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Raoul FRESE

Represented by: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Biography

Raoul Frese, born Amsterdam 1969, studied physics at the University of Amsterdam and received his PhD at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in 2002, specialising in biophysics of photosynthesis. He continued his research at Twente University (NL), Leiden University (NL) and Rutgers University New Brunswick (USA).He is a recipient of two investigator grants from the Dutch Science Foundation (NWO, Veni and Vidi vernieuwingsimpuls grants) and multiple other grants form various funding agencies to establish his research in biohybrid solar cells at Vrije Universiteit where he and his team investigate the possibilities to interconnect photosynthetic materials to (semi-)conducting substrates for biosensors and solar energy harvesting.

He is educational program director of the science for energy and sustainability master program, a joint degree of the University of Amsterdam and Vrije Universiteit for which he developed and teaches several courses.

At Vrije Universiteit, Frese established a laboratory, Hybrid Forms, for artscience collaborations and methodology development where artists, designers and scientists join forces for research and development for sustainable technology and materials as well as reflections on science and society. Aided by funding and prizes from national and international organizations (Bio-art and design award, STARTS, applied and engineering sciences, Creative Europe) artists can set up their studio's at the physics department and conduct research with scientists and students. Raoul Frese participates in the Scientists in Residency program of GLUON (Brussels, Belgium) where he is a resident scientist of Manthia Diawara, a filmmaker and Director of the Institute of Afro-American Affairs at NYU.

Alexander DAMIANISCH

Alexander DAMIANISCH Represented by: Ars ElectronicaBiography Alexander Damianisch leads the department for Support Art and Research at the University of Applied Arts Vienna, organising research activities with focus on artistic research projects, as well as engaging in strategic, conceptual and administrative tasks.Previously he taught German literature at the University of Durham (UK) and the Lomonossov University Moscow (Russia). He has worked at the New Synagoge Berlin and the Akademie Schloss Solitude Stuttgart, where he was responsible for the programme art, science & business. This was followed by his work at the Austrian Science fund, where he developed and led the PEEK Programme for Arts-based Research until 2011.

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Sofie BEKAERT

Sofie BEKAERT Represented by: BOZARBiography Sofie Bekaert is Manager Translational Program at the VIB, where she coordinates the Grand Challenges Program and part-time senior lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences from Ghent University.Prof. Sofie Bekaert was trained as a doctor in Applied Biological Engineering. After 10 y of research, setting up a research platform on biological aging, next generation sequencing and biomarkers, she became valorization and innovation manager at Ghent University. In 2010 she initiated the Clinical Research Center at Ghent University Hospital where she had the responsibility over a dedicated team in the daily management of the central point of contact for facilitation of different aspects of translational biomedical research (ethico-legal aspects, data management and monitoring of clinical trials, research and innovation management within the hospital, biobanking, big data). Prof. Bekaert is liaising to strategic translational initiatives concerning biobanking and clinical research and innovation, both at the regional and (inter)national level. She is past-president of the Board of directors of the BBMRI.be, the Belgian node within the European biobank infrastructure network, is Councilor within the European Society for Biopreservation and Biobanking and she is involved in multiple societal valorisation projects concerning stakeholder involvement and participation in research (e.g. Eupati, King Baudouin Foundation – multi-stakeholder dialogue for prioritization of research).

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Ryszard W. KLUSZCZYŃSKI

Ryszard W. KLUSZCZYŃSKI Represented by: Laznia Centre for Contemporary ArtBiography Ryszard W. Kluszczyński, PhD, media art scholar, writer and curator. Professor of media and cultural studies, Chair of Department of New Media and Digital Culture, University of Lodz, Poland. Professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Lodz. He investigates the issues of new media arts and cyberculture, contemporary art theory and practices, avant-gardes and transdisciplinary cultural transformations, and recent interactions between art, science, technology and politics. Artistic Director of Art & Science Meeting Program in the Centre for Contemporary Art in Gdansk (2011-). Curator of numerous exhibitions within the Program. Co-curator of travelling international exhibition United States of Europe (2011-2013). Curator of the Second International Biennale of Contemporary Art “Mediations”, Poznan 2010. Chief Curator of Film, Video and Multimedia Arts in the Centre for Contemporary Art – Ujazdowski Castle in Warsaw (1990-2001). Member of International Association of Art Critics (AICA), Cultural Studies Committee of Polish Academy of Science, and Polish Society of Cultural Studies. Editor of “Art Inquiry”, a yearbook on contemporary art, and “Cultural Studies Review”.

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Yannis IOANNIDIS

Yannis IOANNIDIS Represented by: Onassis Cultural CentreBiography Yannis Ioannidis (PhD, Computer Science, UC Berkeley, 1986 – MSc, Applied Mathematics, Harvard University, 1983 – Diploma, Electrical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 1982) is the President and General Director of the “Athena” Research and Innovation Center as well as a Professor at the Department of Informatics and Telecommunications of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. His research interests include Database and Information Systems, Data Science, Data and Text Analytics, Scalable Data Processing, Data Infrastructures and Digital Repositories, and Recommender Systems and Personalization, topics on which he has published over 160 articles in leading journals and conferences and also holds three patents. His work is often inspired by and applied to data management and analysis problems that arise in industrial environments or in the context of other scientific fields (Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Biodiversity, Cultural Heritage). He has been a coordinator or partner in tens of European and national research and innovation projects, including some motivated by cultural applications, such as Wholodance, EMOTIVE, CHESS, and eCultValue, and others motivated by environmental applications, such as DESIRA, CAPSELLA, MERMAID, and iMarine. He has also led or is currently leading the creation of new international or spin-off companies. He is an ACM and IEEE Fellow, a member of Academia Europaea, and a recipient of the ACM SIGMOD Contributions Award and several other research and teaching awards. He is currently serving as the Secretary / Treasurer of the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) and is a member of the ACM Europe Council. He is a vice chair of the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI), the Greek delegate to ESFRI and a member of its Executive Board, and the ESFRI representative to the e-Infrastructures Reflection Group (e-IRG). Finally, he is on the strategic management board of the Greek hub of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network.