Maria Denisa Vasilescu, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the Department of Statistics and Econometrics, Faculty of Cybernetics, Statistics, and Informatics, Bucharest University of Economic Studies. She is also a senior researcher in the Department of Wages, Income and Taxation at the National Scientific Research Institute for Labour and Social Protection, Bucharest, Romania. She possesses strong expertise in data analysis techniques and econometric analysis and has extensive experience working in interdisciplinary research teams, gained through leading multiple projects and contributing as a researcher or expert to over 45 national and international research projects. Her research interests focus on labour market analysis, including employment, wages, and inequalities, as well as the socio-economic impacts of social and fiscal policies, digitalisation, sustainable development, and green economics.