Speakers

Vice-rector for Research

Ali Maleki is the vice-president and a faculty member of the Sharif Policy Research Institute (SPRI), affiliated with Sharif University of Technology (SUT), Tehran, Iran. He has taught several courses in the fields of science and technology policy, public policy and research method at Iranian top universities, including Sharif University of Technology. His research interests include Regional Smart Specialization, Public Policy, Science and Technology Policy, Economics of Innovation, and Research Policy.

Research and Teaching Associate and PhD Candidate

PhD researcher at CWTS, also affiliated with the Brazilian Agency for Support and Evaluation of Graduate Education - CAPES. His research is focused on national evaluation systems and multidimensional evaluation.

Is a senior business analyst/consultant and project technical coordinator with over 14 years of experience in innovative Information Technology related projects.

Assistant Professor and Institute Director

Public engagement and RRI professional

Science communication researcher, science journalist

Asako Okamura is Project Researcher and staff member of the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies. Former Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) analyst and fellow at Centre for Research and Development Strategy of Japan Science and Technology Agency. Her research is focused on science, technology and innovation policy.

Astrid Lykke Birkving is research assistant at The Danish Centre for Studies in Research and Research Policy (CFA) in Aarhus.

Director, Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility

Carmelo Polino is Coordinator of the Area of Perception and Communication of Science. Researcher at the Observatory of Science, Technology and Society of the Center for Higher University Studies of the OEI, and of the Network of Science and Technology Indicators (RICYT). University of Oviedo. Master in Communication and Culture of Science and Technology from the University of Salamanca. Master in Science, Technology and Society from the National University of Quilmes. Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Oviedo. Official Master of Science Studies from the His areas of study are the sociology of science communication, social perception of science, scientific culture and citizen participation. On these topics, he coordinates research projects at the regional level and has made various publications in books and science journals.

PhD candidate and associate professor of science communication and responsible research and innovation at Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Her research mainly focuses on citizen participation in science.

Emad Yaghmaei is Senior Researcher at the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management at Delft University of Technology

Head of the research group "Techno-Science and Societal Transformation" at the Institute for Advanced Studies. He is involved in national and European research projects since years with a focus on responsible research and innovation.

Graduated in Medicine, PhD and masters’ degree in Science Communication. Senior researcher in social perception of science, science and health communication and journalism and Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI).

Is a software developer with 8 years experience in PHP programming who has developed a wide variety of websites using Drupal, WordPress, and Laravel frameworks and web-based software.