Partners
User advisory board
Michel Bour
FIRE-IN European Project Manager at SAFECLUSTER/ Crisis management trainer / Teacher at Upper-Rhine University
- Current Role: Fire Chief, Senior Fire Officer
- Expertise: Crisis Management Expert, Cross-border disaster relief coordination with German and Swiss Rescue Services (French side)
- Experience: General Secretary of CTIF (2011-2019)
- International Work: EU-China cooperation missions (2014-2016)
Sergi Alegre
Director General of Airport Regions Council (ARC)
- Current Role: Director General, Airport Regions Council, representing multiple regions
- Public Service: Former Vice-Mayor: El Prat de Llobregat, Metropolitan Government of Barcelona (27 years)
- Expertise: Urban development, community participation
- Experience: Fireman (15 months), gaining firsthand experience in disaster management
Jelena Mazaj
Coordinator, Higher Education and Research Unit, CESIE
- Current Role: HE&R Coordinator at CESIE in Italy
- Experience: 15+ years in research, project management, higher education, and civic & social organisations
- Skills:EU policy on SDGs, social media, international relations, coaching, lecturing
- Research: Sustainable innovations, organisational performance, EU R&I networks
- Publications: 10+ scientific papers, 15+ project deliverables
Nikos Passas
Head of the Independent Department for Civil Protection of the Region of Attica
- Current Role: Head of Civil Protection, Region of Attica (since Dec 2021)
- Expertise: Soil/rock mechanics, environmental & crisis management, decision-making tools
- Research: 35 publications, 15 research contracts, 100+ environmental studies ((EC, PHARE/TACIS, ASIA ITC, WORLD BANK)
- Awards: SILVER Best City Award, Gold IoT Award
Ioannis Kapris
Independent Department for Civil Protection of the Region of Attica (Design Department for Civil Protection)
- Current Role: Independent Directorate of Civil Protection, Attica, Greece
- Department: Member of the Design Department for Civil Protection for the Attica Region
- Expertise: Environmental management, crisis management, climate change, natural disasters
- Publications: 15 scientific papers
- Awards: SILVER Best City Award, Gold IoT Award
Areti Plessa
Independent Civil Protection Directorate, Region of Attica (Department of Planning)
- Current Role: Disaster planning and preparedness, Independent Civil Protection Directorate, Attica, Greece
- Experience: Earthquake & tsunami data analysis at the National Observatory of Athens (1997-2019)
- EU & National Projects: Involved in research, mainly on earthquake and tsunami risk
Maria Papathoma-Köhle
Senior Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute for Mountain Risk Engineering, Univerity of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, (BOKU)
- Current Role: Researcher at academic institutes in Vienna since 2005
- Expertise: Vulnerability assessments of buildings using indicators and curves for tsunamis, floods, debris flows, wildfires; institutional vulnerability and physical resilience
- Publications: Frequent journal contributor and reviewer
- Awards: Elise Richter Postdoctoral Fellowship & others
David Reinberger
City of Vienna, Chief Executive Office – Organisation and Security Group for Crisis Management and Security
- Current Role: Chief Executive Office – Organisation and Security Group for Crisis Management and Security (since 2022)
- Expertise: Worked on the DELPHI-Experiment at CERN (Austrian Academy of Science)
- Public service: Appointee at Vienna Ombuds-office for Environmental Protection, focusing on nuclear issues and technical environmental protection (16 years)
- Responsibilities: CBRN, psycho-social emergency care, and climate change issues
Anna Scolobig
Senior researcher and lecturer – International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (Vienna, Austria) & University of Geneva (Switzerland)
- Current Role: Senior research scholar at IIASA (Vienna, Austria) & University of Geneva
- Expertise: Social, political, and institutional aspects of disaster risk management. effectiveness of practices and policies
- Research focus: Evaluating disaster risk reduction policies, integrating technical, societal, and economic aspects
- Collaboration: Partners with teams/local stakeholders on adaptation, risk mitigation, and early warning systems
Zoltán Hozbor
Duty Officer at the National Directorate General for Disaster Management
- Current Role: Fire Officer at Hungary’s Disaster Management Command (10 years)
- Expertise: Expert in Control Room operations for Fire & Rescue, early warning, and safety
- Previous Experience: Former Airport Fire & Rescue Officer (10 years, Budapest), various roles in operations, emergency planning, training, QA, PR, and compliance
- Leadership: Member of CTIF Airport Commission during airport service
- International Work: FEU national delegate since 2012
Aikaterini Poustourli
Convener of ELOT TC 104; Senior Expert in Standardization & EU R&I Projects
- Current role: Convener of ELOT TC 104 (Protection against threats, emergencies and risk management).
- Expertise: Standardization for Disaster Risk Management (DRM), Resilience, Security, and Smart City Applications.
- Previous Experience: Key roles in EU security & resilience projects (ResiStand, BROADWAY, STAIR4SECURITY, CERIS).
- International Work: Active in CEN/CENELEC, ETSI, IEC & ISO Technical Committees and as an EC Observer