UNU Experts

Expert Academic Officer (Head of PACET)

Dr. Ambe Emmanuel Cheo

Dr. Cheo works with the PACET Division at UNU-VIE. He is leading research on Water. in the context of Water Energy and Food Nexus, including Climate Change topics. He is also involved in strategic project development, acquisition of funds and project implementation.

Expert Doctoral Researcher

Simon Chidodo

Simon Chidodo is part of the Joint PhD Programme of UNU Resource Nexus and TU Dresden

Expert Policy Research Fellow

Sergo Chikhladze

Dr. Sergo Chikhladze is a Policy Research Fellow within the Gender Equality & Intersectionality team of UNU Global Health.

Expert Research Fellow, Climate Adaptation and Resilience

Dr. Vishwas Chitale

Dr. Vishwas Chitale specialises in climate change adaptation and resilience in the Global South.

Expert Research Fellow, Sustainable Agriculture and Communities

Dr. Joyce Chitja

Dr. Joyce Chitja works on research and community-level engagement focused on smallholder households, with particular attention to their empowerment, agency, and participation in agricultural systems for food and nutrition security.

Expert Senior Researcher

Dr. Tommaso Ciarli

Tommaso Ciarli is a Researcher at UNU-MERIT.

Expert Executive Co-Director, UNU Hub on Empowering Communities to Adapt to Environmental Change

Prof. Martyn Clark

Professor Martyn Clark is a leading researcher in the development of large-domain terrestrial systems models, which are used in a wide range of applications including environmental forecasting, climate impact assessments, and Earth system prediction.

Expert Visiting Research Fellow

Céline Cocq

Céline Cocq is a virtual visiting research fellow at UNU-CRIS.

Expert Head of Education and Capacity Development

Prof. Serena Coetzee

Serena Coetzee is the Head of Education and Capacity Development at UNU Resource Nexus.

Expert Associate Research Fellow

Andrew Cooper

Andrew Cooper is an Associate Research Fellow at UNU-CRIS

Expert Adjunct Professor

Elsa Costa e Silva

Elsa Costa e Silva has been an Adjunct Professor at the United Nations University Operating Unit on Policy-Driven Electronic Governance (UNU-EGOV) since 2024.

Expert Associate Academic Officer

Davide Cotti

Davide Cotti is Senior Research Associate at UNU-EHS, where he shares his position between the VARMAP and the EVES divisions.

Expert Executive Co-Director, UNU Hub on Remote-Sensing and Sustainable Innovations for Resilient Urban Systems (R-SIRUS)

Prof. Alexander Couzis

Professor Alexander Couzis is a recognized leader in engineering education and applied research, with expertise spanning advanced materials science, interfacial engineering, and energy storage technologies. His work bridges scientific innovation with real-world applications in sustainability and urban resilience

Expert Professor

Prof. Dr. Robin Cowan

Robin Cowan is Professor of the Economics of Technical Change at the University of Maastricht.

Expert Head of Research (Acting)

Georgina Curto Rex

A Senior AI Researcher and Team Lead at the United Nations University Institute in Macau.

Expert Associate Research Fellow

Armin Cuvyers

Armin Cuvyers is an Associate Research Fellow at UNU-CRIS

Expert Associate Research Fellow

Ludo Cuyvers

Dr. Ludo Cuyvers is Associate Research Fellow at UNU-CRIS

Expert Student Assistant

Andreia da Silva Rosa

Expert Associate Research Fellow

Régis Dandoy

Régis Dandoy is an Associate Research Fellow at UNU-CRIS

Expert Associate Academic Officer

Dr. David Daou

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.