Who We Are

Expert Research Assistant

Laura Aguilar

Laura Lorente Aguilar

Expert Research Fellow, Social Network Science and Digital Disinformation

Dr. Wasim Ahmed

Dr. Wasim Ahmed is specializing in social network science, digital disinformation, social network analysis (SNA), and data visualization.

Expert Research Fellow, Water and agricultural economics in arid and semi-arid regions

Dr. Ifedotun Victor Aina

Dr. Ifedotun Aina is a policy researcher and economist with an active research portfolio at the intersection of water and environmental economics, agricultural economics, and behavioural economics.

UNU Council Member UNU Council Member; Public Policy Scholar; and former President of the Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi, India

Ms. Yamini Aiyar

Ms. Yamini Aiyar is a Public Policy Scholar and former President of the Centre for Policy Research in New Delhi, India.

Expert Digital Communications Officer

Arsh Ajmera

Arsh Ajmera is a Digital Communications Officer at the United Nations University – Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT)

Expert Associate Research Fellow

Berna Akcali Gur

Berna Akcali Gur is an Associate Research Fellow at UNU-CRIS within the Digital Governance Cluster

Expert Government Fellow

Aidana Akessina

As of July 2026, Aidana is a Government Fellow at the UNU-EGOV.

Expert Government Fellow

Amira Al-Busaidi

As of May 2026, Amira is a Government Fellow at the UNU-EGOV.

Expert Doctoral Researcher

Abdulhakeem Amer Abdulhafed Al-Qubati is a Doctoral Researcher in the project “Resource Nexus Issues Revealed by COVID-19 for Professional Communities in the Agri-Food Supply Chain” at UNU Resource Nexus and TU Dresden since November 2021.

Expert Emeritus Professor

Prof. Dr. Ludovico Alcorta

Ludovico Alcorta is Professorial Fellow on "Technology, Innovation and Sustainable Development" at UNU MERIT, School of Business and Economics, University of Maastricht.