AOAC and OIV. His work contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals 2 (Zero Hunger), 3 (Health), and 12 (Responsible Consumption).

• Spatial Databases
• Geoinformatics
• Internet of Things (IoT)
• +5 more

Anastasios Zafeiropoulos serves as Assistant Professor at Harokopio University of Athens, specializing in Spatial Data Management and Analysis within the Postgraduate Studies Program for “Applied Geography and Spatial Management” (Direction C: Geoinformatics). His academic role encompasses teaching “Spatial Databases” and advancing research at the intersection of geospatial technologies and distributed computing systems. His research program focuses on Spatial Databases, Internet of Things (IoT), Cloud/Edge Computing, and 6G Network Orchestration, with significant extensions into Knowledge Graph applications for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and socio-emotional learning in education. Key innovations include the EduCardia methodology for student competency assessment and frameworks for climate vulnerability analysis using knowledge graphs. Analysis of his 2024-2025 publications reveals three dominant thrusts: (1) AI-driven orchestration of 6G services across the computing continuum using reinforcement learning; (2) Knowledge Graph applications for SDG interlinkage analysis and materials science; (3) EU-funded IoT/Edge Computing project ecosystems. His work consistently bridges theoretical networking concepts with practical sustainability and educational applications. Dr. Zafeiropoulos actively contributes to EU-funded initiatives in IoT and Edge Computing standardization, particularly through AIOTI WG Standardisation. His project portfolio includes NEPHELE multi-cloud ecosystem development and O-RAN slice admission control research, demonstrating strong industry-academia collaboration in next-generation networking. He leads the development of innovative tools including Palindrome.js for distributed system visualization and the EmoSocio open-access emotional intelligence model, reflecting his commitment to translating research into practical educational and environmental solutions.

Narges ArastoueiView profile

Research Fellow

• Cybersecurity
• Network Security
• Wireless Communications
• +6 more

Dr. Narges Arastouei serves as a postdoctoral researcher at the Chair of Mobile Business & Multilateral Security, Goethe University Frankfurt since 2019. With over 12 years of industry experience including leadership of security operations at Iran's largest mobile provider (MCI), she specializes in cybersecurity for next-generation mobile networks and critical infrastructure protection. Her educational background includes: Ph.D. in Computer System Networking and Telecommunications from Amirkabir University of Technology (AUT), Tehran Research focuses on network security, 5G/6G communications, IoT security, and Security Operations Center (SOC) frameworks. Current work bridges theoretical networking with practical incident handling, emphasizing human factors in cybersecurity and privacy-preserving healthcare applications. Her projects address evolving threats in mobile ecosystems through both technical solutions and policy frameworks. Publication trends reveal progression from foundational work in opportunistic network routing (2013-2019) to cutting-edge 6G security research (2022-2025), with consistent emphasis on real-world implementation challenges. Key themes include risk-aware protocols, botnet detection, and secure healthcare systems. Scientific recognition includes: First-place doctoral student award She leads coordination of EU-funded CyberSec4Europe and CyberSecPro projects while spearheading human factor components in the ECCO initiative. Secured Goethe-Corona-Fonds grant funding for longitudinal study on Germany's Corona Warning App adoption. Hosts the SECMGT workshop on information security management since 2023. Active within Goethe University's security research ecosystem, she contributes to multilateral security frameworks and mentors junior researchers through student assistant programs.

• Chemical Risk Assessment
• Science-Policy Interface
• Environmental Toxicology
• +4 more

Marlene Ågerstrand is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Environmental Science , Stockholm University . Her research focuses on the science-policy interface in chemical risk assessment and management, emphasizing how scientific data inform decision-making, the effectiveness of regulatory strategies, and the role of experts in policy development. She actively collaborates with ecologists, toxicologists, chemists, political scientists, and environmental lawyers. Key affiliations: International Panel on Chemical Pollution (IPCP) Board member Co-developer of the SciRAP web tool for structured chemical evaluations Member of the Baltic Sea Fellows interdisciplinary network Research Interests include improving environmental risk assessments of chemicals, science-policy interactions in chemical management, and pathways to a non-toxic circular economy. She specializes in qualitative methods like document analysis and stakeholder interviews. Recent Publications span environmental quality standards under the Water Framework Directive, essential-use concepts in REACH authorization, regulatory disparities in antimicrobial substance controls, and systematic review frameworks for endocrine disruptors.