Anders Damgaard is an Associate Professor and Head of BSc studies at the Department of Environmental and Resource Engineering (DTU Sustain), Technical University of Denmark. His research focuses on environmental assessment methodologies, particularly Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), and their application to waste management systems, resource recovery, and policy development. He leads the development of LCA models like EASEWASTE/EASETECH and collaborates with institutions such as the Danish EPA and Nordic Council of Ministers. Key research areas include carbon footprints of waste treatment, textile waste composition, and additive impacts in plastics recycling. Education: Not explicitly stated in provided texts. Research Interests: Waste management optimization, circular economy frameworks, sustainable technologies, and policy-driven environmental assessments. His recent publications address topics such as carbon footprints of sewage sludge treatments, Nordic textile waste composition, and challenges in plastic additive inclusion in LCA studies. He supervises PhD students in projects involving lifecycle modeling, construction waste recycling, and consumer practices in circular economies. As part of DTU Sustain, he contributes to interdisciplinary teams advancing sustainable resource management and policy solutions.
Timo Minssen is Professor of Law at the University of Copenhagen (UCPH) and the Founding Director of UCPH's Center for Advanced Studies in Bioscience Innovation Law (CeBIL). He also holds affiliations as an LML Research Affiliate at the University of Cambridge and an Inter-CeBIL Research Affiliate at Harvard Law School's Petrie-Flom Centre. With extensive expertise in Intellectual Property, Competition, and Regulatory Law, Minssen focuses on the legal aspects of emerging health and life science technologies, including genome editing, big data, artificial intelligence, and quantum technology. His educational background includes a German law degree (Staatsexamen) from Georg-August-University in Göttingen, and Swedish biotech & IPR related LL.M., LL.Lic., and LL.D. degrees from Lund University and Uppsala University. His PhD thesis on the patentability of biopharmaceutical technology in the US & Europe received the prestigious Swedish King Oscar award. 2024: TUM Global Visiting Professor, Technical University of Munich (Germany) 2016: Visiting Research Fellow, University of Cambridge (UK) 2014: Visiting Research Fellow, University of Oxford (UK) 2013-14: Visiting Scholar, Harvard Law School (US) 2012: LL.D. - Doctor of Laws (Swedish "juris doktor"), EU/US patent law, Lund University, Sweden Minssen's research spans AI & Big Data in Health & Life Sciences, Sustainable and responsible innovation & tech transfer, Pharmaceutical-, Life Science- & Biotech Law, Comparative European & US Patent Law, Intellectual Property Law & Open Innovation, and EU Competition- & US Antitrust Law. His work addresses legal issues throughout the lifecycle of health and life science products and processes, from R&D regulation to technology transfer and commercialization. His extensive publication record includes 7 books and over 200 articles and book chapters published in leading journals such as Science, Nature Biotechnology, JAMA, and Harvard Business Review. His research has been featured in The Economist, Financial Times, and other major media outlets. Minssen's recent work shows a strong focus on AI regulation, quantum technology law, and data governance in health contexts, reflecting the evolving landscape of technology and law. Scientific Awards and Recognition King Oscar award for best Jur. Dr. thesis (2014) Jorcks Fonds Forsknings Pris (Jorck's Foundation Research Prize) (2017) Awapatent Research Prize (2009) Max Planck Research Scholarship (2005) Visiting Scholar appointments at Harvard Law School, University of Oxford, and University of Cambridge Recipient of a Novo Nordisk Foundation Grant for a "Collaborative Research Program in Biomedical Innovation Law" (2018) As an advisor, Minssen serves international organizations including the WHO, WIPO, and EU Commission. He has supervised numerous PhD students in areas including pharmaceutical law, biotechnology patents, and antimicrobial resistance. His current research projects include the Novo Nordisk Foundation's International Collaborative Bioscience Innovation & Law (Inter-CeBIL) Programme (50 million DKK), CLASSICA: EU Horizon Project on AI-assisted surgery, and AI@Care: Law and Ethics and Algorithmic Bias in Healthcare. Minssen leads the Center for Advanced Studies in Bioscience Innovation Law (CeBIL), which serves as a hub for interdisciplinary research on the intersection of law, technology, and innovation in the health and life sciences. The center collaborates with institutions worldwide to address pressing legal challenges in emerging technologies.
Henrik Hansen is a Professor and Head of Department at the Department of Economics , University of Copenhagen , where he has held various academic and administrative roles since 1995. He is associated with the Development Economics Research Group (DERG) and affiliated with the Copenhagen Center for Disaster Research (COPE) network. Education : MSc in Economics (1991) and PhD in Economics (1995) from University of Copenhagen. His research focuses on development economics , with emphasis on development aid effectiveness , applied econometrics , and education research . He has conducted extensive fieldwork in Myanmar and Vietnam , analyzing enterprise surveys, household data, and policy impacts. Recent publications highlight productivity in manufacturing sectors, gender wage gaps, and credit access determinants. He teaches "Applied Research Methods" in the Global Development program and supervises development economics and applied econometrics students. Professional roles include editorial positions at Review of Development Economics and Asia & The Pacific Policy Studies , alongside advisory work for Statistics Denmark and Vietnamese Academy of Social Sciences . He has organized international conferences and contributed to 25+ media discussions on topics like corruption in Africa and development financing .
Christian Geisler Asmussen serves as Professor of Strategic and International Management at Copenhagen Business School's Department of Strategy and Innovation. His research investigates competitive advantage, globalization, and multinational enterprise organization through formal modeling, game theory, and theories of the firm, with current emphasis on foreign location choices and global corporate social responsibility. Appointed after earning his PhD from CBS in 2007, he maintains active contributions to international business scholarship and executive education. His research portfolio centers on: Organization and Expansion of Multinational Firms Internalization Theory Game Theory applications Corporate Social Responsibility frameworks Foreign location decision-making Global CSR implementation challenges Analysis of his recent publications reveals a strategic evolution toward integrating sustainability into multinational operations, with 2024-2025 works examining global cities' role in reducing liability of foreignness, modular value chain design, and CSR orchestration mechanisms. His scholarship consistently applies game-theoretic approaches to multinational strategy while addressing emerging challenges in global governance and ethical operations. Recognition for his scholarly impact includes: Barry M. Richman best dissertation award Haynes Prize Tietgen Prize JIBS Decade Award Professor Asmussen supervises Cand.Merc. Master Theses and CEMS Business Projects while teaching Strategy, Contemporary Issues in International Business, Macroeconomics, and PhD-level Strategic Management. His external engagements include providing Strategic Risk Management training for Saxo Bank (2024) and serving as external accreditor for Cyprus' Higher Education Quality Assurance Agency (2024-2025).
Torsten Berning serves as Associate Professor at AAU Energy within The Faculty of Engineering and Science at Aalborg University, Denmark. His research focuses on thermal engineering systems, hydrogen production technologies, and electro-fuels development, with significant contributions to fuel cell and electrolyzer innovation. His primary research domains include fuel cell engineering, electrolyzer technology, and computational fluid dynamics applied to energy systems. He investigates water management in proton exchange membrane fuel cells, heat and mass transfer in electrolysis cells, and efficiency optimization of hydrogen production systems. His methodology combines experimental validation with advanced CFD modeling to address durability and performance challenges in electrochemical energy conversion. Recent publications (2024-2025) demonstrate concentrated research on alkaline electrolysis systems and thermal management solutions. Key advancements include reducing gas crossover in electrolyzers, optimizing indirect evaporative coolers, and designing proton exchange membrane electrolyzers. His work leverages computational modeling to enhance efficiency and scalability of hydrogen production technologies while addressing multiphase flow and heat transfer complexities. Professor Berning actively supervises PhD candidates: H. D. Miller on Degradation Modeling and Lifetime Prediction of Electrolyzers D. L. Martinho on Computational Fluid Dynamics of Alkaline Electrolysis Cells W. Liu on Water Transport in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells His research is funded by multiple grants including EUDP's 'Boosting Economic Electrolyzer Stack Technology 2' (2022-2025) and the Danish Energy Agency's 'Degradation Modeling and Lifetime Prediction of Electrolyzers' project (2024-2027). He collaborates within AAU Energy's research ecosystem on hydrogen production systems and thermal management technologies, contributing to projects like the Adiabatic Cooling Systems for Decentralised Ventilation and advancing electrolyzer stack technology through industry partnerships.
John Dalsgaard Sørensen is a Professor and Head of Research Group at the Department of the Built Environment, Aalborg University, within the Faculty of Engineering and Science. He leads the Risk, Resilience, Safety, and Sustainability of Systems Research Group and is affiliated with the Danish Centre for Risk and Safety Management. His research focuses on structural safety, wind turbine reliability, probabilistic design, and risk assessment of infrastructure systems. He has supervised 13 PhD students and contributed to over 600 publications. Key research areas include wind turbine structural integrity, fatigue analysis of offshore and onshore structures, probabilistic design standards (e.g., Eurocodes), and risk-based decision-making for infrastructure. He leads projects like Windscanner (remote sensing for wind measurements) and MANTIS (cyber-physical maintenance systems). Collaborations span academia and industry, addressing challenges in energy systems, civil infrastructure, and safety engineering. His work emphasizes practical applications of advanced modeling techniques, such as Bayesian networks and stochastic simulations, to enhance reliability and reduce operational costs. He is actively involved in standardization efforts for structural design and serves on boards like Energi- og MiljøData Fonden. Recent activities include presenting at international conferences and advising on media debates related to structural safety.
Alfred Taudes is a Full Professor at the Department of Information Systems and Operations, Institute for Production Management, Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU Vienna). He holds a doctoral degree and a Habilitation from WU Vienna in Business Administration and Management Information Systems, and a Magister degree from Vienna University. He has held assistant professorships at WU and visiting professorships at Augsburg, Münster, Essen, and Tsukuba University, Japan. He joined WU permanently in 1993 and served as head of the Department of Information Systems and Operations from 2010 to 2016. His research spans Operations and Supply Chain Management , Marketing Engineering , Knowledge Management , and the impact of Big Data and Blockchain on production systems. Using Complexity Science and Cryptoeconomics , he investigates digital production, integrated value chains, and market designs. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses including Operations Strategy, Data Science, and IT seminars in WU’s International Supply Chain Master program, and has also taught at Japanese universities. His recent publications focus on blockchain privacy (e.g., CoinJoin analysis), CBDCs, MiCAR regulation, decentralized federated learning, and digital custody, reflecting a strong trend toward cryptoeconomics and blockchain-based systems in operations and finance. These works appear in top journals and conferences in information systems, security, and operations research. Cooperation Officer of the Year 2013/14 Distinguished Paper Award WI 2009 VHB Best Paper Award Nomination VHB Best Paper Award Dr. Wolfgang Houska - Recognition Award Alfred Taudes has coordinated major research projects such as the WWTF-project “Integrated Demand and Supply Chain Management” and the Special Research Area Adaptive Models in Economics and Management Science. He currently leads the research group on Cryptoeconomics at WU and chairs the scientific board of the Austrian Internet Offensive . His leadership extends to project management in initiatives like the Austrian Blockchain Center and research on decentralized finance and digital assets. He is actively involved in academic service, including organizing conferences like DEXA 2022, serving on editorial boards, and advising on research policy. His lab and research group focus on blockchain applications, digital transformation in operations, and the societal implications of big data.
Morten Birkved is a Professor at the Department of Green Technology, University of Southern Denmark, and Head of SDU Life Cycle Engineering. He leads the SDU Climate Cluster and actively contributes to research on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) , Circular Economy , and Environmental Sustainability . His work spans cross-disciplinary collaborations in Denmark and internationally. Education: M.Sc. in Environmental Chemistry, PhD in Sustainable Development His research interests focus on integrating LCA with circular economy principles, analyzing environmental impacts of construction materials, and developing sustainable solutions for agriculture and energy systems. Recent projects include microbial protein production, green fuels in shipping, and biorefineries for organic waste valorization. Recent publications highlight 2025 advancements in: Eco-design strategies for buildings Hybrid wastewater treatment systems Carbon-storing asphalt pavements Comparative LCA of housing typologies These studies emphasize Denmark as a case study region and leverage both parametric and probabilistic modeling approaches. Scientific Awards Recipient of SCC Fast Track Prize (2025) Teaching & Supervision Supervised PhD research on circular agriculture and plastic circularity Lectured on chemical processes and environmental impacts since 2019 Labs & Projects Coordinates EU-funded initiatives like FLAVOURFERM (plant-based fermentation) and AgriLoop (circular agriculture) Develops microbial platforms for waste-to-protein conversion Advances biostimulants for sustainable agriculture
Navid Bayati is an Associate Professor at the University of Southern Denmark, affiliated with the Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering and the Centre for Industrial Electronics. He leads the Control and Protection of Smart Grids (CAP-SG) group and focuses on renewable/hybrid power systems, microgrid protection, and grid code compliance. Education: Ph.D. in Power Systems & Microgrid Protection (2020, Aalborg University); M.Sc. in Power Systems (2017, Amirkabir University of Technology) His research spans renewable energy integration , transient analysis , grid interconnection , and digital twin applications . Recent work includes machine learning for carbon emission prediction, fault localization in DC microgrids, and supercapacitor resilience in hybrid systems. Collaborations include projects like IEA Wind Task 50 and RePoSys , addressing grid renovation, life cycle assessment, and digital twin resilience. His teaching portfolio covers power electronics , energy management , and microgrid control .
Carsten Greve serves as Professor of Public Management and Governance and Head of the Department of Organization at Copenhagen Business School (CBS), where he maintains an office in room KIL/14.A-4.75 with contact number +4538153598. His academic leadership extends to directing departmental operations while maintaining an active research profile focused on the intersection of public sector management and private sector collaboration. At CBS, he teaches core courses including Leading Reform and Change for the Master of Public Governance program and Strategic Public Management Across the Public Sector , shaping the next generation of public sector leaders. Greve's research program centers on four interconnected domains: public management and governance systems, public management reform trajectories, public-private partnership frameworks, and market-based governance mechanisms. His work critically examines how privatization processes transform public service delivery, particularly in Nordic contexts where traditional welfare state models confront market-oriented reforms. Through comparative analyses of infrastructure projects and elderly care systems, he investigates the tension between efficiency-driven market mechanisms and democratic accountability requirements in public administration. His scholarship consistently bridges theoretical frameworks with Danish policy implementation challenges, especially in healthcare and transportation sectors. Recent publications reveal evolving research trajectories toward regulatory capitalism frameworks and agile governance models, with the 2025 Research Handbook on Privatisation synthesizing global privatization debates while the 2023 Handbook on Strategic Public Management advances collaborative governance approaches. His article corpus demonstrates increasing focus on temporal dimensions of reform implementation, risk allocation in complex partnerships, and the adaptation of public management practices in digitally transforming administrations. The recurrent Nordic case studies highlight distinctive administrative traditions navigating privatization pressures while maintaining public value commitments. No scientific awards or formal honors are documented in the available materials. Greve's supervisory record includes 10 successfully completed PhD dissertations at CBS, though specific student names and dissertation topics remain unlisted. His research activities generate substantial external engagement through presentations at national institutions including Rigsrevisionen (National Audit Office), Aalborg University, and Danske Professionshøjskoler, alongside international contributions to European Union policy reports. While grant funding details are unspecified, his prolific publication output across edited volumes, book chapters, and peer-reviewed journals indicates sustained research productivity.
Yanbo Wang is an Associate Professor and Vice Head of the Wind Power Research Programme at AAU Energy, part of Aalborg University's Faculty of Engineering and Science. He leads research in Electric Power Systems and Microgrids, focusing on intelligent energy systems and flexible markets. His work emphasizes stability analysis, control strategies for hybrid AC/DC systems, and renewable energy integration. He supervises multiple PhD projects on topics like multi-port energy routers and wind power converter optimization. Research interests include power electronics, microgrid stability, and energy storage systems. Key projects include the EU-funded 'S3SF: Smart Energy Solutions for Sustainable Future' and machine learning-based control strategies for multi-energy systems. He has authored over 176 publications, with recent work on DC microgrid reliability, converter design, and offshore wind energy systems. His team collaborates internationally to advance grid-friendly technologies and smart energy solutions. Notable contributions include advanced control schemes for retired batteries in DC microgrids and stability assessment methodologies for offshore wind inverters. He advises on six PhD projects and maintains a lab focused on renewable energy systems and power electronics innovation.
Pooya Davari is a Professor and Head of the Section for Applied Power Electronic Systems at Aalborg University , Denmark. He leads the EMI/EMC in Power Electronics Research Group and serves as Vice Chair of the Energy Efficiency Mission. His research focuses on electromagnetic interference (EMI) and harmonic mitigation in power electronic systems, with over 200 publications and significant contributions to renewable energy integration. Education: B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Electronic Engineering (2004, 2008), Ph.D. in Power Electronics from Queensland University of Technology (2013) Prior Roles: Lecturer at QUT (2013–2014), Postdoc at AAU (2014) Research Interests: Harmonic and EMI analysis in grid-tied converters High power density converter design Signal processing for converter modeling Reliability of power electronic systems Article Trends: Recent work emphasizes EMI/EMC in renewable energy systems, wide bandgap semiconductors (SiC/GaN), and reliability modeling for EVs and hydrogen production via electrolysis. Sub-fields include converter topologies, grid integration challenges, and AI-driven diagnostics. Scientific Awards: Equinor 2022 Prize (Denmark’s oldest engineering award) IEEE EMC Society Young Professional Award (2020) World’s Top 2% Highly Cited Scientist (Stanford, 2021–2025) Multiple best paper awards (IEEE, Applied Sciences, etc.) Grants & Editorial Roles: Recipient of grants from Innovation Fund Denmark (Supra-EMC project), Horizon Europe (SOLARIS), and industry partnerships. Serves as Area Editor for IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification , Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics , and Editor-in-Chief of Circuit World Journal (2020–2025). Labs & Standards: Coordinator of the EMC Laboratory at Aalborg University. Member of IEC standardization Working Groups 6 and 8 (TC77A), focusing on EMC strategies for power grids.
Yang Cheng is an Associate Professor at the Department of Materials and Production, Aalborg University, Denmark. He holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the same institution (2011), focusing on manufacturing strategy and network dynamics. His research spans supply chain management, sustainability, and global operations, with a focus on integrating technology and environmental policies into manufacturing systems. He leads or participates in high-impact projects like MAASive (2024–2026) and the Sino-Danish Center Research Project (2011–present), addressing resilience in value networks and global operations innovation. Research Interests: Supply Chain Management & Integration Sustainability & Green Technologies Manufacturing Strategy & Networks Technology Policy & Digitalization Global Operations & Cross-Border Collaboration Recent Work Trends: Prof. Cheng's 2025 articles emphasize blockchain in sustainable supply chains, green technology investments under carbon policies, and digitalization's ethical implications. His 2024 research explores smart factories, EU battery regulations, and robotization in manufacturing. These studies blend quantitative models with case-based analysis to address real-world challenges. Awards: 2024 Emerald Literati Awards – Outstanding Reviewer Advising & Grants: As PI for multiple Global Operations Management PhD programs (2019–2025), he guides research on digital transformation and university-industry collaboration. His projects receive funding from Danish and international grants, focusing on innovation and resilience in manufacturing networks. Labs/Teams: Collaborates with the Center for Industrial Production at Aalborg University and engages in international partnerships through the Sino-Danish Center. Active editorial roles include Production Planning & Control and Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management .
Christian Erik Kampmann is an Associate Professor at the Department of Strategy and Innovation, Copenhagen Business School. He holds a Ph.D. in Management from MIT and an engineering background from DTU, bridging technical rigor with socio-economic research. Education: MIT (Ph.D. in Management), DTU (Engineering) Research Interests focus on system dynamics as applied to sustainable energy transitions, electric mobility, and green urban mobility. His methodological work enhances structural dominance analysis and eigenvalue techniques for complex system modeling. Recent publications address feedback loop gains, market misperceptions of feedback, and comprehensive analytical approaches for policy modeling, reflecting his interdisciplinary focus on sustainability challenges. Teaching includes courses on system dynamics, sustainable business strategy, and quantitative business research, with supervision of theses on electric mobility and product-service sustainability. External engagements involve board membership (Magasin du Nord, 2018-2020) and computer modeling consultancy (Zerolytics, Whitebox).
Giovanni Pantuso is an Associate Professor at the Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, specializing in stochastic programming and optimization under uncertainty . His work bridges mathematical methods with practical applications in transportation, logistics, and production planning. Education : PhD in Operations Analysis from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (Feb 2014) Research Focus : Developing mathematical frameworks for decision-making under risk, with applications to maritime fleet renewal, car-sharing systems, and ride-sharing logistics. Teaching : Courses in Advanced Operations Research: Stochastic Programming, Risk Optimization, and Introduction to Numerical Analysis. His methodological contributions include novel algorithms for stochastic programming and decomposition methods, while applied work spans electric car-sharing systems, first-mile transportation challenges, and production planning under uncertainty. Current research explores dynamic fleet management and cost-service tradeoffs in shared mobility.
