Meet the 2026 Board of Directors

Recently appointed by the Society’s General Assembly, the Board of Directors for this year brings together distinguished representatives from leading institutions worldwide:

• Agència de Qualitat i Avaluació Sanitàries de Catalunya (Spain) – Rossana Alessandrello

• Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (UK) – Claudio Capelli

• University of Amsterdam (Netherlands) – Alfons Hoekstra

• KU Leuven (Belgium) – Ilse Jonkers

• University of Sheffield (UK) – Damien Lacroix

• Sano (Poland) – Maciej Malawski

• University of Bologna (Italy) – Sabato Mellone

• University of Catania (Italy) – Francesco Pappalardo

• Norwegian University of Science and Technology (Norway) – Leif Rune Hellevik

• University of Auckland (New Zealand) – Merryn Tawhai

• Inria (France) – Irene Vignon-Clementel

The Board’s composition highlights a strong international dimension and a broad interdisciplinary foundation, spanning clinical practice, academic research, computational modelling, and health systems management.

We are pleased to reconfirm the majority of members from the previous term, ensuring continuity and reinforcing the Society’s solid foundations. At the same time, we are delighted to welcome a new institution to the Board: Sano Centre for Computational Medicine represented by its director Maciej Malawski, whose expertise will further strengthen our strategic vision and impact.