Supervisory Board

The SWATNet Supervisory Board oversees the quality of the network-wide training of students of the project, well-being of students and supervisors and the progress of the individual research projects.

The Table below shows the composition of the SWATNet Supervisory Board

Consortium member/Industrial PartnerNameRole
University of Helsinki (UH)Emilia KilpuaCoordinator, Head of UH’s Doctoral Programme, Supervisor, WP leader (Management), Project leader
Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata (UNITOV)Dario Del MoroSupervisor, WP leader (Training), Project Leader
Academy of Athens (AA)Manolis GeorgoulisSupervisor, WP leader (Science), Project leader
University of Ioannina (UoI)Spiros PatsourakosSupervisor
KU Leuven (KUL)Stefaan Poedts

Leen Cuypers
Supervisor, Project Leader

KUL Arenberg Doctoral School representative
University of Turku (UTU)Rami VainioSupervisor, Project Leader
Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE)Kristof PetrovaySupervisor, Project Leader, Head of ELTE’s Doctoral programme in Astronomy and Space Physics
University of Coimbra (UC)Teresa Barata


Orlando Oliveira
Supervisor, WP leader (Dissemination & Exploitation, Outreach), Project Leader

UC’s doctoral program representative, Supervisor.
University of Sheffield (USFD)Robertus von Fay-SiebenburgenSupervisor, WP leader (Science), Project leader
Maria Curie-Skłodowska University (UMSC)Kris Murawski

Aleksandra Szczes
Supervisor, Project Leader

Director of UMSC Doctoral School
Hungarian Solar Physics FoundationMarianna KorsosObservational training
Present Technologies, LDA (PTECH)Paulo MartinsMentor, Industrial training
Aboa Space Research Oy (ASRO)Jussi LehtiMentor, Industrial training
Fluid Gravity (FGE)Aaron LongbottomMentor, Industrial training
NEXT Ingegneria dei Sistemi (NEXT)Silvia LoddoMentor, Industrial training
Space Applications Services (SAS)Jan DepauwMentor, Industrial training