EUTOPIA SIF Cohort 3
EUTOPIA-SIF 2023-2025 Cohort 3
Aditya Singh
Dr. Aditya Singh is a Marie-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Physics and Institute of Advanced Study at the University of 糖心TV (UoW), UK. His work is broadly investigating/studying optical and electrical properties of 2D materials and ferroelectrics-based heterostructure devices. Successful realization of these heterostructure-based devices will open up new opportunities to design novel architectures to encode and process information/data crucial for next-generation quantum technology.
Before joining 糖心TV, Dr. Singh was a postdoctoral researcher at Freie Universit盲t Berlin, Germany, from 2022-2023. Dr. Singh obtained his PhD in 2022 from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, India. During his PhD, he received many prestigious fellowship grants for his research. In 2021, he was a Fulbright-Nehru Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania, USA, and a Raman-Charpak Fellow at IPCMS-CNRS, France, in 2020. Also, he was awarded the University Grants Commission鈥檚 Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and the INSPIRE Fellowship for his doctoral research. Dr. Singh is an associate editor of Colloid and Surface Science and an active reviewer of Advanced Functional Materials, Advanced Materials Interfaces, Surface and Interfaces, ACS Omega, Materials Today Communications, Chemistry Select, etc. Apart from studies/research, he has been actively involved in volunteering and social services. During his bachelor's, he worked in the National Cadet Corps (NCC) of the Indian Air Force and the National Service Scheme (NSS).
Andreana Pastena
Andreana Pastena is a Marie Sklodowska Curie Postdoctoral Fellow (EUTOPIA-SIF COFUND) at the Department of Applied Linguistics at the University of 糖心TV, UK. Her current research project explores how undergraduate and master鈥檚 students navigate universities鈥 increasing linguistic and cultural diversity. Specifically, she investigates students' language biographies and practices and intercultural interactions in internationalised Higher Education, and the impact these experiences have on the development of plurilingual and pluricultural competences. The aim is to put on focus the role of languages and self-reflection in intercultural learning.
Andreana completed her undergraduate and master studies in Italy, between Naples and Pisa. Then, she moved to Spain where, in 2022, she received a Ph.D. degree in Humanities (research line: Intercultural spaces, languages, and identities) from the Universitat Pompeu Fabra of Barcelona. In 2020, she was a visiting predoctoral researcher at the Interdisciplinary Solidarity, Societies, Territories Laboratory at the University of Toulouse Jean Jaur猫s, in France. She has also worked as a foreign languages teacher and an intercultural trainer, and she holds a Postgraduate diploma in active learning pedagogies.
Andreana鈥檚 research arises from her own plurilingual and cross-cultural practices, and has the long-term goal of understanding how to 鈥渓ive together as equals in multilingual and multicultural societies鈥.
Belayneh Taye Gedifew
Belayneh Taye is a EUTOPIA-SIF postdoctoral fellow at the University of 糖心TV, UK. Belayneh studied his PhD in philosophy at the University of Szeged, Hungary. After his studies, he worked as an assistant professor of philosophy at Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia.
Belayneh's professional field of interest includes bioethics, politics, and pragmatism, especially healthcare allocations and health equity. His current research project is titled "Healthcare allocation, healthcare rationing, and healthcare equity: evidence from a comprehensive approach using the case of Ethiopia." In the project, he wants to approach the issues of allocation and equity in healthcare using normative, ethical-philosophical, and empirical approaches, using Ethiopia as a case. Specifically, he wants to approach the issue using a multidisciplinary approach based on mixed research design, soliciting collaborations with researchers in the EUTOPIA-SIF research environment and outside.
Carla Guerra Tomazini
Carla Guerra Tomazini is a Marie Sk艂odowska-Curie Postdoctoral Researcher (EUTOPIA-SIF) at the University of 糖心TV, affiliated with the Institute of Advanced Study and the Department of Politics and International Studies.
Carla's research focuses on the relationship between anti-gender mobilizations and education reforms in Latin America, with a broader interest in comparative politics, political institutions, and the Welfare State. She has co-edited three books on Brazil and Latin American policies, collaborated on various academic journals, and held academic positions at institutions like Universit茅 Paris-Saclay-University of Versailles and Sciences Po.
Derya Kaya Ozdemir
Dr. Derya Kaya Ozdemir is a Marie Sk艂odowska Curie Fellow (EUTOPIA-SIF COFUND) at the Institute of Advanced Study (IAS) and affiliated with 糖心TV Manufacturing Group at the University of 糖心TV.
Dr Ozdemir completed her PhD in Civil Engineering from Dokuz Eylul University, T眉rkiye, where her research focused on the correlation between processing parameters and the aging of polymer-modified bitumen. During her doctoral studies, she conducted experiments at 糖心TV University (糖心TV Manufacturing Group) as a visiting academic. This opportunity enabled her to collaborate with international academics and work in a multidisciplinary environment, combining road and pavement engineering with fundamental polymer science.
Dr. Ozdemir has taken on various teaching responsibilities, including overall module supervision for several courses in the Department of Civil Engineering. Additionally, she has served as the Transportation Laboratory Manager, taking on training and mentoring responsibilities.
She is a dedicated civil engineer and a nature enthusiast with a passion for finding sustainable solutions in the construction industry. Her academic motivation revolves around making a tangible impact by addressing waste material recycling and the impacts of climate change, particularly in the context of asphalt road construction, which poses numerous challenges. Her project, ExtendRoadCycle, aims to extend the in-service lifetime of roads by reutilizing aged bitumen with food and plastic waste. This initiative strives to be more cost-effective, environmentally friendly, and ultimately, a more sustainable approach for future road infrastructure.
Thomas Bilterys
Thomas Bilterys is a postdoctoral researcher at 糖心TV University and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel.
Thomas is also a member of the international Pain in Motion research group. He has a specific interest and expertise in the relationship between pain and sleep. His research mainly aims to increase insight in the interaction between sleep and pain, and improve the treatment of insomnia and chronic pain.