COST Action CA24129 European Cooperation in Science & Technology Funded by the European Union · 2025–2029
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The people behind EMBARK.

EMBARK is run by its members: a Management Committee that governs the Action, a Core Group of twenty that leads its day-to-day work, and the wider network they belong to.
The Management Committee ↓ Core Group ↓ The network ↓

The body that governs the Action.

Each participating country nominates up to two representatives to the Management Committee — the body that steers EMBARK's budget, activities and direction.
Browse the MC by country →
The Management Committee at the EMBARK kick-off meeting.
The Management Committee at the EMBARK kick-off meeting.
The Management Committee, by country
Albania
Dr Anila SULAJ
Agricultural University of Tirana
Tirana · Albania
asulaj@ubt.edu.al
Bora Gazeli
Blessed Investment
Tirana · Albania
boracuni@hotmail.com
Austria
Prof Carolin Bohlmann
Akademie Der Bildenden Kunste Wien
Vienna · Austria
c.bohlmann@akbild.ac.at
Belgium
Freyja Van Den Boom
Karel De Grote Hogeschool Katholieke Hogeschool Antwerpen
Antwerpen · Belgium
freyja.vandenboom@kdg.be
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Prof Meliha Handzic
International Burch University
Ilidza, Sarajevo · Bosnia & Herzegovina
meliha.handzic@ibu.edu.ba
Bulgaria
Prof Venelin Shurelov
National Academy of Art
Sofia · Bulgaria
shurelov@nha.bg
Croatia
Mirta Pavić
Museum of Contemporary Art
Zagreb · Croatia
mirta.pavic@msu.hr
Prof Mladen Tomorad
Sveuciliste U Zagrebu
Zagreb · Croatia
mtomorad@fhs.unizg.hr
Cyprus
Dr Marinos Koutsomichalis
Cyprus University of Technology
Limassol · Cyprus
m.koutsomichalis@cut.ac.cy
Myrto Aristidou
Cyens - Centre Of Excellence
Nicosia · Cyprus
m.aristidou@cyens.org.cy
Czechia
Adéla Kudla
Masarykova univerzita
Brno · Czechia
adela.kudlova@gmail.com
+ 23 more countries
See all 48 MC members
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Meet EMBARK's Core Group.

Twenty leadership positions steer the Action's work — the Chairs, the Working Group Leaders and Vice Leaders, the coordinators and the advisory board.
Joanna Phillips
Action Chair
Joanna Phillips
Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf
Germany
joanna.phillips@duesseldorf.de
PF
Action Vice Chair
Patricia Falcão
The Board Of Trustees Of The Tate Gallery
United Kingdom
patricia.falcao@tate.org.uk
DC
WG1 Leader
Dr Conor McGarrigle
Technological University Dublin
Ireland
conor.mcgarrigle@tudublin.ie
Dr Aga Wielocha
WG1 Vice Leader
Dr Aga Wielocha
Bern University of Applied Sciences
Switzerland
aga.wielocha@gmail.com
CR
WG2 Leader
Claudia Roeck
House of Electronic Arts
Switzerland
claudia.roeck@hek.ch
BJ
WG2 Vice Leader
Boban Joksimoski
Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje
North Macedonia
boban.joksimoski@finki.ukim.mk
Sophie Bunz
WG3 Leader
Sophie Bunz
Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf
Germany
sophie.bunz@duesseldorf.de
JC
WG3 Vice Leader
Jina Chang
Nasjonalmuseet for kunst, arkitektur og design
Norway
jina.chang@nasjonalmuseet.no
SC
WG4 Leader
Sabina Claudia Suru
UNATC, Bucharest
Romania
MA
WG4 Vice Leader
Myrto Aristidou
Cyens - Centre Of Excellence
Cyprus
m.aristidou@cyens.org.cy
Dr William Kilbride
WG5 Leader
Dr William Kilbride
Digital Preservation Coalition
United Kingdom
william.kilbride@dpconline.org
Dr Paula Fernandez Valdes
WG5 Vice Leader
Dr Paula Fernandez Valdes
Ministerio de Cultura
Spain
paula.fernandezv@cultura.gob.es
Julia Hickmann
Grant Holder Manager
Julia Hickmann
Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf
Germany
julia.hickmann@duesseldorf.de
Dr Jelena Brajković
Grant Awarding Coordinator
Dr Jelena Brajković
University of Belgrade Faculty of Architecture
Serbia
jelena.brajkovic@arh.bg.ac.rs
OS
Science Communication Coordinator
Osman Serhat Karaman
Sabanci University
Türkiye
osman.karaman@sabanciuniv.edu
Ana Sterle
Science Communication Vice Leader
Ana Sterle
Moderna galerija / Museum of Modern Art
Slovenia
ana.sterle@mg-lj.si
SH
Collections Advisor
Sabine Himmelsbach
House of Electronic Arts
Switzerland
sabine.himmelsbach@hek.ch
GW
Artist Representatives Advisor
Gaby Wijers
Stichting LIMA
Netherlands
gabywijers@li-ma.nl
PP
Academia Advisor
Prof Pip Laurenson
University College London
United Kingdom
p.laurenson@ucl.ac.uk
DM
Technology Advisor
Diego Mellado Martinez
HybridPractices
Spain
diego@hybridpractices.art

The wider network.

200 members across 37 countries — researchers, conservators, curators, archivists, artists and technologists.
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200
Members
37
Countries
48
MC members
5
Working Groups
DA
Dr Anila SULAJ
Agricultural University of Tirana
Tirana · Albania
asulaj@ubt.edu.al
VK
Viviane Kübler
University of Applied Arts Vienna
Vienna · Austria
viviane-anna.kuebler@uni-ak.ac.at
MP
Mirta Pavić
Museum of Contemporary Art
Zagreb · Croatia
mirta.pavic@msu.hr
AM
Alexandre Michaan
Centre National D'art Et De Culture Georges-pompidou
Paris · France
alex.michaan@gmail.com
PB
Philippe Bettinelli
Centre National D'art Et De Culture Georges-pompidou
Paris Cedex 04 · France
philippe.bettinelli@centrepompidou.fr
EC
Elisa Carl
Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz
Berlin · Germany
e.carl@smb.spk-berlin.de
MC
Miriam Chair
Landeshauptstadt Hannover
Hannover · Germany
miri.chair@gmail.com
EK
Eirini Kaldeli
National Technical University of Athens
Zografou, Athens · Greece
kaldeli@gmail.com
SG
Sigurður Gunnarsson
University of Iceland
Reykjavik · Iceland
sigurdur.gunnarsson@listasafn.is
DG
Dr Galit Wellner
Holon Institute Of Technology
Holon · Israel
galit_wellner@yahoo.com
FR
Francesco Rizzi
University of Parma
Parma · Italy
francesco.rizzi1@unipr.it
DN
Dr Nina Roscovan
Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova
Chisinau · Moldova
ninaroscovan@yahoo.com