KTO Team

Professor, International Informatization Academy.
Honorary Doctor (Dr. h. c.), Latvian Academy of Sciences.
Private associate professor, University of Latvia.

The head of the knowledge and technology transfer department in the Institute of Electronics and Computing Science of the Latvian SSR Academy of Sciences; the department included a technological laboratory, workshops, design office, experimental production.

Analysis and modelling of Latvian development processes and aspects, author and/or chair of working groups for development of strategic documents (Growth Model of Latvia, National Development Plans, National Program "Informatics", National Innovation System Improvement Program, analysis of national competitiveness and national digital transformation aspects, etc.).

Author of 10 inventions and more than 220 scientific, analytical and technical publications.

Commander of the Cross of Recognition.

Professional qualification - training course on European patent law by the International Training Center for Intellectual Property (CEIPI) and the European Patent Institute (EPI); fellow of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in the management of commercialization of intellectual property assets; LifeArc AUTM Fellow in the Technology Transfer Training Program.

Professional Competencies - Horizon IP Scan intellectual property expert in support of EU-funded research. More than 15 years of experience in the field of intellectual property, working in the private and public sectors, particularly specializing in:

• drafting, filing, and prosecuting patent applications in various jurisdictions.
• providing strategic, cross-jurisdictional intellectual property advice for complex patent portfolios.
• advising on patent validity and infringement.
• providing freedom to operate (FTO) opinions.
• conducting IP due diligence reports.

The Master of Engineering degree in Materials Science has been augmented with the training courses on technology transfer and cooperation organized by the European Association for Science and Technology Transfer (ASTP) and project management training conducted by the AFW Business Academy in Bad Harzburg (AWF).

Professional competencies - with over 17 years of business experience, specializing in:

• valorization of created knowledge and technologies.
• preparation of intellectual property objects for the valorization process.
• external communication and cooperation, advertising, and marketing.
• process management and tracking.

Developed an online auction procedure for University of Latvia's intellectual property and successfully implemented it in the MS Teams environment.