Tim Adriaens (Belgium) is a conservation ecologist at the Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO). He works in the Research Group Wildlife Management and Invasive Species and coordinates invasive species activities throughout the scientific community. Tim provides expertise and support in relation to IAS surveillance, management, and policies to different governmental bodies and stakeholders. His research topics include pathway analysis, horizon scanning, risk assessment and risk management, control of invasive amphibian and exotic geese populations, invasive weeds, ruddy duck and muntjac eradication, aquatic IAS, exotic insects, IAS recording and monitoring, citizen science, best management practices and management feasibility analysis, cost-benefit analysis etc. A lot of this work is performed within the framework of the EU IAS Regulation.