By training an industrial designer. Working in the rural sector after starting my creer with the craftsmen of India. For last eight years working with agriculture and allied rural development action research and implementation programmes as a knowledge and educational communication specialist. Interested in environment-cultural linkage and natural science.

Pablo de Castro works on research information workflows and management systems at GrandIR Ltd in Edinburgh, building upon the work carried out for the UK RepositoryNet+ Project at EDINA National Data Centre (2012-13). MSC in Physics from Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM), he has a background as Institutional Repository manager for the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC, 2007-2009) and Open Access advocate for Carlos III University in Madrid (UC3M, 2009-2011). Besides being an ORCID Ambassador and Technical Steering Group member, Pablo is also serving on the euroCRIS Board.

Regional Director. PhD Entonomology. Areas of expertise: Plant health systems, biocontrol, IPM, FPTR, systems of innovation, communication and knowledge management strategies, research management