Dr. Anastasija Nikiforova

Anastasija Nikiforova is a researcher (PhD in Computer Science - Data Processing Systems and Data Networking), whose research interests include, but are not limited to, data management with a particular focus on data quality, open government data, Smart City, Society 5.0, sustainable development, IoT, HCI and digitization. She is an assistant professor of Information Systems at University of Tartu (Institute of Computer Science), a part of European Open Science Cloud Task Force “FAIR Metrics and Data Quality” and a visiting researcher at Delft University of Technology, Faculty Technology Policy and Management. Her previous experience includes the role of an assistant professor at the Faculty of Computing and researcher in the Innovation Laboratory of University of Latvia, and IT-expert at the Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre, BBMRI-ERIC Latvian National Node, where she was involved in six ERDF and Horizon 2020 projects with a focus on data management and software engineering. She is an expert of the COST - European Cooperation in Science & Technology, Latvian Council of Sciences in (1) Natural Sciences – Computer Science and Informatics, (2) Engineering and Technology, (3) Social Sciences - Economics and Business. In addition, she is an associate member of the Latvian Open Technology Association. She serves as a program committee for several international conferences (10+) and invited reviewer for 10+ high-quality (Q1-Q2) journals.