Speakers

IDCC26 Speakers

Photo by Ana Opalić.

Antica Čulina, Senior Scientist, The Ruđer Boskovic Institute

Anitca is an evolutionary ecologist and meta-scientist with expertise in evidence synthesis, open science, and social bond dynamics. Her research focuses on achieving two complementary goals: (1) understanding processes and patterns in nature, often disturbed by anthropogenic pressures, via evidence synthesis; (2) enabling ecological research to reach its full potential by researching the scientific process itself, understanding and optimising it.

She works as a senior scientist at the Ruđer Boskovic Institute, Zagreb, where she leads the project on empowering ecological research via open science and meta-research. Antica serves as a steering board member of Open Science NL, executive director of SPI-Birds Network and Database, and as a board member of the EOSC policy subgroup. She was also a founding member of the Society for Open, Reliable, and Transparent Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (SORTEE).

Mikala Narlock, Director of Research Data Services, Indiana University

Bio, DRP affiliation:

Mikala Narlock is a co-founder and steering committee member of the Data Rescue Project (DRP). In this capacity, she works with DRP leadership to foster engagement across varied community groups, including funding agencies, volunteers, and the broader public. She brings extensive expertise in data curation, community management, and digital preservation.

Bio, IU affiliation:

Mikala Narlock is the Director of Research Data Services at Indiana University (USA), where she leads a team of librarians supporting research data management across disciplines. She is also a co-founder and steering committee member of the Data Rescue Project (DRP). In this capacity, she works with DRP leadership to foster engagement across varied community groups, including funding agencies, volunteers, and the broader public. She brings extensive expertise in data curation, community management, and digital preservation.

Dr. Lynda Kellam, Director of Research Data Services, Indiana University  

Dr. Lynda Kellam is the Snyder-Granader Director of Research Data & Digital Scholarship at the University of Pennsylvania Libraries, where she leads a team supporting research data management, data science, GIS, digital humanities, AI, and institutional repository services. Her research focuses on preserving at-risk public data, advancing FAIR principles, and supporting qualitative and mixed-methods research. She is a co-founder of the Data Rescue Project and serves as the Secretary of IASSIST, an international organization for data professionals. She holds a PhD in American History, an MA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and an MLIS from UNC Greensboro.