BIOGRAPHY: Prof. Agnieszka (Aga) Słowikowska is the Director of the Joint Institute for VLBI ERIC (JIVE) and an Associate Professor of Astronomy at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland. She is an astrophysicist with over 20 years of research experience, specializing in high-time-resolution astrophysics, polarimetry, and the study of compact objects such as pulsars and neutron stars. She holds a PhD from the Polish Academy of Sciences and a professorship in astronomy.
Prior to her appointment at JIVE, she served as Deputy Director for Research Infrastructure at the Institute of Astronomy, Nicolaus Copernicus University, where she managed the development of VLBI instrumentation and observatory infrastructure. At JIVE, she now leads one of Europe’s most advanced distributed research infrastructures, providing central data processing and coordination for the European VLBI Network (EVN), enabling ultra-high-resolution imaging of the universe.
As Director, Prof. Słowikowska oversees strategic development, cross-border collaboration, and alignment with European and global policy frameworks. She plays a central role in the EVN Consortium Board of Directors, supports future integration with the SKA and ngVLA, and represents JIVE within the Global VLBI Alliance.
She is deeply involved in shaping European research infrastructure strategy, with active roles in the ERIC Forum Board, the Committee on Radio Astronomy Frequencies (CRAF), and the Polish SKA Consortium. Prof. Słowikowska also serves on several high-level advisory bodies, including the AtLAST Expert Advisory Committee — where she helps define scientific and governance frameworks for the next-generation submillimetre telescope — and the European Astronomical Society Policy Advisory Group (EPAG), focusing on research sustainability, equity, and international collaboration. She is a Horizon Europe expert evaluator and contributes to national and international advisory bodies such as the Netherlands Radio Astronomy Advisory Committee and the International Technical Advisory Committee (ITAC) for System Integration & VLBI Development of the Thai National Radio Astronomy Observatory (TNRO).
She has contributed to numerous EU-funded projects, including RadioNet, ORP, RADIOBLOCKS, ACME, and ERIC Forum 2, leading or co-leading efforts on access policies, interoperability, and infrastructure development. Her work bridges science, policy, and international cooperation, with a strong commitment to capacity building and to supporting emerging radio astronomy communities, particularly in regions developing their scientific infrastructure.
