Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jelena Škamat is the Chief Researcher at the Laboratory of Composite Materials, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University. Her research focuses on the development of advanced composite materials and surface coatings, with a particular emphasis on energy-saving technologies and the valorisation of industrial waste and by-products into functional materials for building and high-temperature applications. She is a co-author of over 80 scientific articles and two patents. She has participated in and led a number of national and international research projects and has supervised doctoral dissertations.