Researchers – Digitalisation

Danijela Nandi

EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy, Czechia – Linkedin

Danijela brings nearly 20 years of digital industry expertise in product development, transformation, leadership, research, and discovery. She currently serves as Technical Program Manager at OpenEuroLLM, contributing to open European large language model development. Danijela holds master’s degrees in Ethnology and Anthropology from the University of Belgrade and in Sociology, specializing in Civil Society and Politics, from Charles University. With deep professional experience across European and US markets, she has also strengthened digital capabilities at organizations like People in Need and serves as an ongoing digital products advisor. Through her Good Tech initiative, she continues consulting for non-profits driving positive impact.

Marcel Muñoz

Fundación Alternativas, Spain – Linkedin

Marcel Muñoz Rodríguez is the coordinator of the Public Policies Lab at Fundación Alternativas. He is a political scientist specialising in European and international affairs.

Alexandru Damian

Romanian Center for European Policies, Romania – Linkedin

Alexandru Damian is Programs Director at CRPE. He has a solid background in good governance, public administration, and civic activism, with a key aim to strengthen citizens’ participation in public decision-making and advocate for data-driven public policies. For almost 12 years in the NGO sector, with multiple consulting projects, especially in Romania and the Republic of Moldova. His educational background includes a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from the University of Bucharest, and a Master’s Degree in Political Science from the Free University of Brussels.

Kirill Jurkov

Institute for Baltic Studies’ – Linkedin

Kirill Jurkov is an analyst and Project Manager at the Institute of Baltic Studies (IBS). Kirill earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in politics and governance from the Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies at the University of Tartu. His research focused on voting behavior, specifically examining factors influencing voting method preferences in the eras of COVID-19 and social media. He has been connected to IBS since 2021, starting out as an intern during his bachelor’s studies. As an analyst, he has contributed to research on impact assessment, integration, and economic topics, primarily working with quantitative datasets.

Kristiina Toomik

Institute for Baltic Studies’ – Linkedin

Kristiina Toomik is an Analyst and Project Manager at the Institute of Baltic Studies since 2021 when she completed her bachelor’s internship at IBS. As an analyst, she has contributed to research on migration, integration, and security. Kristiina holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from the Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies at the University of Tartu and a master’s degree in internal security at the Estonian Academy of Security Sciences. In her thesis, she examined the securitization of Ukrainian war refugees in Estonia’s alternative media.

Dana Guy

Think tank for Action on Social Change (TASC), Ireland – Linkedin

Dr Dana Guy is a Senior Researcher and Public Education Officer at TASC (Think-tank for Action on Social Change). She works primarily on public education initiatives and supports TASC across a range of strategic activities. She has extensive experience in project management, digital media, and research, and has worked with diverse communities through NGOs on conflict, humanitarian and social issues, gender, culture, and the environment. She holds a PhD in Politics and International Relations from University College Dublin (UCD) and has worked as a research and teaching assistant at several academic institutions, including the UCD Centre for Digital Policy. She is an active member of EU COST research networks focusing on digital technologies, civic engagement, democracy, and addressing online polarisation.

Jiří Táborský

STEM, Czechia – Linkedin

Jiří is an analyst and psychologist focuses primarily on the current political situation and on issues of defense, security, and strategic communication. In the past, he held leadership positions in public communication, for example at the Ministry of Defence or at the National Cyber and Information Security Agency, and he is still a soldier in the active reserve at the Cyber Forces and Information Operations Command. As a freelancer, he has also worked as a press spokesperson in political campaigns during two presidential elections, and before that spent many years working as a journalist. By education, he is a psychologist, and besides his work in STEM, he is involved in various activities in the fields of psychology, psychotherapy, and healthcare.