The International Advisory Board

PhD in Applied Linguistics from Pompeu Fabra University (Spain) and graduated in Librarianship, Law and Literature. Co-president of the Research Data Alliance (RDA-Brazil). Member of the Lyrasis Board of Trustees. Member of the Advisory Committee of the Global Sustainability Coalition for Open Science Services (SCOSS). Member of the IFLA Advisory Committee on Open Science and Scholarship. Creator of the Directory of Brazilian Electronic Scientific Journals (Miguilim); Brazilian Portal for Scientific Journals (Manuelzão). Co-organizer of the Luso-Brazilian Open Science Conferences (ConfOA). Winner of the International Electronic Publishing Trust for Development Award (EPT 2015).

Kamel Belhamel is Professor of Chemistry at the University of Bejaia in Algeria. He is author/co-author of several scientific papers in international scientific journals.  His  scientific activities are focused on the chemistry of Natural Products,  open educational resources and open science. Kamel Belhamel is a founder and  editor in chief of the Algerian Journal of Natural Products. He is recognized as a leading advocate for open access  in North Africa. Actually, he is the DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals) managing editor and ambassador for North Africa and middle east Countries.
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Retired professor from the Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR). She holds a Master’s degree in Adult Education and in Library Science from the Universidad de Costa Rica. Saray’s research focuses on the areas of Scientific Communication, Open Science, and Open Access and teaches about journals’ scientific quality for scholars both in Costa Rica and Central America. She co-coordinates the CLACSO working group “Open Science as a common benefit”, is a Latindex honorary member since 2017 and REDALyC Scientific Council member. 

Sharla Lair is the Senior Strategist for Open Access and Scholarly Communication at Lyrasis, where she oversees initiatives to support sustainable, community-driven funding models for open journals, books, and infrastructure. She leads the Lyrasis Open Access Community Investment Program, which promotes the long-term sustainability of diamond open access journals, and contributes to several advisory boards within the global open access community.

Remedios Melero holds a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Valencia, and works as researcher at the Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology of the CSIC (Spanish National Research Country). She is a member of the scientific committees of Redalyc and Scielo España. Associate editor of DOAJ and coordinator of the Commission on Intellectual Property of Amelica. Advisor of some committees linked to open science of the Spanish National Science Foundation (Fecyt), and she is part of the Spanish research group Open Science Spain . She has participated since 2005 in national projects related to open science in Spain, and three  European projects: NECOBELAC, FOSTER, and FOSTER Plus, all of them directly related to all aspects that affect open science and how to contribute to its implementation through training and promotion of open knowledge. Their research topics are open access to publications, open access policies, institutional repositories, author rights and copyright, and research data management.

TUBITAK ULAKBIM is responsible for providing e-research infrastructures such as HPC and academic network to researchers as well as library and information resources. In his role at TUBITAK ULAKBIM, Mehmet leads national digital resource acquisition initiative EKUAL including two transformative agreements making more than 12000 articles Open Access, as well as DergiPark – national Open Access journal hosting platform with 2400+ journals and TR Index, national index of high quality journals. ULAKBIM also provides several Open Science initiatives such as Aperta RDM platform, Harman (Harvester) and Open Science courseware along with academic network, academic cloud and HPC infrastructures. Mehmet currently represents TUBITAK and Turkey as delegate in GÉANT Academic Network, EOSC, EuroHPC (European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking) boards, SCOAP3 Executive Committee, EGI Executive Board. Mehmet holds a BS degree from Computer Science, Bilkent University, MSc and MLA degrees from Ege University and University of Pennsylvania respectively.

Nora Ndege is a Programme Specialist at the International Network for Advancing Science and Policy (INASP), where she leads engagement and project management for the Global Research Publishing Reform (GRPR) initiative. Her work focuses on strengthening knowledge systems that support inclusive and sustainable development in Africa, with a particular interest in how science, technology, and innovation can be harnessed to address pressing societal challenges. She has extensive experience in advancing transformative approaches that elevate the role of research and evidence in policy and development processes.

Tanja Niemann holds a Master’s degree in Communication and Media Studies from the University of Leipzig. She first joined the Université de Montréal in 2006 as publishing coordinator at the Centre d’édition numérique (2006-2009) and director of digital publishing at the Centre d’expertise numérique (2010-2011). She is now serving as executive director for the Érudit Consortium since 2012, and has thus been involved for many years in the academic communities to promote the adoption of open access for the dissemination and democratization of knowledge. She is managing with Érudit Canada’s unique research infrastructure for social sciences and humanities in support of Diamond Open Access publishing.

Dr David Oliva Uribe is an experienced international expert with over 20 years dedicated to advancing public policy, research, and innovation across Europe. He currently serves as a senior consultant for UNESCO, where he supports strategic initiatives on Diamond Open Access and Open Data Governance, with an emphasis on inclusive and equitable collaboration frameworks. Based in Brussels, Dr Oliva Uribe has held key leadership roles in European institutions. At the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT Digital), he coordinated university-industry collaboration in advanced digital technologies across nine countries. As Director of the Council for Doctoral Education at the European University Association, he led a network of over 230 universities in 35 countries, shaping public policy on doctoral education and research careers. Dr Oliva Uribe has collaborated with Science Europe and other European bodies on open access policy, digital innovation, and science diplomacy. He regularly engages with multilateral stakeholders to foster cooperation on science, technology, and education. He is also founder of EUMex-Connect and Knowleds, initiatives that connect Europe and Latin America in research, higher education, and innovation with social impact. He holds two PhDs in engineering – one from Leibniz University Hannover in Germany, and another from Vrije Universiteit Brussel in Belgium – both awarded with distinction.

Dr Bregt Saenen serves as Senior Policy Officer for Open Science at Science Europe. With extensive experience in membership and policy organisations, he has held roles at the European University Association, the European Commission (DG EMPL), SOLIDAR, and the EU Office of the International Labour Organization. Dr. Saenen earned his Doctorate in EU Studies and a Master of Science in EU Studies from Ghent University in Belgium, where he also completed a Bachelor and Master of Arts in History. Additionally, he was a Visiting Researcher at New York University in the United States