I am the Ombudsperson for Academic Ethics and Procedures of the Republic of Lithuania, with more than 17 years of experience in national and European research policy and extensive leadership experience in academic integrity, research ethics and science governance. My main interests include the prevention and investigation of academic misconduct, responsible use of artificial intelligence in education and research, research integrity policy, institutional accountability, researcher assessment, open science and public trust in science.

I currently serve as the Ombudsperson for Academic Ethics and Procedures of the Republic of Lithuania, where I lead the Office’s work on the prevention and investigation of breaches of academic ethics and procedures. My responsibilities include developing national guidelines and recommendations, supervising investigations, promoting responsible practices in research and higher education, and representing Lithuania in European and international academic integrity networks. Before taking up this role, I worked at the Research Council of Lithuania, where I served as Scientific Secretary, Board Member and Head of the Secretariat. I contributed to national research policy, research funding reforms, institutional assessment, responsible research and innovation, researcher assessment and open science. I have led or contributed to several European projects, including PRO-Ethics, IANUS, OPUS, GENDERACTIONplus and RRING. My work has addressed ethical approaches to research and innovation funding, trust in science, responsible uses of artificial intelligence, gender equality, open science and reforms of research assessment. I am actively involved in European and international cooperation through the European Network of Research Integrity Offices, the Council of Europe’s ETINED platform. I also participated as Lithuania’s national delegate in the drafting of the UNESCO Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence. My current professional interests include the ethical and transparent use of AI in education and research, the prevention of contract cheating and other forms of academic misconduct, fairness in academic decision-making, institutional responsibility, research security, science communication and the development of effective national and international academic integrity frameworks.