Team

Find out more about the team behind LifeWatch ERIC.

LifeWatch ERIC employs an international staff with wide-ranging expertise and multidisciplinary skills. Staff members, roles and contact details are displayed below.

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Statutory Seat

Christos Arvanitidis

Christos
Arvanitidis


Chief Executive Officer


Executive Board

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Giovanna
Caputi Iambrenghi


National Nodes Operations
Manager



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Rocío
Mantero Cejudo


Quality & Project Assistant



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Lucas
de Moncuit


Chief Financial Officer


Executive Board

Elena Delgado

Elena
Delgado Rivera


People & Culture Manager



María Pérez

María
Pérez Fernández


Project Administrative Coordinator


Africa Zanella

Africa G.
Zanella


International Gender Officer


Consultant

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Cristina
Huertas-Olivares


International Initiatives & Projects Manager


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Javier
Saenz Reina


Finance Officer



Ana Bajandas

Ana
Bajandas


Project Manager for
EU-funded Projects



Hooi Sung LIM

Hooi Sung
Lim


Quality Assurance & Risk Management Officer


ICT-Core

Juanmi

Juan Miguel
González-Aranda


Chief Technology Officer


Executive Board

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Francisco Manuel
Sánchez Cano


e-Infrastructure Resource Integration Coordinator


Kety Cáceres Falcón

Kety
Cáceres Falcón


ICT-Core Project Management & Fundraising Assistant

FEDERTECH

ICT-20

Ricardo Esteban
Carrillo Marfil


Project Executive Coordinator


FEDERTECH

jose cruz camacho

Jose
Cruz Camacho


Database & Back-End Developer

FEDERTECH

Lorena Espina Díaz

Lorena
Espina Díaz


Audit, Purchasing & Procurement Administrative Assistant

FEDERTECH

Ruperto Gonzalez new

Ruperto
González


ICT-Core Processes Manager & FEDERTECH Admin Assistant

FEDERTECH

Emilio Jara

Emilio Luis
Jara Fontacaba


Distributed e-Infrastructure Control & Network Systems Manager
FEDERTECH

Silvia Lopez

Silvia
López Pérez


Strategic Projects Manager & Director’s Secretary/Technical Assistant
FEDERTECH

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Rocío
Moreno Domínguez


Project Executive Coordinator


FEDERTECH

Inmaculada Ponce

Inmaculada
Ponce Moreno


Operational Support Assistant for ICT Office

FEDERTECH

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Javier
Saura Rascon


Project Executive Assistant


FEDERTECH

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José Manuel
Ávila-Castuera


Agroecology Coordinator



Inma Alados

Inma
Alados Linares


Bioinformatics Processes Assistant

FEDERTECH

ginés campos

Ginés
Campos Domínguez


Integrated Water Resources Biodiversity Ecosystem Services ICT Project Manager
FEDERTECH

Cristina de Cardenas

Cristina
de Cárdenas Martinsson


Sustainable Urban Habitats Technical Assistant

FEDERTECH

Ana Cruz Trujillo

Ana
Cruz Trujillo


Scientific Assistant for Content, Legal Affairs & Document Management
FEDERTECH

Julia Espinosa Muñoz

Julia
Espinosa Muñoz


Soil Sampling Technician


FEDERTECH

ICT-20

Pablo David
Guerrero Alonso


Remote Sensing, Sensor Networks & Edge Computing Officer

FEDERTECH

Rohaifa

Rohaifa
Khaldi


Data Science & Artificial Intelligence Assistant

FEDERTECH

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Carola
Marín Font


Trademark Legal Project Management Assistant

FEDERTECH

Carlos Pallero Lazaro

Carlos
Pallero Lázaro


Project Executive Coordinator


FEDERTECH

Gabriela Represa

Gabriela
Represa de la Lastra


Project Manager & International Initiatives Assistant

FEDERTECH

Alessia Scuderi

Alessia
Scuderi


Marine Megafauna Scientific Assistant

FEDERTECH

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Javier
López-Torres


Procurement & Institutional Relationship Officer


Baena

Fabián
Baena Tarriño


Full Stack Developer Assistant

FEDERTECH

AlbertoCantareroReina

Alberto
Cantarero Reina


Soil Sampling Technician


FEDERTECH

Juanma Cintas

Juanma
Cintas Rodríguez


Expert in Arid Zones


FEDERTECH

Ana del Aguila

Ana
Del Águila


Data Science Artificial Intelligence Assistant

FEDERTECH

AitanaForcenVazquez

Aitana
Forcén-Vázquez


Oceanography Support Assistant


FEDERTECH

Adrian Guerrero

Adrián
Guerrero Bermúdez


Hybrid Cloud Datacentre Systems & Operations Manager

FEDERTECH

Jaime Lobo

Jaime Lobo
Domínguez-Roqueta


Satellite & HAPS Operations Manager

FEDERTECH

Maria del Carmen Matamoros Carrellán

Maria del Carmen
Matamoros Carrellán


Social Dimension & Work Agroecology Project Manager

FEDERTECH

Julio_Paneque

Julio
Paneque


Intelligent Systems, Robotics, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles & HAPS Assistant
FEDERTECH

JoseRodriguezOrtega

José
Rodríguez Ortega


Data Science & Artificial Intelligence Assistant

FEDERTECH

Iria Soto

Iria
Soto Embodas


Agroecology Project Manager

FEDERTECH

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Antonio José
Sáenz Albanés


e-Infrastructure Operations
Coordinator



Yassir_Benhammou

Yassir
Benhammou


Data Science & Artificial Intelligence Assistant

FEDERTECH

Daniel Caro

Daniel
Caro Gómez


Agroecology Services Integration Assistant

FEDERTECH

JorgeCobos

Jorge
Cobos


Technical Assistant for eDNA Metabarcoding & Bioinformatics

FEDERTECH

Diego De los Santos

Diego
De Los Santos Parejo


Andalusia ERDF Scientific Content Assistant

FEDERTECH

Antonio Manuel Garcia

Antonio M
García


Software Architect


FEDERTECH

Maite Irazábal Plá

Maite
Irazábal Plá


EU-LAC Fundraising, Networking & Projects Manager

FEDERTECH

Joaquin Lopez

Joaquín
López Lerida


Data e-Science Management Plan & BlockChain Officer

FEDERTECH

Ana Mellado

Ana
Mellado García


Project Executive Coordinator


FEDERTECH

Mariela-Pino

Mariela
Pino García


Data Analytics Project Manager

FEDERTECH

estibaliz Saenz

Estíbaliz
Sáenz Albanés


Technical Assistant for Construction Projects

FEDERTECH

Angela Ventura

Ángela
Ventura


Technical Assistant for Biodiversity Applications on Bioeconomy & Green Energies
FEDERTECH

Service Centre

Alberto Basset

Alberto
Basset


Interim Director of Service Centre


Executive Board

Laura Caciagli

Laura
Caciagli


Science Communication Specialist



Madeira Scauri

Madeira
Scauri


EU Project Communication Officer



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Lucia
Vaira


Data and Service Architect



nicola fiore

Nicola
Fiore


Service Centre ICT Coordinator



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Julian
Kenny


Communication Officer



Margherita Stefanini

Margherita
Stefanini


EU Project Manager



CosimoVallo

Cosimo
Vallo


Training Officer



Sara

Sara
Montinaro


Chief Communication Officer



Vanessa Marrocco

Vanessa
Marrocco


EU Project Scientific Community Networking Officer


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Massimo
Toma


Agroecology Technical Officer



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Eleonora
Romano


Administrative Officer



Eleonora Parisi

Eleonora
Parisi


ENVRI-FAIR & EOSC Future Training Officer


Giuseppe Turrisi

Giuseppe
Turrisi


Web Portal Developer



Virtual Laboratory & Innovations Centre

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Peter H.
van Tienderen


Interim Director of VLIC


Executive Board

Spiros Koulouzis

Spiros
Koulouzis


Virtual Research Environment Developer


Daniel Kissling

W. Daniel
Kissling


VLIC Scientific Coordinator



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Gabriel
Pelouze


Virtual Research Environment Developer


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Jacco
Konijn


Project Manager



YifangShi

Yifang
Shi


Scientific Developer for Ecological Applications of LiDAR Remote Sensing

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Zhiming
Zhao


VLIC Technical Manager



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Joris
Timmermans


Scientific Developer for Essential Biodiversity Variables Workflows


Bulgaria

The Bulgarian National Distributed Centre is represented by the  Agricultural University-Plovdiv.

To know more about how Bulgaria contributes to LifeWatch ERIC, please visit our dedicated webpage.

Spain

The Spanish National Distributed Centre is supported by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, the Regional Government of Andalusia and the Guadalquivir River Basin Authority (Ministry for Ecological Transition-MITECO). Moreover, Spain is the hosting Member State of LifeWatch ERIC, the location of its Statutory Seat & ICT e-Infrastructure Technical Office (LifeWatch ERIC Common Facilities). 

To know more about how Spain contributes to LifeWatch ERIC, please visit our dedicated webpage.

Slovenia

The Slovenian National Distributed Centre is led by the Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (ZRC SAZU). It focuses on the development of technological solutions in the field of biodiversity and socio-ecosystem research.

To know more about how Slovenia contributes to LifeWatch ERIC, please visit our dedicated webpage.

Portugal

The Portuguese National Distributed Centre is managed by PORBIOTA, the Portuguese e-Infrastructure for Information and Research on Biodiversity. Led by BIOPOLIS/CIBIO-InBIO – Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, PORBIOTA connects the principal Portuguese research institutions working in biodiversity.

To know more about how Portugal contributes to LifeWatch ERIC, please visit our dedicated webpage.

Netherlands

The Dutch National Distributed Centre is hosted by the Faculty of Science of the University of Amsterdam. Moreover, The Netherlands hosts one of the LifeWatch ERIC Common Facilities, the Virtual Laboratory and Innovation Centre.

To know more about how The Netherlands contributes to LifeWatch ERIC, please visit our dedicated webpage.

Italy

The Italian National Distributed Centre is led and managed by the Italian National Research Council (CNR) and is coordinated by a Joint Research Unit, currently comprising 35 members. Moreover, Italy hosts one of the LifeWatch ERIC Common Facilities, the Service Centre.

To know more about how Italy contributes to LifeWatch ERIC, please visit our dedicated webpage.

Greece

The Greek National Distributed Centre is funded by the Greek General Secretariat of Research and Technology and is coordinated by the Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture of the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, in conjunction with 47 associated partner institutions.

To know more about how Greece contributes to LifeWatch ERIC, please visit our dedicated webpage.

Belgium

The Belgian National Distributed Centre makes varied and complementary in-kind contributions to LifeWatch ERIC. These are implemented in the form of long-lasting projects by various research centres and universities distributed throughout the country and supported by each respective political authority.

To know more about how Belgium contributes to LifeWatch ERIC, please visit our dedicated webpage.