PARALLEL SESSION 2

Kyrillos Spyridopoulos is an Alexander S. Onassis Scholar and Senior Research Manager, specialising in the EU-OSHA portfolio of the Policy & Research Unit at Ecorys. He has led the three-year study on digital OSH monitoring systems as part of EU-OSHA’s flagship OSH overview project on the impact of digitalisation on OSH, as well as the assignment on qualitative research of risk assessment practices in Cyprus. He has also served as principal investigator for the European Commission’s evaluation of EU-OSHA. Kyrillos holds a BA in Political Science from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and an MSc in Social Policy (Research) from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Dr. Hilde Færevik is a Special Advisor at Innovation Norway and former Research Manager at SINTEF Digital’s Department of Health Research. She holds a PhD in Applied Physiology and has over a decade of scientific experience in occupational health and safety, with a particular focus on supporting workers in extreme environments such as the military, firefighting, and the maritime sector. She’s also passionate about women’s health and has validated digital tools for monitoring sleep, activity, and fatigue targeting female-dominated occupations such as healthcare workers.
Today, Dr. Færevik works at the intersection of innovation policy and internationalization, playing a key role in the Norwegian Government’s Health Export Initiative. She supports Norwegian health tech and digital health companies in scaling internationally and contributes to strengthening Norway’s position in global health innovation. Her work bridges research, policy, and practice, with a strong emphasis on ethical digitalization, user-centered design, and sustainable innovation.

Stefania Marassi is a Senior Lecturer in European Labour Law, coordinator of the Law & Tech professional advisory committee, and a researcher with the Smart Sensor Systems research group at The Hague University of Applied Sciences (The Netherlands). She is also an external PhD candidate at Leiden University, where she is writing a dissertation on the use of wearable technology in the workplace.

Her research examines the legal issues arising from the deployment of wearables for occupational health and safety (OSH) monitoring, focusing on the legal implications from a data protection and OSH perspective, as well as the application of the new Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act). She won an NWO (Dutch Research Council) grant to carry out this research.

Stefania Marassi is a member of the editorial board of the International Labor Rights Case Law Journal and has worked as legal consultant on European projects exploring the impact of technological innovation on the workplace and transnational collective labour relations. Her publications include a book on transnational company agreements, as well as several articles, book chapters, and op-ed/blogs on the legal implications of AI-driven technologies in the workplace.

Dr. Elsbeth de Korte is a senior project manager and research scientist at TNO’s Work, Health & Technology department, where she has worked since 2000. She specializes in setting up and managing research and innovation programs with both national and international partners. She coordinates TNO’s Mental Health of Workers research program contributing to the Work & Health roadmap.

Her mission is to promote health and wellbeing at work through applied research on topics such as human factors, physical and mental workload, behavior change, hybrid working and digitalization. A key area of her expertise is investigating how emerging technologies can support healthy and safe working practices, identifying where technology can be effectively deployed and developing practical interventions. She is a member of the PEROSH ALMA-AI project team, collaborating with researchers from eight European countries to explore the impact of artificial intelligence and algorithmic management on workplace health, wellbeing, and rights.

Elsbeth’s approach is human-centered, integrating user-centered design and human-technology interaction. She holds a Master’s in Human Movement Sciences (VU Amsterdam) and a PhD in Industrial Design Engineering (TU Delft). In 2026, she will become the Netherlands Focal Point Manager, appointed by the Dutch Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs.