Liliana N. Proskuryakova is Deputy Head and Leading Researcher at the Science and Technology Studies Lab of the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE, Russia). At HSE, Dr Proskuryakova specializes in energy studies, science and technology policy, and international cooperation in research and innovation. She also lectures on the MA program ‘Governance of Science, Technology and Innovation’. She holds an MA degree in International Relations and a PhD in Political Science. Previously, she worked as the Head of the Governance Unit at the UNDP Moscow Office and for think-tanks. She also served as a member of the Seoul Institute of Technology (SIT) International Advisory Board (2020-2021), BRICS Russia Expert Council (2020), Research Committee of the Russian National Committee of the World Energy Council, and other expert bodies and foundations.