Tatiana Alekseeva is graduated from St. Petersburg State University, international POMOR master program. She received her PhD degree in Moscow State University in 2021. She works as Leader of Ice Navigation Laboratory at the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia. She has a huge practical experience in studying Arctic sea ice and participated in more than 30 high-latitudinal marine expeditions onboard icebreakers, including 14 cruises to the North Pole. Dr. Alekseeva organized 3 scientific-educational expeditions "LED-SMP" onboard nuclear icebreakers to the Kara Sea to study sea ice in the area of the most intensive Arctic winter navigation and for training young ice specialists. Her research topics mainly include: remote sensing, Arctic sea ice, ice navigation, sea ice charts, variability of sea ice characteristics.