ROBBIE VAN AERT
Robbie van Aert is an assistant professor in the department of Methodology and Statistics at Tilburg University. He obtained his PhD from the same institution with a dissertation titled “Meta-Analysis: Shortcomings and Potential”. His primary research focus is on developing statistical methods for meta-analysis. Currently, his research on meta-analyzing preregistered and non-preregistered studies is supported by a Veni grant from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research. He is also regularly involved as statistician in large-collaborative research projects such as the Reproducibility Project: Psychology.
JOSÉ SATURNINO GARCÍA
Director of the Canary Islands Agency for University Quality and Educational Evaluation since 2020.
Holds a degree in Political Science and Sociology (Complutense University), a Master’s in Economics of Education and Labor (Carlos III University), and a PhD in Sociology (Autonomous University of Madrid), specializing in inequality and education. He has been a research fellow at the Center for Sociological Research, Complutense University, and the University of Salamanca. He has conducted research stays at various universities (Wisconsin, Chile, Argentina, and Spain).
He has been a lecturer at the University of Salamanca, the Center for Sociological Research, and the University of La Laguna, teaching courses in statistics and equity. Between 2007 and 2011, he served as Senior Advisor to the Cabinet of spanish President Rodríguez Zapatero. Additionally, he has prepared reports or provided consultancy services for the Spanish Congress of Deputies, the Ministry of Education, the Regional Government of Andalusia, the Spanish Youth Council, Save the Children, and Caritas.
He has participated in international research projects and published in prestigious academic journals. He has also contributed to various media outlets such as ElDiario.es, El País, Cadena Ser, Infolibre, Escuela, and Le Monde Diplomatique, among others. Author of Equity and Education (2017) and Social Structure and Inequality in Spain (2013).
SUZANNE JAK
Suzanne Jak is interested in structural equation modeling (SEM) in general, and specifically in combination with measurement invariance, multilevel data, or meta-analysis (MASEM). MASEM combines using the most informative data with a technique that is so versatile that many other methods can come to be viewed as a form of SEM. Together with several researchers forming the MASEM lab, she aims to make the technique better known and more user friendly for researchers, and to develop new MASEM methods where needed. This has led to several publications on new methods, as well as tutorial articles, Shiny applications, and an instructive book (second edition forthcoming). Suzanne’s research was funded by prestigious VENI (2016) and VIDI (2020) awards from the Dutch Research Council.
PD Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie
Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie is a multiple award-winning author, researcher, methodologist, scholar, educator, thought leader, and mentor. Currently, he is a Professor Extraordinarius at the University of South Africa and Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of Johannesburg. His research areas primarily involve social and behavioral science topics, including disadvantaged and under-served populations such as minorities and juvenile delinquents. Additionally, he writes extensively on qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methodological topics. With an h-index of 115 and more than 120,000 citations, he has secured the publication of more than 580 works, including more than 450 journal articles, 50 book chapters, and 6 books. He has delivered more than 1,000 presentations, 250 methodological workshops, and 75 keynote addresses worldwide. He is former editor of Educational Researcher. Currently, he is editor-in-chief of both the International Journal of Multiple Research Approaches and the Journal of Mixed Methods Studies. He is founding member and past President of the Mixed Methods International Research Association. Professor Onwuegbuzie was a recipient of the 2024 National Research Foundation (NRF) top honors awards in the science and research field—receiving an “A” rating. According to the AD Scientific Index World Scientist and University Rankings 2025, within the Field of Education, he is ranked #1 in the United Kingdom in terms of number of citations over the last 6 years, #1 in Africa, #6 in Europe, and #8 in the world in terms of h-index over the last 6 years. Also, Research.com, “one of the major websites for Social Sciences and Humanities research offering credible data on scientific contributions since 2014,” recognizes him as a top cited Social Sciences and Humanities Scientist, being ranked #2 in South Africa and #104 in the World. Among numerous awards, he received the 2022 Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United Kingdom Leader Award, the 2023 Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United States Leader Award, the 2023 Best Researcher Award: International Academic Awards, the 2024 Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United Kingdom Leader Award, and the 2024 Research Excellence Distinction Award: International Academic Achievements and Awards.
JUAN ALBINO MENDEZ PEREZ
Juan Albino is Full Professor of Systems Engineering and Automation at the University of La Laguna. His teaching activity is at the Higher School of Engineering and Technology and at the School of Doctoral and Postgraduate Studies He has focused his line of research on control engineering and applications in different fields.
One of the applications focuses on the AI based modeling and control of energy systems in the context of renewable generation and the decarbonization of the economy.
He is currently leading the SAtComm project, a European project that revolves around energy communities in which four more countries are participating.
Juan Albino has a relevant scientific production, with around 60 publications in journals indexed in JCR, nearly a hundred conference presentations, and participation in multiple research projects.