Daniele Rotolo
Daniele Rotolo is a Professor in Science, Technology and Innovation Policy at SPRU (Science Policy Research Unit), University of Sussex Business School, and an Associate Professor at the Department of Mechanics, Mathematics and Management, Polytechnic University of Bari. Daniele was an EU Marie Curie Researcher at SPRU and the School of Public Policy, Georgia Tech. He holds a PhD in Innovation Management from Scuola Interpolitecnica (Italy). During his PhD, Daniele was also a visiting researcher at University College London and Stern Business School (New York University). Daniele’s most recent work has focussed on the conceptualisation and operationalisation of emerging technologies, corporate science, and inter-organisational network dynamics.
Yasemin Aslan
Dr Yasemin Aslan is a post-doctoral researcher at the Polytechnic University of Bari, Italy. She holds a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Statistics with high honours from the Middle East Technical University (METU) in Türkiye, where she also completed a minor in Economics. Ms. Aslan earned a second M.Sc. in Science and Technology Policy with distinction from the University of Sussex, UK, where she was awarded several honours, including the ‘University of Sussex SPRU 50th Anniversary Scholarship’ and the ‘Rothwell Prize for Excellent Dissertation’. She completed her Ph.D. in Science and Technology Policy Studies at SPRU, where she also served as a Doctoral Tutor, Research Assistant, and Research Fellow, supported by the European Research Council (ERC). Prior to her academic career, Ms. Aslan worked at the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBİTAK), where she rose to Head of Department, and at intergovernmental organizations such as the IEA and OECD. With over 15 years of experience in science, technology, and innovation policy analysis, her research interests include ‘research on research’, ‘data science for innovation studies’, ‘aligning research systems with societal and economic challenges’, and, in general, STI and higher education policies.
Claudio Loporcaro
Dr Claudio Loporcaro is a researcher at the Department of Mechanics, Mathematics, and Management at the Polytechnic University of Bari (Italy). He holds a PhD in Management Engineering from the same university. Claudio was a research assistant at the University of Canterbury (New Zealand) and during his PhD, he was also a visiting researcher at Aalborg University Business School (Denmark). Claudio’s current research focuses on sustainability, investigating how technologies and practices can support firms in achieving sustainability objectives, and entrepreneurship, studying how the regional context can influence the creation of new ventures.