Who's Who
Leadership Positions

Action Chair
Giuseppe Pace (ISMed-CNR, IT)

Vice Action Chair
Susana Martinez-Rodriguez (UMU, ES)

Science Communication Manager
Tony Cassar (Cyberspace Solutions Ltd, MT)
Other Leadership Positions
Muge Akkar Ercan STSM Coordinator
Zili Li ITC Conference Manager
Pinar Karagoz WG1 Leader
Alfonso Bahillo WG2 Leader
Shirley CEFAI WG3 Leader
Carlos Smaniotto Costa WG4 Leader
Renata Salvarani WG5 Leader
Cost Officers
Grant Holder
Giuseppe Pace Grant Holder Scientific Representative
Prof Salvatore Capasso Grant Holder Finance and legal Representative
Patricia Sclafani Grant Holder Manager
Core Group
Giuseppe Pace (IT)
Susana Martinez-Rodriguez (ES)
Tony Cassar (MT)
Muge Akkar Ercan (TR)
Zili Li (IE)
Pinar Karagoz (TR)
Alfonso Bahillo (ES)
Shirley Cefai (MT)
Carlos Smaniotto Costa (PT)
Renata Salvarani (IT)
Management Committee
- Albania Dr Klodiana GORICA
- Albania Mr Egin ZEKA
- Austria Ms Bahanur NASYA
- Belgium Prof Rita OCCHIUTO
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Dr Isidora KARAN
- Bosnia and Herzegovina Mr Igor KUVAČ
- Bulgaria Dr Petja RADOVANOVA
- Croatia Mr Sanjin MIHELIĆ
- Croatia Prof Ivor JANKOVIĆ
- Cyprus Dr Nasso CHRYSOCHOU
- Cyprus Dr Sorin HERMON
- Finland Dr Marta LORENZON
- France Dr Preston PERLUSS
- Greece Prof Konstantinos LALENIS
- Greece Prof Paschalis ARVANITIDIS
- Hungary Ms Alexandra KISS
- Hungary Ms Zsuzsa PETŐ
- Ireland Dr Zili LI
- Ireland Mr Chao WANG
- Israel Dr Jamal RAIYN
- Israel Mr Bernardo (Dov) WINER
- Italy Ms Roberta VARRIALE
- Italy Prof Ernesto MARCHEGGIANI
- Lithuania Prof Aelita SKARZAUSKIENE
- Malta Dr Reuben GRIMA
- Malta Dr Shirley CEFAI
- Moldova Ms Silvia CORLATEANU
- Montenegro Prof Slobodan ZIVALJEVIC
- North Macedonia Dr Julijana BOJADJIEVA
- North Macedonia Prof Ognen MARINA
- Norway Prof Rao Martand SINGH
- Poland Dr Gabriela MAKSYMIUK
- Poland Prof Pawel STRUMILLO
- Portugal Dr Alice TAVARES
- Portugal Dr Carlos SMANIOTTO COSTA
- Romania Prof Florin Codrut NEMTANU
- Romania Prof Mihaela NEGULESCU
- Serbia Dr Tatjana PIVAC
- Serbia Mr Vladan JEREMIC
- Slovenia Dr Dunja MAHNE
- Slovenia Ms Andreja CIRMAN
- Spain Dr Alfonso BAHILLO
- Spain Prof Susana MARTÍNEZ-RODRÍGUEZ
- Switzerland Dr Francesco Cerea
- Turkey Dr Pinar KARAGOZ
- Turkey Prof Muge AKKAR ERCAN
- United Kingdom Dr Tatiana RUCHINSKAYA
- United Kingdom Prof Charalampos BANIOTOPOULOS
MC Substitutes
- Albania Ms Klodiana GORICA
- Croatia Dr Ivan SULC
- Greece Dr Agisilaos ECONOMOU
- Greece Dr Evangelos ASPROGERAKAS
- Hungary Dr Gábor TOMKA
- Israel Mr Yosef PREISS
- Italy Prof Renata SALVARANI
- Lithuania Dr Algimantas MACIULIS
- Malta Dr Sebastiano D’AMICO
- Malta Mr Tony CASSAR
- Moldova Dr Sergius CIOCANU
- Moldova Prof Gheorghe COJOCARU
- Moldova Prof Gheorghe POSTICA
- Montenegro Dr Jelena PEJOVIC
- Montenegro Dr Nina SERDAR
- Poland Dr Beata Joanna GAWRYSZEWSKA
- Poland Dr Kinga KIMIC
- Poland Dr Robert OLBRYCHT
- Portugal Ms Natália BOTICA
- Portugal Prof José Diogo MATEUS
- Romania Dr Oana LUCA
- Romania Dr Pietro ELISEI
- Serbia Dr Mirjana DEVETAKOVIC
- Serbia Dr Sanja KOVAČIĆ
- Serbia Dr Zoran MILOVANOVIC
- Slovenia Mr Dejan ISKRA
- Slovenia Ms Nataša PICHLER-MILANOVIČ
- Spain Dr Fernando ÁLVAREZ
- Spain Dr Montserrat PALLARES-BARBERA
- Turkey Dr Kerim AYDINER
- Turkey Dr Naci POLAT
- Turkey Prof Yasemin YARDIMCI CETIN
- United Kingdom Dr Carry VAN LIESHOUT
- United Kingdom Dr Rao Martand SINGH
Participating Countries
- Albania
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Lithuania
- Malta
- Moldova
- Montenegro
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Serbia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Switzerland
- Turkey
- United Kingdom
COST Near Neighbour Countries
- Tunisia: ISAM of Sfax (ISAMS)
COST International Partner Countries
- Mexico: Autonomous University of Oaxaca “Benito Juárez” (UABJO)