Gala Conf 2024

Organising Committee

General Chair

  • Avo Schönbohm – Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Recht Berlin, Germany

Program Chairs

  • Vanissa Wanick – University of Southampton, UK
  • Antonio Bucchiarone – University of L’Aquila
  • Pierpaolo Dondio – TU Dublin, Ireland 
  • Francesca de Rosa – Center for Advanced Preparedness and Threat Response Simulation (CAPTRS)
  • Alf Wang – Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
  • Manuel Ninaus – University of Graz, Austria

Keynotes Chair

  • Sander Bakkes – Utrecht University, The Netherlands
  • Avo Schönbohm – Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Recht Berlin, Germany

Competition and Exhibition Chairs

  • Kristina Risley – University of Southampton, UK
  • Mariana Rocha – TU Dublin, Ireland 
  • Jonny-Bix Bongers – Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Recht Berlin, Germany
  • René Röpke – RWTH Aachen University, Germany

Publication Chair

  • Pierpaolo Dondio – Technological University Dublin, Ireland

Administrative & Financial Chair

  • Francesco Bellotti – Università degli Studi di Genova, Italy

Communication Chair

  • Vanissa Wanick – University of Southampton, UK
  • Sander Bakkes – Utrecht University, The Netherlands

Local Chair

  • Jonny-Bix Bongers – Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Recht Berlin, Germany

Program Committee

  • André Almo– Technological University Dublin, Ireland
  • Maira Amaral – Technological University Dublin, Ireland
  • Karoui Aous – Haute École Pédagogique Friburg, Switzerland
  • Riikka Aurava – University of Tampere, Finland
  • Jannicke Baalsrud Hauge – KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
  • Francesco Bellotti – Università degli Studi di Genova, Italy
  • Riccardo Berta – Università degli Studi di Genova, Italy
  • Toby Best – Queen Mary University, UK
  • Rafael Bidarra – Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
  • Luca Botturi – SUPSI-DFA, Svizzera
  • Phuong Bui – University of Turku, Finland
  • Elena Camossi – NATO Science and Technology Organization, CMRE, Italy
  • Maria B. Carvalho – Tilburg University, The Netherlands
  • Chiara Catalano – CNR, Italy
  • Matheus Cezarotto – New Mexico State University, USA
  • Giuseppe Città – Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Italy
  • Marianna Cossu – Università degli Studi di Genova, Italy
  • Bryan Duggan – TU Dublin, Ireland
  • Nour El Mawas – Université de Lille, France
  • Georgios Fesakis – University of the Aegean, Greece
  • Timothy Gallagher – Utrecht University, The Netherlands
  • Varvara Garneli – Ionian University, Greece
  • Manuel Gentile – National Research Council, Italy
  • Ramesh Gorantla – Arizona State University, USA
  • Ludovic Hamon – Université du Maine, Le Mans, France
  • Simon Hoermann – University of Canterbury, New Zealand
  • Dirk Ifenthaler – Universität Mannheim, Germany
  • Sinead Impey – Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
  • Carolina Islas Sedano – Obium Oy, Finland
  • Dominique Jaccard – University of Applied Science, Western Switzerland
  • Kostas Karpouzis – Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Athens, Greece
  • Vlasios Kasapakis – University of the Aegean, Greece
  • Michael Kickmeier Rust – St.Gallen University of Teacher Education, Switzerland
  • Kevin Korner – Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Germany
  • Georgios Kritikos – University of the Aegean, Greece
  • Samuli Laato – University of Turku, Finland
  • Pierre Laforcade – LIUM – Le Mans Université, France
  • Luca Lazzaroni – University of Genova, Italy
  • George Lepouras – University of Peloponnese, Greece
  • Iza Marfisi-Schottman – LUNAM Université, Université du Maine, Le Mans, France
  • Jake McMullen – University of Turku, Finland
  • Sari Merilampi – Satakunta University of Applied Sciences, Finland
  • Michela Mortara CNR, Italy
  • Mathieu Murat – LIP6 Sorbonne University, France
  • Thierry Nabeth – P-Val Conseil, France
  • Rob Nadolski – Open University of the Netherlands
  • Manuel Ninaus – University of Gratz, Austria
  • Elena Novak – Kent State University, USA
  • Ciaran O’Leary – Technological University Dublin, Ireland
  • Lahcen Oubahssi – LIUM – Le Mans Université, France
  • Maria Popescu – Carol I National Defence University, Bucharest, Romania
  • Marius Preda – Institut Mines Telecom, France
  • Margarida Romero – Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis, France
  • Sam Redfern – University of Galway, Ireland
  • René Röpke – RWTH Aachen University, Germany
  • Michael Saiger – University of York and Queen Mary University, London , UK
  • Yoones Sekhavat – Tabriz Art University, Iran
  • Heinrich Söbke – Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Germany
  • Ioana Andreea Stefan – Advanced Technology Systems, Romania
  • Matthias Teine – University Paderborn, Germany
  • Marco Temperini – Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
  • Alessandra Tesei – NATO CMRE, Italy
  • Angel Torres-Toukoumidis – Universidad Politecnica Salesiana, Ecuador
  • Stefanie Vanbecelaere – KU Leuven, Belgium
  • Vipin Verma – Arizona State University, USA
  • Stelios Xinogalos, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece
  • An Yunjo – University of North Texas, USA
  • Francesco Zanichelli – University of Parma, Italy
  • Thorsten Händler – Ferdinand Porsche FERNFH, Austria