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Panel

Open Research Europe

15 September 2025| 16:45
81/R-003A - Science Gateway Auditorium A

Moderator

Pierre Mounier

OPERAS
Pierre Mounier is co-coordinator of OPERAS Research Infrastructure with Suzanne Dumouchel. He supports cooperation between OPERAS members and contributes to the strategic roadmap of the infrastructure. He is trained in classical studies and social anthropology. Pierre is affiliated to the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS); head of the international sector of OpenEdition, the French national infrastructure dedicated to open scholarly communication in the SSH, and co-director of the Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB) with Niels Stern. He regularly publishes on digital humanities and open science topics, and more largely on the social and political impact of Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Panelists

Alex Kohls

Head of the CERN Scientific Information Service
Alexander Kohls is the head of the CERN Scientific Information Service. In this role, he spearheads numerous organisational efforts in open science and scholarly communication, alongside overseeing the CERN Library and Archives. Previously an executive in the financial sector, he now promotes global initiatives like SCOAP3, advocating for open access to scientific research and encouraging international collaboration. Alex holds a degree in business administration and joined CERN in 2014.

Juan Pablo Alperin

Katharina Rieck

Open Science Manager at the Austrian Science Fund (FWF)
Katharina Rieck works as Open Science Manager at the Austrian Science Fund (FWF). In this role, she is responsible for the strategic development and implementation of the FWF's Open Science agenda. She coordinates funding programs to support open access publications and infrastructures and is responsible for the FWF's research data management strategy. She represents the FWF in several national and international bodies such as Science Europe Working Groups, Crossref Board of Directors, CoARA and the Steering Board of Open Science Austria (OSA).

Victoria Tsoukala

Policy Officer