Dr. Vasiliki (Vicky) Mollaki studied Genetics in Cardiff University, UK, and received her MSc in Molecular and Genetic Medicine from Sheffield University, UK. She completed her doctorate in 2006 at Sheffield University, UK, in Molecular Genetics. She is a Researcher (Level C) in Research Ethics of Digital Technologies and Biotechnology at the Institute of Informatics and Telecommunications (ΙΙΤ) of the National Centre for Scientific Research “Demokritos” (NCSRD), where she coordinates the CHANGER EU-funded project developing novel methodologies for ethics reviews. Since 2016 she has been also appointed as external Ethics Expert in the European Commission, carrying out ethics evaluations for research programs. As a visiting Professor she teaches ethics-related courses at the International Hellenic University and the Open University of Cyprus.

She was a Scientific Officer at the National Commission for Bioethics and Technoethics (former Hellenic National Bioethics Commission) in Greece. She was a postdoctoral research fellow at the Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, the University of Athens, and NCSRD, in research projects investigating the genetic basis of various human diseases.

She served as a member of the National Committee for the Protection of Animals Used for Scientific Purposes in Greece (3 terms), and a member of Research Ethics Committees (REC) in Greek universities.

Her research focuses on research ethics in emerging digital technologies and biotechnology, and relevant policies in research and innovation. She has published monographs, an e-book, and several articles in international and national scientific journals (http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8479-8704), and contributed in several collective books.