Elena Karpovich is an aircraft engineer and an assistant professor with a Ph.D. in aeronautical engineering. Elena specializes in aircraft aerodynamic design. Since 2012, Elena has been working as a design engineer for the preliminary design department of Irkut Corporation, Moscow, Russia. In addition, she has given lectures and introductory short-term courses to interns and high-school visitors to the corporation's Engineering Center. In 2021–2023, Elena developed three courses for Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI) Ph.D. students, including a course on academic writing and peer reviewing. Also, in 2022, she created an online course, Introduction to Aircraft Aerodynamics, which one can find here: https://en.mai.ru/education/online/aerodynamic_design/. As an assistant professor, Elena also delivers a scientific seminar on aircraft engineering to MAI Master's degree international students, serves as a technical translator, and has some experience in chairing conference sessions. Elena holds honors degrees in aircraft design, aerodynamics, and Greek philology. In fulfilment of her life-long learning approach, she has benefited from numerous supplementary courses, including the Peer Review and Mentoring in Peer Review courses by the Publons Academy (Web of Science Academy), the Psychology of Public Speaking, and the Pedagogy in Higher Education courses. During her scientific career, Elena has twice been awarded a certificate for the best conference presentation.