Who We Are

Expert Student Assistant

Andreia da Silva Rosa

Expert Administrative Assistant

Sien Daeninck

Sien is an administrative assistant at UNU-CRIS.

Expert Associate Research Fellow

Régis Dandoy

Régis Dandoy is an Associate Research Fellow at UNU-CRIS

Expert Associate Academic Officer

For nearly two decades, Dr. David Daou has been at the forefront of applying advanced computational science to some of the world's most pressing environmental challenges. As a Senior Scientist and leader of the AI and Remote Sensing Team at UNU-EHS, his research is dedicated to harnessing the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and remote sensing to model disaster risks and assess the impacts of climate change.

Expert Head of the Geneva Office

Adam Day

Dr Adam Day is Head of the Geneva Office of United Nations University Centre for Policy Research.

Expert Adjunct Professor

Prof. Flávio de Andrade Silva

Flávio de Andrade Silva is an Associate Professor and Department Head at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Brazil.

Expert Director of UNU-CRIS

Philippe De Lombaerde

Dr Philippe De Lombaerde is the Director (D1) of the United Nations University Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies (UNU-CRIS).

Expert Doctoral Researcher

Isabela De Paula Salgado

Isabela de Paula Salgado is part of the Joint PhD Programme of UNU-FLORES and TU Dresden.

Expert PhD Fellow

Alix Debray

Alix Debray is a PhD Fellow at UNU-CRIS and Ghent University.

Staff Researcher

Dr. Negash Haile Dedho

Negash Haile is a researcher at UNU-MERIT.