Ana Iolanda VODA PhD is senior researcher at the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Department, Institute of Interdisciplinary Research and Associated Lecturer at Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași. She is Jean Monnet professor with expertise in the field of European studies, being the leader of the JM module European Smart Cities for Sustainable Development (SmartEU) (620415-EPP-1-2020-1-RO-EPPJMO-MODULE). Research outcomes: 65 papers published, 11 books or book chapters published as author/co-author/coordinator and over 50 national or international scientific events attendance (Morocco, Spain, Portugal, Czech Republic, Belgium, etc.), coordinator and/or member of the scientific team for over 10 projects: Digital Literacy in Belgium and Romania. A comparative study of students’ needs and responses to new and emergent technologies(DigiLiBeRo) (PN-III-CEI-BIM-PBE-2020-0009 – Romania PI), Transnational Collaboration on Bullying, Migration and Integration at School Level, COST Action, (CA18115-TRIBES – Romania PI), Promoting innovation and entrepreneurship through institutional reform. An Empirical and Sectorial Approach (GI-UAIC-2017-03) (Project director).