Joanna Kos-Łabędowicz received her Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Economics in Katowice, Poland in 2013. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the College of Economics at University of Economics in Katowice, Poland. She has 12 years of teaching experience in various economic and business courses. At the beginning, her research interests reflected issues of international economic relations and international business strategy, changing in time to focus on ICTs' influence on consumers’ behaviours, urban sustainable mobility, and seniors’ travel needs. She has published more than 60 papers in these areas. She is a member of Polish Economic Society and Transport Committee of Polish Academy of Science. In 2019 she was awarded the polish Minister's scholarship for outstanding young scientists.