Our innovation coaches
The innovation coaches are your first contact point for DIH-HERO. Each Innovation Hub has an innovation coach that supports FSTP applicants and awarded projects.
Choose you region
Austria and Germany
Dr. Birgit Graf (DE) – Fraunhofer IPA Stuttgart
Dr. Mare Mechelinck (DE) – UT Aachen
Andrea Schwier (DE) – Miro Innovation Lab
Armin Schäfer (DE) – Fraunhofer IPA Mannheim
Birgitte Sørensen (DK) – DTI
UK and Ireland
Dr. Ana Cruz Ruiz (GB) – Imperial College London
Prof. Ferdinando Rodriguez y Baena (GB) – Imperial College London
Netherlands
Dr. Esther Rodijk (NL) – University of Twente
Wander Kente (NL) – University of Twente
Belgium and Luxemburg
Brecht Vermeulen (BE) – IMEC
Erik Van der Hulst (BE) – IMEC
Switzerland and Liechtenstein
Miriam Daepp (CH) – ETH Zürich
Dr. Michele Xiloyannis (CH) -ETH Zürich
Dr. Peter Wolf (CH) – ETH Zürich
Italy, France and Malta
Laura Mazzola (IT) – Polytechnio Milano
Selene Tognarelli (IT) – Santa Anna
Andrea Pagni (IT) – IIT
Paola Roberta Boscolo Chio Bisto (IT) – IIT
Samuele Morale (IT) – IIT
Christophe Leroux (FR) – CEA
Spain, Portugal and Andorra
Dr. Michael Obach (ES) – Tecnalia
Jordi Escuder (ES) – Eurecat
North East Europe
Prof. Zbigniew Nawrat (PL) – FRK
Dariusz Krawczyk (PL) – FRK
South East Europe
Prof. Kosta Jovanovic (RS) – ETF
Milica Jankovic (RS) – ETF