Irena Bošković, Ph.D. is a tenured Assistant Professor of Forensic Psychology at Erasmus University Rotterdam, specializing in forensic and legal psychology. With a double doctoral degree from Maastricht University and the University of Portsmouth, she has extensively researched malingering and, more broadly, the issue of response biases in psychological assessments. Irena is a published author in high-impact journals, an active member of multiple international psychological associations, such as EAPL, and serves on editorial boards for journals like Psychological Injury and Law and Frontiers in Psychology.

Professor Santtila is Professor of Psychology, New York University Shanghai; Global Network Professor, New York University. Previously, he was Professor of Applied Psychology and Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Psychology and Theology at the Åbo Akademi University in Finland. Professor Santtila has published over 250 peer reviewed publications and his h-index is 64. His research is focused on legal psychology. He aims at improving the quality of investigative interviews using simulated interviews with avatars as well as exploring the possibility of using AI to support such interviews with question suggestions or by replacing human interviewers. He is also interested in the use of Large Language Models in legal decisions. Professor Santtila has provided investigative advice to the police, acted as an expert witness in numerous legal cases and consulted child sexual abuse investigations. He is a licensed psychologist and specialist in legal psychology (Finland).

Dr Dorris de Vocht is Associate Professor at the department of Criminal Law of Tilburg University where she is leader of the Research Programme ‘Crime, Criminal Justice and Vulnerability Theory’. She specializes in comparative criminal procedure, procedural rights and virtual justice. She has published extensively on these topics and has coordinated and conducted several EU funded comparative studies on different criminal justice related topics such as: effective defence rights, the rights of juvenile suspects and the right to silence. Her current research focuses on remote justice in the context of criminal proceedings. She is involved in the EU co-funded E-ViVi project (Enhancing video-recorded interviews and virtual hearings in Europe) and co-founder of the international and interdisciplinary Virtual Criminal Justice Network (www.virtualcriminaljustice.com). In addition to her work in academia, she is also a substitute judge with the Limburg District Court.

Jess Woodhams is a Professor of Forensic Psychology at the University of Birmingham, in the UK. She has researched the theoretical underpinnings as well as the practice of crime linkage for more than 20 years. She has had the pleasure of collaborating with police forces from the UK and many other countries in doing this work and has a passion for co-producing research and interventions that bring positive change to policing practice. She has received several prizes and awards for her translation of psychological research into practice. She co-edited the first book regarding crime linkage with Prof. Craig Bennell and set up the Crime Linkage International Network more than 10 years ago with Prof. Matt Tonkin and Dr Amy Burrell, which is still a live network that meets at least quarterly and has expanded in its country membership to 14 countries. In her role at the University of Birmingham, she has held several leadership positions including Director of the Centre for Applied Psychology, Director of Research and she is now the Director of a new centre for doctoral training plus for understanding behaviour called Centre-UB, which is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.  

Marius Laurinaitis is a professor at Mykolas Romeris University and a expert in FinTech law and hybrid cyber threats. Holding a PhD in IT Law with a focus on the legal regulation of electronic money, he leads innovative study programs, including the Bachelor’s in Law and FinTech. His primary areas of interest are centered on tackling the complex challenges of FinTech regulation, addressing cybersecurity vulnerabilities, and navigating the rapidly evolving landscape of hybrid cyber threats. Beyond academia, Marius serves as a consultant for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Additionally, he is an active member of the Australian-Lithuanian Cyber Security Research Network, promoting collaboration to address global cybersecurity challenges.