Khulud Almutairi is a Saudi physicist specializing in quantum science, with a strong focus on quantum technologies relevant to next-generation measurement, sensing, and information systems. She holds a master’s degree in physics (quantum information) from the University of Calgary, where she conducted research on cold atoms and Bose–Einstein condensation, contributing to peer-reviewed journals.

 She previously served as a lecturer at King Saud University, teaching physics across multiple disciplines while maintaining active research, including publications in journals such as Physical Review A and participation in international conferences.

She now works as a Scientific Researcher at King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), contributing to Saudi Arabia’s strategic development in quantum technologies under Vision 2030.

Almutairi also plays a key role in structuring the national quantum ecosystem. She co-founded the Saudi Quantum Technology Association and launched QSaudi Arabia, fostering collaboration between research, industry, and institutions, and supporting the development of quantum science and metrology capabilities in the Kingdom.

Dr. Alessandro Balsamo is senior scientist at the INRIM, joined in 1988. His interests are in dimensional and coordinate metrology and uncertainty evaluation. He is President of the CIRP, the International Academy for Production Engineering, and Fellow of the AET, the International Academy of Engineering and Technology.

He is founding Chair of the CCL WG CM on Coordinate Metrology and was Chair of the CCL WG MRA. He is member of ISO/TC 213 Dimensional and Geometrical Product Specifications and Verifications, where he convenes the WG 4 Uncertainty of measurement and decision rules, was project leader of 4 published International standards and a Technical Specification, and is of three international standards.

He is founding President of the CMM Club Italia, a non for profit association to promote awareness in coordinate and dimensional metrology in industry.

Luis Cachón joined the company METTLER TOLEDO in 2018 as Head of Legal Metrology. He is located at the Headquarters in Greifensee, Switzerland. In 2023, he was elected President of CECIP – The European Weighing Industry Association.

Prior to joining METTLER TOLEDO, Mr. Cachón worked as a scientist at the Vienna University of Technology and held various positions in R&D and Product Management at the company Testo in Germany and Switzerland.

Luis Cachón graduated in Mechanical Engineering from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and completed a PhD in Automotive Engineering at the Vienna University of Technology.

Mr. Cachón is a Spanish and Swiss citizen.

Dr. Miruna Dobré is an expert in metrology, thermal engineering, and scientific program management. She heads the Thermometry Laboratory of the Belgian National Metrology Institute, overseeing national temperature standards and high level calibration services.

Her work spans thermodynamic temperature dissemination, environmental metrology, stochastic modeling of sprays and combustion engine research. As Research Advisor, she guides Belgium’s metrology R&D. In addition to her national responsibilities, Miruna plays an active role in European quality infrastructure governance.

She has served as Vice Chair of Euramet and as Chair of the European Accreditation Advisory Board, contributing to the coordination and harmonization of metrological and accreditation activities across Europe.

Dr. Sascha Eichstädt is the leader of the department “Metrology for digital transformation” at the
Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) since mid-2021. He received his Diploma in Mathematics
in 2008 at the Humboldt University Berlin, and his PhD in Theoretical Physics in 2012 at the
Technical University Berlin. He is a passionate metrologist since 2008 when he joined the group
“Mathematical modelling and data analysis” at PTB to work on measurement uncertainty for time series.
In 2017 he started his adventures in digital transformation of metrology as working group leader of
the group “Coordination Digitalization” in the Presidential Staff of PTB. He chaired the EURAMET
working group "Metrology for digital transformation” from 2020-2022. Sascha Eichstädt is chairing
the OIML Digitalisation Task Group since 2022 and the IMEKO Technical Committee on Digitalisation since 2021.

Éric Georgin has been appointed Director of Studies and Training at CETIAT with effect from 1 January 2026. Holding a PhD in mechanics and specialising in thermodynamics, heat transfer and fluid mechanics, he began his career at Calor, before moving on to the University of Bordeaux and then the Institut National de Métrologie. After joining CETIAT in 2008, he became technical lead for the COFRAC-accredited hygrometry and thermometry laboratories.

He notably took responsibility for the national humidity standard and contributed to several major projects, including METEOMET I and II, METefnet, HIT, BiofMET and PROMETH2O. Head of the Thermodynamics Division since 2020, he also manages the association agreement with LNE for CETIAT’s three national standards.

An expert in hygrometry and thermometry, and the French representative within Euramet’s TC-T and the CCT-BIPM WG-Hu, he supervised three PhD theses between 2009 and 2024 and has published several scientific articles and papers at national and international level.

Serge Gratton is Professor of Exceptional Class in Applied Mathematics at INP–IRIT (Université de Toulouse, France) and currently serves as Scientific Director of ANITI (Artificial and Natural Intelligence Toulouse Institute), one of the four national French AI Clusters labelled “Cluster IA” in 2024.

His research focuses on large-scale numerical optimization and data assimilation, with applications to machine learning, physics-informed AI models, and inverse problems. He has authored more than 120 scientific publications in leading journals and conference proceedings, and serves as Associate Editor for the SIAM Journal on Optimization, Optimization Methods and Software, and the Journal of Computational Mathematics.

He has supervised over 25 PhD students and currently coordinates two AI programs at Toulouse University: a specialized Master’s in Artificial Intelligence and a dual engineering degree between INSA and ENSEEIHT. Since 2019, he has held an AI Chair on Machine Learning under Physical Constraints, where he developed recurrent neural architectures for predictive modeling and associated optimization methods. His current research investigates stochastic and objective-function-free optimization techniques for robust AI systems and large-scale constrained learning problems.

Stéphane Gueu is an Optical Engineer specialised in optics and photonics, graduated from the Institut d’Optique Graduate School (formerly SupOptique).

He began his career working on lasers and adaptive optics at CILAS before joining EssilorLuxottica, where he has spent nearly two decades in R&D developing advanced measurement systems for product and process control, including transmission and reflection measurements, surface shape, and optical power of ophthalmic lenses.

Since 2017, he has been leading R&D metrology for digital solutions. Stéphane is actively involved in international standardisation through AFNOR and International Organisation for Standardisation committees related to optics, ophthalmic instruments, and AI in health informatics. He also serves as Secretary of the Collège Français de Métrologie.

Martti Heinonen is enthusiastic about measurements in a wide range. In particular, ensuring and demonstrating measurement reliability is close to his heart. He is excited about opportunities for metrology in new application fields.

Industrial applications and technology developments hand in hand with scientific research have always been in the core of Martti’s work and interest.

After doctoral degree in 1999, he has carried out and led metrology research related to thermal and mass quantities.

Since 2018 he has been leading the National metrology institute VTT MIKES in Finland.

A Sorbonne University PhD graduate in Chemistry, Dr. Marie-Pierre Jaffrézic has over 25 years of experience in R&D leadership. Her expertise spans environmental sectors, including water treatment, waste management, and air quality, with a track record in overseeing industrial pilot tests and fostering academic collaborations.

Since 2021, she has served at LNE’s Scientific and Technical Research Department. She supports research teams in steering and promoting strategic industrial projects. Her current scope covers these technological fields: artificial intelligence, robotics, energy transition, advanced materials, and consumer safety. She specializes in bridging scientific research with industrial applications and regulatory requirements.

Annette Koo began her metrology career as a research scientist in the Measurement Standards Laboratory of New Zealand developing expertise in the measurement of light and human perception.

She was responsible for ensuring the reliability of photometry and radiometry measurements and represented NZ in international forums such as CIE, CCPR, and APMP.

Between 2021 and 2025 she was the Chief Metrologist and Director of the laboratory.

In October 2025 Annette moved to Paris and has been the Director of the BIPM since January 2026.

Georgette Macdonald is Director General of the Metrology Research Centre at the National Research Council Canada (NRC). She holds a Bachelor of Applied Science from the University of Ottawa and an MBA from Queen’s University. She oversees programmes that provide metrological expertise to support commerce, standards, regulation and international trade, while ensuring confidence in Canada’s National Measurement System and accreditation schemes.

Her technical background is in mass and related quantities. She previously served as Director of Research and Development for Quality Infrastructure at NRC and began her career as a technical advisor for the Calibration Laboratory Assessment Service (CLAS), supporting accreditation of Canadian calibration laboratories.

Since 2023, she has been an elected member of the International Committee for Weights and Measures (CIPM), President of the Consultative Committee for Mass and Related Quantities (CCM), and Vice-Chair of the Forum on Metrology and Digitalization (FORUM-MD). She also served as President of NCSL International in 2023–2024. It is a member-based, volunteer-driven professional trade organization that brings together the world's measurement science professionals.

Laura Martin has been elected as EUROLAB Secretary General during the EUROLAB General Assembly 2022. Previously to this position, she has undergone various responsibilities, taking the first role in EUROLAB back in September 2013.

Before, she has worked for DG CONNECT at the European Commission, as well as for other international organisations based in Brussels, taking on various roles such as Communications Manager and International Affairs Manager.

She holds a diploma in Journalism, a master’s degree in Communications Studies, and a bachelor’s in Modern Languages and Translation.

Dr Janet R. Miles is an experienced metrologist, with a broad background in the physical sciences. Following several years at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) – where she was Editor of Metrologia and then Head of Digital Transformation – in 2025 she moved to the International Bureau of Legal Metrology (BIML) as Coordinator: Digital, Editorial, Reporting and Communications. At the BIPM Janet launched the first five services in the SI Digital Framework; now she is preparing the first digital services for the OIML. Within the BIML she is consolidating structured data across the domains of interest, and with the OIML Digitalization Task Group on the future “SMART” functionalities of digitalized OIML Recommendations – to ensure that the OIML continues to meets the needs of its members and stakeholders into the future.

Liana Ramiandrisoa holds a PhD in experimental physics and is a senior metrology expert with a strong background in measurement science, uncertainty evaluation, and industrial instrumentation. After several years in national and industrial research laboratories, she is now business process manager of metrology process within a large international company. In this role, she functionally leads and federates the corporate metrology network and represents the discipline at internal governance level. Her activities cover process performance monitoring, digitalization of metrology processes, standards watch, and skills development. She is an active contributor to the metrology community and serves on the Organising Committee of the 2027 International Metrology Congress.

Steff attended the University of Liverpool, where she studied undergraduate Archaeology, followed by a MSc in artifact analysis.

Following this she worked as technical executive for the British Measurement and Testing Association, a trade association representing the measurement and testing community, as well as Evaluation International, which provides independent testing of instrumentation.

Steff joined the Institute of Measurement and Control in 2017. Initially joining as a Project Manager to oversee activities to celebrate the redefinition of the Kilogram, she became the Head of Communications and Marketing the following year. In 2019 was appointed as the Institutes Chief Executive. She is currently working on a project to publish an internationally accepted competency standard and registration for professional Meteorologists.

After completing a University Diploma in Physical Measurement Technology and preparatory classes in Mathematics, David Vasty graduated from the École des Mines de Douai in 2002, specializing in Quality and Metrology. This academic background provided him with a strong foundation in measurement science, quality systems, and industrial processes.

He began his career at MAINCO, a subsidiary of AREVA, where he worked as Technical Manager from 2002 to 2004. In this role, he was responsible for overseeing technical operations and ensuring compliance with quality and metrology standards in a demanding industrial environment.

In 2005, he joined A+ Métrologie, where he held several key positions over a 13-year period, reflecting a steady progression in both technical and managerial responsibilities. He successively served as Branch Manager, Northwest Regional Director, and later Technical and Industrial Director. Throughout these roles, he developed strong expertise in calibration activities, laboratory management, and industrial performance. He also contributed to the structuring of technical processes, the management of teams, and the deployment of metrology services aligned with client needs and regulatory requirements.

Electromechanical engineer, Laurent Vinson joined Cofrac, the French National Accreditation Body, in 1996 as Accreditation Manager for Inspection activities. Graduated from Paris Panthéon-Sorbonne University with a Master of Business Administration, he was nominated as Head of Cofrac Inspection Section in 2003. He took part in the EA (European cooperation for Accreditation) Inspection Committee and ILAC (International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation) inspection activities; he was also involved as a Team Member in EA and ILAC peer-assessments.

After being nominated Director of Cofrac Laboratories Section in April 2008 in charge of accreditation of Calibration and Testing Laboratories, Reference Material Producers and Proficiency Testing Providers, he became member of the EA Laboratory Committee and ILAC Accreditation Issues Committee (AIC).

From 2010 to 2015, he took the responsibility of ILAC liaison officer with the International organization of Legal Metrology (OIML).

He chaired the EA Laboratory Committee from January 2016 to December 2022.

Senior Scientist at RISE Research Institutes of Sweden

Annarita Baldan is Chief Scientist at VSL, the National Metrology Institute of the Netherlands. With over 25 years of experience in chemical metrology, she has led high‑accuracy measurement R&D for energy gases, air quality, and climate monitoring. Since 2019, she has chaired EURAMET’s European Metrology Network for Energy Gases, gaining broad insight into measurement challenges across the low‑carbon energy value chain. She is also highly experienced in stakeholder engagement and building collaborative initiatives.

Dr. Elsa Batista holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Universidade Nova de Lisboa / Faculty of Sciences and Technology (FCT/UNL), a Master’s degree in Analytical Chemistry from the University of Lisbon / Faculty of Sciences, and a Degree in Applied Chemistry from Universidade Nova de Lisboa / Faculty of Sciences and Technology (FCT/UNL).

She has been responsible for the Volume and Flow Laboratory of the Portuguese Institute for Quality (IPQ) since 2002, having joined the institute in 1999.

Dr. Batista serves as the convenor of the EURAMET Technical Committee for Volume (Volume Subgroup) and is the Portuguese representative to this committee. She is also a board member of both the Microfluidics Association and the SPMET Association.

Since 2002, she has worked as a technical auditor and trainer in the fields of volume and flow. She is an active member of several international standardization committees, including ISO/TC 48, ISO/TC 28, ISO/TC 276, and ISO/TC 84, and currently chairs ISO/TC 48/SC 8.

In 2023, she received the CEN–CENELEC Standards + Innovation Award in the Individual Researcher category.

She is presently the coordinator of the EURAMET international project “MFMET – Establishing Metrology Standards in Microfluidic Devices II.”

ORIANO BOTTAUSCIO (1961) graduated in Electrical Engineering from the Politecnico di Torino in 1985. Currently a Senior Scientist at the Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica (INRiM) in Turin, Italy, he obtained the Italian qualification as Full Professor in Electrotechnics in 2012.

Throughout his career, he has held several leadership roles, including Head of the Division of Metrology for Quality of Life (2015–2018) and member of the INRiM Scientific Council. For a decade (2015–2025), he served on the Board of Professors for the PhD program in Metrology at Politecnico di Torino, where he also held the role of Deputy Coordinator from 2018. He currently represents INRiM within the EURAMET Technical Committee for Interdisciplinary Metrology.

A prolific researcher, he has authored over 270 journal articles, totaling approximately 3000 citations (h-index 28). His research interests focus on computational electromagnetism for biomedical applications, particularly MRI safety, quantitative MRI, and low-field MRI.

Oliver Büker is a senior researcher at RISE Research Institutes of Sweden. He received his Ph.D. in Chemical and Process Engineering from the Technical University of Berlin in 2010 while employed as a researcher at PTB, the NMI of the Federal Republic of Germany. He subsequently worked as a postdoctoral researcher at PTB for two more years. In 2012, he joined RISE, where he works in the Department of Measurement Science and Technology, which includes the NMI of Sweden for the physical quantities volume, flow, and density. Oliver has two decades of practical and theoretical experience from national, European, and international perspectives. He is the Swedish representative of EURAMET TC-Flow, BIPM CCM WGFF, BIPM CCM WGDV, IMEKO TC9, and IMEKO TC20.

Project manager, Metrology

Maguelonne Chambon has been Director of Scientific and Technological Research at the LNE for the past 17 years; her department is responsible for planning metrology research at national level (through a network of 10 laboratories). Having contributed to international cooperation initiatives for some twenty years, Maguelonne Chambon has been heavily involved in the European Association of Metrology Institutes (EURAMET) since 2010, whether on the Board of Directors, the Technical Committee for Interdisciplinary Metrology, or in various working groups. She is currently Vice-Chair for Research at EURAMET and consequently chairs the European Metrology Partnership Committee. Furthermore, she has been involved in organising the International Metrology Congress since 1995.

Originally a chemical oceanographer, Jennifer Clarke previously worked as a postdoctoral researcher focusing on developing and testing instrumentation to measure in situ carbon dioxide, pH, and other associated parameters in marine environments. She collaborated internationally both with other academics and industry, taking part in international research cruises, fieldwork, and conferences. Jennifer joined NPL Management Limited in 2017, originally working across the organisation to deliver collaborations, sales and research partnerships with other National Metrology Institutes, big science organisations, government, academia, and industry. She is now the operations leader for the Chief Scientist, working at the interface of strategy, governance, and operational implementation.

Ivo Pietro Degiovanni is a Research Scientist Leader at Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica (INRIM). He has developed his scientific competences in the fields of Quantum Radiometry, Quantum Information and Quantum Optics. He is the Chairman of the EURAMET European Metrology Network for Quantum Technologies (EMN-Q). He is the QuaMT-ITA Coordinator. QuaMT-ITA is an INRiM strategic initiative to offer integrated measurement, characterization, evaluation services, and research support for the development of quantum devices and technologies. He is an Associate Editor of the European Physical Journal D (EPJ D) and of the European Physical Journal Quantum Technology (EPJ QT).

Dr. Florbela Dias holds a PhD in Chemistry from the Faculty of Sciences and Technology of the New University of Lisbon. She completed her post-doctoral studies in the field of Chemistry - Thermodynamics at the Faculty of Sciences of Lisbon University. She is head of Reference Gas Laboratory at the National Metrology Laboratory of Portuguese Institute for Quality (IPQ) for over 24 years. She has represented IPQ in the EURAMET/METCHEM Chemical Metrology Technical Committee and in the Consultative Committee for Amount of Substance (CCQM) at BIPM since 2002. She has held the position of Good Laboratory Practices (GPL) Inspector in the scope of GLP principles of OECD since 2012

Dr. Dolores del Campo Maldonado is a graduate in Physics from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and holds a PhD from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. She has been dedicated to thermal metrology for more than 30 years and she is Director of the Centro Español de Metrología. Her research activity has been focused in the field of thermometry, having published numerous papers in prestigious metrology journals and coordinated international and national research projects. She has been chair of the EURAMET Technical Committee for Thermometry from 2018 to 2022. In 2018 she was elected as member of the International Committee of Weights and Measures; currently she coordinates its Sectorial Task Group on Climate and Environment and she is the president of the CIPM Consultative Committee for Thermometry. In 2023 she was elected as EURAMET Chairperson for the period June 2024 to June 2027.

Dr. Miruna Dobré is an expert in metrology, thermal engineering, and scientific program management. She heads the Thermometry Laboratory of the Belgian National Metrology Institute, overseeing national temperature standards and high level calibration services.

Her work spans thermodynamic temperature dissemination, environmental metrology, stochastic modeling of sprays and combustion engine research. As Research Advisor, she guides Belgium’s metrology R&D. In addition to her national responsibilities, Miruna plays an active role in European quality infrastructure governance.

She has served as Vice Chair of Euramet and as Chair of the European Accreditation Advisory Board, contributing to the coordination and harmonization of metrological and accreditation activities across Europe.

Dr. Sascha Eichstädt is the leader of the department “Metrology for digital transformation” at the
Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) since mid-2021. He received his Diploma in Mathematics
in 2008 at the Humboldt University Berlin, and his PhD in Theoretical Physics in 2012 at the
Technical University Berlin. He is a passionate metrologist since 2008 when he joined the group
“Mathematical modelling and data analysis” at PTB to work on measurement uncertainty for time series.
In 2017 he started his adventures in digital transformation of metrology as working group leader of
the group “Coordination Digitalization” in the Presidential Staff of PTB. He chaired the EURAMET
working group "Metrology for digital transformation” from 2020-2022. Sascha Eichstädt is chairing
the OIML Digitalisation Task Group since 2022 and the IMEKO Technical Committee on Digitalisation since 2021.

Head of Data Science and Uncertainty department

Pierre Gournay is a Principal Physicist at the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM), where he is responsible for the development and maintenance of the measurement systems used for the realization of the ohm and the farad, as well as for the calibration and comparison services related to these units. He worked at the Laboratoire Central des Industries Électriques (LCIE, France) from 1995 to 2001 and at the Laboratoire National de Métrologie et d’Essais (LNE, France) from 2001 to 2014, before joining the BIPM in 2014. His work across these laboratories has covered several areas of electrical metrology, including high-voltage, dc resistance, impedance, Kibble balance experiments, Thompson–Lampard calculable cross-capacitors, high-precision ac and dc bridges, and quantum voltage and resistance standards.

Mechanics, Digitalisation in metrology, Machine learning & AI

Professor at the Université Bourgogne Europe (France). Head of the Civil Engineering Sustainable Construction Department. Researcher and Deputy Director at DRIVE: Vehicle Engineering Research Department for the Environment

Research topic: Characterization, Physical Simulation and Optimization of 3D Measurement Processes for the Industry of Tomorrow

 Background: Engineer and Doctor from Arts et Métiers (ENSAM). I obtained my double degree from Arts et Métiers ParisTech (ENSAM) and a diploma of advanced studies in Materials (University of Lille1) in 2003. After a career in industry in R&D, followed by a PhD at ENSAM in 3D metrology, I was hired as a teacher-researcher at the University of Burgundy in 2008. I obtained the Habilitation to Supervise Research in 2019 and have been a Professor since September 2021

Chief Scientist

Expert

Head of Optics Department

Mark Kuster holds degrees in Electrical Engineering and Physics from Southern Methodist University and the Georgia Institute of Technology. He consults and researches with 35 years of metrology experience. He chairs the NCSLI 173 Metrology Practices Committee, which maintains recommended practices for calibration-interval analysis, uncertainty analysis, measurement-decision risk and measurement quality assurance. He also chairs the NCSLI 141 MII & Automation Committee, which develops reference metadata sets, conceptual models and data models for digitalization of metrology and the international quality infrastructure.

Hugo holds a PhD in Nuclear Physics from the University of Fribourg and worked at the Institute Laue‑Langevin in Grenoble, where he was responsible for the high‑resolution gamma spectrometer GAMS4.

Back in Switzerland, he joined Swisscom, the major Swiss telecom operator, focusing on electromagnetic field measurements and later leading the accredited test lab. After completing a Master in Management, Technology and Economics at ETH Zurich, he built an engineering team to accelerate mobile technology deployment. He also lectured at the University of Fribourg.

Since 2020, he has been at METAS, first as Chief Science Officer and now as Chief Partnership & Technology Transfer Officer, advancing also METAS quantum and innovation activities.

Director at Institute of Bio-sensing Technology

Marco Masoero (Torino, 1954) holds MSc degrees in Civil Engineering from Politecnico di Torino and in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Princeton University. He is a retired professor at Politecnico di Torino in the Department of Energy, which he directed for two mandates (1995-1999 and 2012-2015). He is International Faculty Affiliate in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering of the University of Illinois at Chicago. 

His teaching, research and consulting activity focuses on two main areas: Energy Efficiency in Buildings and Technical Systems, and Applied Acoustics. He teaches graduate courses on the Design of HVAC Systems in the Mechanical Engineering and in the Energy Engineering programs, and on Sound Systems Engineering in the Cinema and Media Engineering program.

His present activity mostly deals with Architectural Acoustics, Acoustic Quality of Living and Working Spaces, Noise and Vibration Impact of Transportation Systems. In the Energy field, his activity concerns primarily applications in the Health Care sector.

Kruno Milicevic is a full professor at FERIT (University of Osijek) and founder/CEO of the R&D company Random Red. His work focuses on digital transformation of metrology and quality infrastructure, combining electrical engineering, data science, cybersecurity, and advanced cryptography. He is actively involved in several European research and standardization initiatives related to Digital SI, Digital Calibration Certificates, and machine-readable standards. Milicevic chairs the IMEKO TC6 Working Group on Software, Digitalization Working Groups of Croatian Metrology Society and EUROLAB, contributing to the development of secure data infrastructures, privacy-preserving analytics, and interoperable digital ecosystems for scientific, industrial, and regulatory applications across Europe.

Francesca Pennecchi is a Senior Research Scientist at the INRiM, within the Applied Metrology and Engineering Division. Her research activity mainly focuses on mathematical and statistical methods for uncertainty evaluation, regression analysis and modelling of risks of false decisions in conformity assessment. She participates into relevant committees and working groups (member of Eurachem/CITAC “Measurement Uncertainty and Traceability” Working Group and ISO/TC 69/SC 6/WG 7 “Statistical methods to support measurement uncertainty evaluation”, co-chair of the ENBIS “Special Interest Group on Measurement Uncertainty”, and chair of the UNI/CT016/GL69 “Applicazione dei metodi statistici”). She is chair of the EMN Mathmet since 2022 and member of the JCGM-WG1 since 2024. She is co-author of more than 100 papers (Scopus h-index 19).

She holds an engineering degree in Physics from the University of Liège and a PhD in Applied Sciences from KU Leuven. Her early work focused on semiconductor metrology, including electrical-mode AFM for CMOS materials, followed by R&D roles at Philips and NXP on advanced materials in collaboration with IMEC.
She later joined the Belgian National Metrology Institute, where she established a nanotechnology lab and contributed to European work on nanoparticle definition and regulation, acting as an expert for ECHA and the OECD.
In 2019, she joined Nestlé, developing and deploying measurement methods for industrial and R&D applications, including X-ray tomography, optical techniques, and statistical approaches to uncertainty. Since 2026, she leads sensor development at Nestlé’s R&D Deep Tech Center.

Senior Scientist

Gert Rietveld is Chief Scientist in electrical precision measurements at VSL, the national metrology institute of the Netherlands, and professor at the University of Twente, The Netherlands, where he holds a chair on “Power and Energy Measurement Systems”. He has more than 30 years of experience in electrical metrology, in particular in precision measurements for power and energy, smart electricity grids and batteries.

Prof. Rietveld is a member of the International Committee for Weights and Measures (CIPM) in Paris and the President of its Consultative Committee for Electricity and Magnetism (CCEM). He also is the founding chair of EURAMET Subcommittee on Power and Energy and of the European Metrology Network on Smart Electricity Grids. He (co)authored more than 250 peer-reviewed scientific papers and received the 2020 IEEE TIM award for the "Most Published Author of All Time from the Netherlands".

Marco Masoero (Torino, 1954) holds MSc degrees in Civil Engineering from Politecnico di Torino and in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Princeton University. He is a retired professor at Politecnico di Torino in the Department of Energy, which he directed for two mandates (1995-1999 and 2012-2015). He is International Faculty Affiliate in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering of the University of Illinois at Chicago. 

His teaching, research and consulting activity focuses on two main areas: Energy Efficiency in Buildings and Technical Systems, and Applied Acoustics. He teaches graduate courses on the Design of HVAC Systems in the Mechanical Engineering and in the Energy Engineering programs, and on Sound Systems Engineering in the Cinema and Media Engineering program.

His present activity mostly deals with Architectural Acoustics, Acoustic Quality of Living and Working Spaces, Noise and Vibration Impact of Transportation Systems. In the Energy field, his activity concerns primarily applications in the Health Care sector.

NPL Fellow

Michela Sega, PhD in Chemical Sciences, is a Senior Researcher at INRIM, the Italian National Metrology Institute, where she headed the Applied Metrology and Engineering Division (2019–2024). Her expertise focuses on metrology in chemistry, specifically gas analysis, with over 40 peer-reviewed publications. In the international metrology community, she serves as the Italian Delegate and Board Member for EURAMET, having previously chaired its TC for Metrology in Chemistry, and contributes to the CCQM (Consultative Committee for Amount of Substance: Metrology in Chemistry and Biology). She currently chairs IMEKO TC8 on Traceability in Metrology. In her career as a metrologist, she has been participating in various national and international research projects and international measurement comparisons.

After completing a University Diploma in Physical Measurement Technology and preparatory classes in Mathematics, David Vasty graduated from the École des Mines de Douai in 2002, specializing in Quality and Metrology. This academic background provided him with a strong foundation in measurement science, quality systems, and industrial processes.

He began his career at MAINCO, a subsidiary of AREVA, where he worked as Technical Manager from 2002 to 2004. In this role, he was responsible for overseeing technical operations and ensuring compliance with quality and metrology standards in a demanding industrial environment.

In 2005, he joined A+ Métrologie, where he held several key positions over a 13-year period, reflecting a steady progression in both technical and managerial responsibilities. He successively served as Branch Manager, Northwest Regional Director, and later Technical and Industrial Director. Throughout these roles, he developed strong expertise in calibration activities, laboratory management, and industrial performance. He also contributed to the structuring of technical processes, the management of teams, and the deployment of metrology services aligned with client needs and regulatory requirements.