Alexandre López-Borrull, PhD, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Spain
Dr Alexandre López-Borrull is an Assistant Professor at the Information and Communication Faculty of Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC). He earned his PhD in Chemistry from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and holds a BSc in Information Science from UOC. As a member of the Games, Arts, Media, Experience Research Group (GAME), his research interests include the evolution of information sources on the Internet, electronic journals, open access, and scientific misinformation. His work primarily focuses on transformations in research practices, particularly in the realms of open science, open research data, and the broader changes affecting science and research.
Maria Candela Ollé Castellà , PhD, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Spain
Dr Maria Candela Ollé's research and innovation activities focus on the communication and dissemination of scientific research and academic journals, as well as Spain's progress in developing open access strategies, managing research data, and open science. Her research interests also encompass journalism and new narratives.
As a member of the Centre of Research in Information, Communication, and Culture (CRICC) research center at the University of Barcelona, she contributes to the Open Access to Science project as a co-investigator. From 2013 to 2023, she was co-director of the academic journal BiD.
Samuel Westwood, PhD, King’s College London, UK
Dr Samuel Westwood specializes in neuromodulation, neurodevelopmental conditions, and open and reproducible research practices. His work focuses on providing best-practice guidance in translational cognitive neuroscience and psychiatric research in neurodevelopmental conditions. He achieved a PhD in cognitive neuroscience at Aston University in 2018 and has been a lecturer in psychology education at King’s College London since 2023, where he is the co-local network lead for the UK Reproducibility Network (UKRN).
Sabine Wildevuur, University of Twente, Netherlands
Dr Sabine Wildevuur has been working at the crossroads of science, technology, society, design, and the arts. Her primary focus is on health, with a specific research interest in Person-Centered eHealth and Citizen Science for Health. She is the director of DesignLab at the University of Twente (NL), and she has a portfolio of Citizen Science. She co-founded ECSA’s Workgroup Citizen Science for Health and was chairing the first global Citizen Science for Health conference in 2023. She has published both academic papers extensively and for a broader audience. In 2024, she completed the Executive Master in Change at INSEAD, Fontainebleau.
