Adelaida is a senior researcher in the field of media policy, with an affinity for electronic communications networks and services, and online platforms. Right after graduating Adelaida conducted her PhD on the regulatory frameworks at the EU and Member States level, and their ability to address the online platform power concerns, which she finalized in 2023. Currently, Adelaida is conducting postdoctoral research for several projects (Fair MusE, ALGEPI and GMICP).

Aina is a PhD Researcher at imec-SMIT, Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Her primary focus revolves around algorithms in media strategies, particularly within the realm of news recommender systems and news personalisation. Her work looks into the ways in which algorithms are used in the development and implementation of media strategies, and hence, how algorithms are employed by media.

Heritiana Ranaivoson is Professor and Senior Researcher at imec-SMIT-VUB in the Media Economic & Policy Unit since 2010. Having led several research projects at international, national and local levels, he is currently coordinator for ALGEPI. He has published extensively in the fields of cultural and media diversity, media innovation, media policy, audiovisual platforms, and the role of recommender systems in cultural industries.

Peggy Valcke is full-time Research Professor at KU Leuven here she teaches Media Law and current Director of the Interdisciplinary Centre for Law & ICT (ICRI). Peggy obtained her PhD in Law with a dissertation on “Pluralism in a digital interactive media environment: Analysis of sector specific regulation and competition law”.

She has been involved in various research projects in the area of Media and Communications Law (user-generated content, mobile television, e-publishing and online journalism, public service broadcasting and state aid, co- and self-regulation in the media, privacy in electronic communications and social networks).

Dr. Aleksandra Kuczerawy is a senior research fellow at the Centre for IT & IP Law at KU Leuven, Belgium. She has worked on the topics of intermediary liability, content regulation, freedom of expression, and data protection since 2007. In 2017, she participated in the work of the Committee of experts on Internet Intermediaries (MSI-NET) at the Council of Europe, responsible for drafting a recommendation by the Committee of Ministers on the roles and responsibilities of Internet intermediaries. In 2018, she defended her PhD on the topic of “Private enforcement of public policy: freedom of expression in the era of online gatekeeping”, which analysed the intermediary liability regime in the EU and around the world.

Louis Wiart is currently Professor and Researcher in communication sciences at ULB’s Faculty of Letters, Translation and Communication. He obtained a PhD from Sorbonne Paris Nord University in 2015 for his dissertation on social networking platforms for book readers. His interests include the cultural and creative industries and delves into matters related to industry, finance, globalization, and public policy.

Bruno Lefèvre is a specialist in the field of cultural industries, creative industries and the creative economy. Through the socio-economy and political economy of communication, he examines the correlations between global social and economic phenomena and the modes of organisation and cooperation of local actors. He is also in charge of the French Market for international research programs: GMIC project conducted in 42 countries, SVoD platforms and Diversity, Civil protests and public policies.

Bruno is a professor at the computer science faculty of the University of Namur, and the vice-president of the Namur Digital Institute (NADI). He obtained his PhD in computer science in 2010 at the University of Fribourg, in Switzerland. His PhD thesis focused on the creation of multimodal interfaces. Since 2014, he is leading the EXUI research group, where he and his team are helping deepening our knowledge around human-computer interaction, multimodal interfaces, augmented/mixed reality and explainable AI.

Denis Lalanne is a full professor in the Department of Informatics at the University of Fribourg and director of the Human-IST institute. He is notably heading the “human-building interaction” group in the smart living lab and presides the scientific committee of the Swiss Center on Augmented Intelligence. His expertise covers various domains of Human Computer Interaction, such as multimodal user interfaces, information visualization, and human-centered artificial intelligence.

Michelle Kulig is a PhD researcher in the project (Understanding Algorithmic Gatekeepers to Promote Epistemic Welfare), funded by SNSF and FWO. Her work explores algorithms’ societal impact, with a current focus on how recommender system design shapes news consumption and avoidance. She completed a research stay at the University of Antwerp in fall 2024 and contributes to teaching through lectures, course material preparation, student assessment, and facilitating group discussions.