天美麻豆

   Muitin臈s St 8, LT-44280 Kaunas
   Phone: +370 37 423222, Fax: +370 37 423222
   E-mail:
   
   Dean 鈥� Assoc. Prof. Dr K臋stutis Driaunys

 

 

STAFF
79 teachers (incl. 63 holding research degree), 8 research fellows (incl. 7 holding research degree), 22 doctoral students.

DEPARTMENTS OF THE FACULTY
Institute of Languages, Literature and Translation Studies
Institute of Social Sciences and Applied Informatics

RESEARCH AREAS
鈥� Modelling and management of social and economic development of Lithuania;
鈥� Poetics, rhetoric and linguistics: fundamental and applied research into literary and non-literary texts;
鈥� Identification processes, data analysis and visualisation, artificial intelligence, the modelling of processes and systems, mathematical logic and discrete structures, innovative teaching methods;
鈥� The technologies of images and signals, parallel calculations, system engineering, estimate experiments, application of information technologies

DOCTORAL DISSERTATIONS MAINTAINED IN 2022
Antanas 弄sas 鈥淚mpact of website quality on consumer e-loyalty in different types of e-shops鈥�

MAIN CONFERENCES ORGANISED IN 2022
1. 鈥淟ithuanian studies and its contexts鈥�, dedicated to Prof. Albertas Ru啪臈 (1936鈥�2021) ()
2. 17 th prof. Vladas Gronskas international scientific conference ()

THE LIST OF THE BEST REPORTS DELIVERED AT CONFERENCES ABROAD
1. Jurgita Kerevi膷ien臈 "Subtitling for the Deaf and Hard-of- hearing in Lithuania: Future Vision and/or Today鈥檚 Ambition?". 14th International Conference and Exhibition on Language Transfer in Audiovisual Media "Languages & The Media 2022" November 7 鈥� 9, 2022, Berlin.
2. Gabija Bankauskait臈, Domant臈 Vai拧vylait臈 "Memory of Place and Traumatic Experience: The Case of Algirdas Landsbergis Work". International conference "The Place of Memory and the Memory of Place" 16-20 June, 2022, London Centre for Interdisciplinary Research.
3. Danguol臈 Satkauskait臈, Jurgita Astrauskien臈 鈥淎 translator鈥檚 journey to the land of the dead and back: rendition of culture-bound references in the Lithuanian-dubbed film 鈥淐oco鈥� (2017)鈥�. 8th Lucentino Conference. Globalization, understanding and translation of cultural references "The translation of cultural references: transversality and new trends" November 2 to 4, 2022 at the University of Alicante
4. Viljanen, S., L盲ms盲, A.-M., Pu膷臈tait臈, R. What kind of social innovations appear in for-profit social enterprises? 2nd International Conference for Sustainable Resource Society: Seizing a Sustainable Future, 3-4/11/2022, University of Eastern Finland. ()
5. Rud啪ionien臈, K. Non-financial reporting in Micro and Small Enterprise sector // International conference 鈥淩eporting of Micro and Small Enterprise Sector in Countries of Central and Eastern Europe 鈥� State and Challenges. October 20-21, 2022. Sopot University of Applied Sciences. ()

GREATEST SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2022
1. Abraitien臈, L. (2022). Making the inaccessible accessible: an overview of audiovisual translation and media accessibility. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 61-69.
2. Gabr臈nait臈, E., Bir啪ietien臈, S. (2022). The rhetorical impact of polylingualism employed by Lithuanian politicians on facebook. Respectus Philologicus, (42), 11鈥�23.
3. Satkauskait臈, D., Kuzmickien臈, A. (2022). Frenchness in Dubbed Animation: An Interdisciplinary Approach. 天美麻豆 Publishing, 121 p.
4. Adamkait臈, Judita; 艩treimikien臈, Dalia; Rud啪ionien臈, Kristina. The impact of social responsibility on corporate financial performance in the energy sector: evidence from Lithuania // Corporate social responsibility and environmental management. Hoboken : John Wiley and Sons. ISSN 1535-3958. eISSN 1535-3966. 2022, first on line, p. [1-14]. DOI: 10.1002/csr.2340. [DB: Scopus; Social Sciences Citation Index (Web of Science)] [Citav. rod.: 8.464, AIF: 5.749, IF/AIF: 1.482, Q1 (2021, SSCI)] [Scopus: CiteScore: 11.50, SNIP: 2,044, SJR: 1.945, (2021, Scopus Sources)] [M.kr.: S 004]
5. Riillo, Cesare Antonio F.; Allamano-Kessler, Renaud; Asnafi, Nader; Fomin, Vladislav; van de Kaa, Geerten. Technological uncertainty and standardization strategies: a coopetition framework // IEEE Transactions on engineering management. Piscataway, NJ : Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. ISSN 0018-9391. eISSN 1558-0040. 2022, first on line, p. [1-14]. DOI: 10.1109/TEM.2022.3145240. [DB: Science Citation Index Expanded (Web of Science)] [Citav. rod.: 8.702, AIF: 6.117, IF/AIF: 1.444, Q1 (2021, SSCI); 8.702, AIF: 6.347, IF/AIF: 1.444, Q1 (2021, SCIE)] [Scopus: CiteScore: 6.20, SNIP: 1,388, SJR: 0.881, (2021, Scopus Sources)] [M.kr.: S 003,T 007]
6. 膶iegis, Remigijus. Austr懦 ekonomikos mokykla ir jos poveikis ekonomin臈s minties raidai. I dalis : monografija. [The Austrian school of economics and its impact on the development of economic thought. Part I: monograph] Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla, 2022. 744 p. ISBN 9786090707500. [M.kr.: S 004]

 

INSTITUTE OF LANGUAGES, LITERATURE AND TRANSLATION STUDIES

12 Muitin臈s, LT-44280 Kaunas
Tel. 37 422 926
E-mail:
Director 鈥� Prof. Dr Danguol臈 Satkauskait臈

STAFF
Professors: Dr D. Ali奴kait臈 (part-time), Dr G. Bankauskait臈, Dr L. Huber (part-time), Dr D. Mikul臈nien臈 (part-time), Dr D. Satkauskait臈 (part-time).
Senior research fellows: Dr E. Ki拧kina, Dr I. Stepukonien臈.
Associate professors: Dr J. Astrauskien臈, Dr R. Baranauskien臈, Dr S. Bir啪ietien臈, Dr E. Gabr臈nait臈 (part-time), Dr S. Juzel臈nien臈, Dr J. Kerevi膷ien臈, Dr E. Keturakien臈, Dr A., Dr J. Kr奴minien臈, Dr R. Kudirka, Dr I. Mickien臈, Dr 沤. Nemickien臈, Dr L. Niedzviegien臈, Dr J. Radavi膷i奴t臈 (part-time), Dr S. 艩arkauskien臈, Dr D. Vengalien臈 (part-time), Dr A. Vitk奴n臈.
Assistants: Dr E. Alosevi膷ien臈 (part-time), Dr V. Linkevi膷i奴t臈 (part-time).
Research fellows: Dr E. Alosevi膷ien臈 (part-time), Dr E. Gabr臈nait臈 (part time), Dr A. Kairaityt臈-U啪up臈 (part-time).
Lecturers: G. Dubauskien臈 (part-time), L. Fedor膷enkien臈 (part-time), L. Kami膷aityt臈 (part-time), J. Valnickien臈, A. Kuzmickien臈 (part-time), R. Ma膷iulskien臈 (part-time), J. Skovorodko, Dr I. 艩le啪ait臈.
Doctoral students: L. Abraitien臈, B. Brasien臈, G. Gibavi膷ien臈, M. Stankien臈, J. Motiej奴nien臈, A. Peccini, D. Vai拧vlylait臈, I. Vi拧inskait臈.

RESEARCH INTERESTS
鈥� Cognitive Aspects of Media and Political Discourse Analysis
鈥� Sociolinguistic Research of Dialectal Speech
鈥� Perceptual Analysis of Dialectal Discourse
鈥� Exploration of Toponyms and Anthroponyms
鈥� Multimodal Metaphors: Methodological Approaches
鈥� Translation of Culture-bound References
鈥� Interdisciplinary Approach to Audiovisual Translation
鈥� Development, Characteristics and Perception of Voice-over
鈥� Issues of Subtitling for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
鈥� Strategies and Problems of Audio Description
鈥� Theatre and Opera Surtitling as a Multimodal Construct
鈥� Polysemiotic Cohesion in Film Dubbing
鈥� Literary Discourse of Contemporary English and American Literature
鈥� Interpretative Understanding of Literature: Hermeneutical Approach
鈥� Inter-textual Criticism: Shifts of Reading Horizons
鈥� Modernist Poetics: History, Fantasy and Fiction
鈥� Generic Deconstruction as Reflected in Literary Discourse
鈥� Historical Awareness in the Lithuanian Poetry of the 19th Century
鈥� Contemporary Reception of Literary Heritage and Literary Criticism
鈥� Poetics, Stylistics and Rhetoric in Fictional Texts and Public Discourse
鈥� Heritage of Cultural Groups from the Perspective of Digital Humanities

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2022
Projects Supported by the University Budget
Multimodality in Public Discourse. Assoc. Prof. Dr Baranauskien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr S. Bir啪ietien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr E. Gabr臈nait臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr S. Juzel臈nien臈, Assoc. Assoc. Prof. Dr 沤. Nemickien臈, Prof. Dr S. 艩arkauskien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr D. Vengalien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr A. Vitk奴n臈. The project aims at investigation of multimodal texts in various public areas. In 2022 the research focused on analysis of political discourse in social media, application of conceptual metaphors in education and adoption of a semiotic approach for interpretation of the narratives鈥� endings.
Main publications:
1. Gabr臈nait臈, E., Bir啪ietien臈, S. (2022). The rhetorical impact of polylingualism employed by Lithuanian politicians on facebook. Respectus Philologicus, (42), 11鈥�23.
2. Vitk奴n臈, A. (2022). (Un)happy endings of Andersen鈥檚 tales: a semiotic approach. International Journal of Humanities and Cultural Studies (IJHCS), 8(4), 123鈥�137.
3. 艩arkauskien臈, S., Sered啪i奴t臈, V. (2022). Conceptual metaphors of death in teaching Latin language. INTED 2022 Proceedings: 16th Annual International Technology, Education and Development Conference, 7-8 March, 2022, 4616鈥�4625.

Audiovisual Translation Research. Prof. Dr D. Satkauskait臈, Prof. Dr (HP) H.-H. Droessiger, Prof. Dr L. Huber, Prof. Dr J. Kr奴minien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr J. Kerevi膷ien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr L. Niedzviegien臈, Dr E. Alosevi膷ien臈, Dr J. Astrauskien臈, PhD Student L. Abraitien臈.
The research carried out under this project deals with theoretical frameworks, research methodologies and applications of audiovisual translation. The main focus of the research in 2022 was on the aspects of media accessibility of various audiovisual translation modes, on culture-bound references in film subtitles and on multimodal rendition of foreign characters in dubbed animation.
Main publications:
1. Abraitien臈, L. (2022). Making the inaccessible accessible: an overview of audiovisual translation and media accessibility. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 61-69.
2. Alosevi膷ien臈, E. (2022). Translation and Adaptation of Culture-Bound Words in Subtitles: A Case Study of the Lithuanian Historical Drama Film Emilia. Breaking Free. SUSTAINABLE MULTILINGUALISM, 20(1), 210-232.

3. Satkauskait臈, D., Kuzmickien臈, A. (2022). Frenchness in Dubbed Animation: An Interdisciplinary Approach. 天美麻豆 Publishing, 121 p.

The Interaction of Text and Context. Prof. Dr G. Bankauskait臈, Prof. Dr L. Huber, Assoc. Prof. Dr S. Bir啪ietien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr E. Keturakien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr S. 艩arkauskien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr J. Radavi膷i奴t臈, senior research fellow Dr I. Stepukonien臈, PhD Student D. Vai拧vylait臈, research fellow Dr G. Vaitonyt臈
The research focused on the literature of the 19th and 20th centuries. In 2022 the theoretical framework of Postethnic Narrative Criticism was applied for investigation of tropes in literary works. Moreover, semiotic approeach was used for analysis of dichotomous category of Life vs Death. Besides, Jauss鈥檚 reception theory was adopted to analyse the evaluation and interpretation of Donelaitis鈥檚 works by Lithuanian poets and readers in the nineteenth century.
Main publications:
1. Radavi膷i奴t臈, J. (2022). The subversion of the meanings of food tropes in Salman Rushdie鈥檚 novel 鈥淢idnight鈥檚 children鈥� Respectus Philologicus, 42(47), 65鈥�75.
2. Vitk奴n臈, A., 艩arkauskien臈, S. (2022). Binary opposition of life vs death in H.C. Andersen鈥檚 fairy tales. International Journal of Humanities and Cultural Studies (IJHCS), 8(4), 110鈥�122.
3. Keturakien臈, E. (2022). Kristijonas Donelaitis ir XIX am啪iaus lietuvi懦 poezija: skaitymo variantai [Kristijonas Donelaitis and Lithuanian poetry of the nineteenth century: variants of reading]. Lituanistica, 68(2), 153鈥�166.

Language Varieties and Language Attitudes: Approaches of Perceptual Dialectology, Sociolinguistics, etc. Prof. Dr D. Ali奴kait臈, Prof. Dr D. Mikul臈nien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr I. Mickien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr R. Baranauskien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr R. Kudirka, Assist. Dr V. Linkevi膷i奴t臈, PhD Student M. Stankien臈, PhD Student A. Peccini.
The research in 2022 focused (1) on structural, morphological, derivative, and etymological analysis of Lithuanian slang and non-standard vocabulary; (2) on the analysis of mental maps of Standard Lithuanian and their value; (3) on the evaluation of the perceptual competence of naive estimators. (4) Moreover, onomasiological study of the nicknames was carried out to find out the motives determining the choice for the structure and appellative meaning of nicknames.
Main publications:
1. Kudirka, R. (2022). Slavi拧kos kilm臈s veiksma啪od啪iai su priesagomis -inti, -uoti, -yti, -臈ti, -auti lietuvi懦 kalbos 啪argone: derivaciniai ir adaptaciniai hibridai [Hybrid verbs of Slavic origin with the suffixes -inti, -yti, -uoti, -臈ti, -auti in Lithuanian slang: derivative and adaptive hybrid]. Taikomoji kalbotyra, 17, 62鈥�78.
2. Kudirka, R. (2022). Lietuvi懦 kalbos 啪argono daiktavard啪iai su slavi拧komis priesagomis: skoliniai ir hibridai [Nouns of Lithuanian slang with the Slavic suffixes: borrowings and hybrids]. Verbum, 13, 1鈥�9.
3. Mickien臈, I., Baranauskien臈, R. (2022). Lithuanian toponyms of ethnonymic origin. Name and Naming: Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Onomastics "Name and Naming", Baia Mare, September 3-5, 2019: Multiculturalism in Onomastics, 509鈥�519.

Culture and Digital Humanities. Senior research fellow Dr E. Ki拧kina, research fellow Dr A. Kairaityt臈-U啪up臈.
The objectives of the research were to gather, digitize and investigate heritage phenomena of cultural groups as well as to carry out analysis of Soviet-era youth hippie groups.

International Research Projects
Cost action. Leading Platform for European Citizens, Industries, Academia and Policymakers in Media Accessibility (LEAD-ME OC-2019-1-24171). Prof. L. Huber. 2020鈥�2024.
The project aims to help all stakeholders in the field of Media Accessibility and cross-cutting topics in Europe to meet the legal milestones requested by the recently passed European legislation. LEAD-ME will boost a cultural change and the creation of a new mindset when designing tools for professional and private activities for all European citizens of all abilities and disabilities.

National Research Projects
Lithuanian Studies and Dissemination Programme (2016-2024). The Research Council of Lithuania.  An open-access database and research of self-published informal Lithuanian youth press (fanzines). Assoc. Prof. Dr E. Ki拧kina. 2021鈥�2023.
The aim of the project is to collect and digitize a comprehensive archive of informal Lithuanian youth press, self-published during the Soviet occupation and in the first decade of Lithuania鈥檚 independence (1968鈥�2000), mainly focusing on gathering a collection of fanzines.

NRP 鈥濿elfare society鈥�. Inclusive culture: the study on accessibility of audiovisual products for the visually and hearing impaired. The Research Council of Lithuania. Assoc. Prof. Dr L. Niedzviegien臈. 2021鈥�2022.
The project is dedicated towards the analysis of the opportunities for socially vulnerable groups 鈥� the visually and hearing impaired 鈥� to fully participate in the Lithuanian cultural life: watch movies, attend performances, participate in events, etc. This project aims at assessing the quality and benefits of the audiovisual products which have already been made accessible in Lithuania. Moreover, needs of blind and deaf viewers will be identified and guidelines for the adaptation of audiovisual products will be provided.
Main publication:
1. Kerevi膷ien臈, J., Niedzviegien臈, L. (2022). Medij懦 prieinamumas Lietuvoje: audiovizualinis turinys 寞vairi懦 klausos bei regos galimybi懦 啪i奴rovams [Media accessibility in Lithuania: audiovisual content for viewers with different hearing and vision capabilities]. Mokslo studija. Vilnius: 天美麻豆 Press.
2. Kerevi膷ien臈, J., Niedzviegien臈, L. (2022). Kinas ir teatras visiems: audiovizualini懦 produkt懦 pritaikymo neregiams ir silpnaregiams bei kurtiems ir neprigirdintiems 啪i奴rovams gair臈s [Cinema and Theater for All: Guidelines for Adapting Audiovisual Products to Blind and Visually Impaired as well sa Deaf and Hard of Hearing Audiences]. Vilnius: 天美麻豆 Press, 96 p.

Development of Scientific Competences of Scientists, other Researchers and Students through Practical Research Activities (Postdoctoral Fellowships). Translation of Culture Specific Items in Contemporary Lithuanian Dubbed Films. Nr. 09.3.3-LMT-K-712-23-0178. Dr J. Astrauskien臈 (research fellow), Prof. Dr D. Satkauskait臈 (fellowship supervisor). 2021鈥�2023. The research aims to analyse the strategies and procedures of the translation of culture-specific items in selected Lithuanian-dubbed animated films released in 2015鈥�2020.
Main publication:
1. Astrauskien臈, J., Satkauskait臈, D. (2022). Kult奴rini懦 realij懦 pavadinim懦 vertimas dublia啪ui: analiz臈s modelis [The Translation of Culture-bound References for Dubbing: A Model for the Analysis]. Respectus Philologicus, (41), 193鈥�206.

Development of Scientific Competences of Scientists, other Researchers and Students through Practical Research Activities (Postdoctoral Fellowships; The Research Council of Lithuania, LMTLT). Henry Parland's semiosphere. Nr. 09.3.3-LMT-K-712-23-0109. Dr G. Vaitonyt臈 (research fellow), Prof. Dr S. Radzevi膷ien臈 (fellowship supervisor). 2021鈥�2023.
The purpose of the project is to study Henry Parland's semiotic continuum, in which the Parlandian meaning is formed. The tasks of the research are as follows: to analyze communication processes within texts and contexts, to investigate the mobility of Parland鈥檚 semiosphere, to determine the effect of the Parland phenomenon on cultural memory, to define Parland鈥檚 semiotic continuum.

MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS
Autonomous University of Barcelona (Spain)
University of Warsaw (Poland)
University of 艁贸d藕 (Poland)
Bologna University (Italy)
Institute of Lithuanian Language (Lithuania)
State Commission of the Lithuanian Language (Lithuania)
Lithuanian Association of the Blind and Visually Impaired (Lithuania)

OTHER SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES
Prof. Dr D. Ali奴kait臈
鈥� editorial board member of the international journal Respectus Philologicus,
鈥� editorial board member of the international journal of scholarly papers Taikomoji kalbotyra,
鈥� expert for database Lituanistika,
鈥� Board member of the Lithuanian Association of Applied Linguistics,
鈥� member of the State Commission of the Lithuanian Language,
鈥� member of the International Society for Dialectology and Geolinguistics,
Assoc. Prof. Dr J. Astrauskien臈
鈥� contributor and representative of Lithuanian AVT scholars at Media Accessibility Platform:
鈥� representative of Vilnius university Kaunas Faculty AVT scholars at ZooDigital (ZooAcademy):
鈥� member of The European Association for Studies in Screen Translation:
鈥� member of The European Society for Translation Studies:
鈥� academic member of The Globalization and Localization Association:
Prof. Dr G. Bankauskait臈
鈥� editor-in-chief of the international journal Respectus Philologicus,
鈥� editorial board member of the journal 校泻褉邪褩薪褋褜泻懈泄 褨薪褎芯褉屑邪褑褨泄薪懈泄 锌褉芯褋褌褨褉 (Ukrainian Information Space; Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts) ;
鈥� member of the Algis Kal臈da Award Commission (Institute of Lithuanian Literature and Folklore, 2021, 2022)
鈥� member of the Lithuanian Association of Applied Linguistics (LITAKA),
鈥� member of the Lithuanian Association of Comparative Literature,
鈥� scientific expert for the Fondazione Romualdo Del Bianco庐 (Florence, Tuscany, Italy)
鈥� scientific expert for Database 鈥淟ituanistika鈥�,
鈥� scientific expert for the 天美麻豆 (Lithuania)
Assoc. Prof. Dr R. Baranauskien臈
鈥� member of the Lithuanian Association of Applied Linguistics (LITAKA),
鈥� member of The International Council of Onomastic Sciences (ICOS)
鈥� external expert for proposal(s) of COST Association, www.cost.eu.
Assoc. Prof. Dr S. Bir啪ietien臈
鈥� member of International Society for the History of Rhetoric (ISHR),
鈥� member of the Lithuanian Classical Association Societas Classica,
鈥� expert in the field of social sciences and humanities for The Lithuanian Academy of Sciences
Assoc. Prof. Dr E. Gabr臈nait臈
鈥� member of the Lithuanian Association of Applied Linguistics (LITAKA),
Prof. Dr L. Huber
鈥� deputy editor-in-chief of Respectus Philologicus,
鈥� Member of ESIST 鈥� European Association for Studies in Screen Translation Esist - European Association for Studies in Screen Translation
鈥� member of Editorial Board: Black Sea Scientific Journal of Academic Research Index Copernicus, ISSN, E-ISSN, DOI prefix and UDC numbering ISSN: 1987-6521 (Print), E-ISSN: 2346-7541 (Online), DOI prefix: 10.15357, UDC: 551.46 / 051.
鈥� member of Editorial Board TOJDE (Anadolu university (Turkey)
Assoc. Prof. Dr S. Juzel臈nien臈
鈥� member of the Lithuanian Association of Applied Linguistics,
鈥� member of the Association for Researching and Applying Metaphor (RaAM);
鈥� Member of the International Association of Semiotic Studies
Assoc. Prof. Dr E. Keturakien臈
鈥� member of the Association of Lithuanian Comparative Literature, htttp:/www.llla.lt
鈥� member of the College of the Association of Lithuanian Comparative Literature, htttp:/www.llla.lt
鈥� member of the Algis Kal臈da Award Commission (Institute of Lithuanian Literature and Folklore, 2022)
Prof. Dr J. Kr奴minien臈
鈥� member of The John Donne Society. Bldg. 250/251F, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-2020, www.stanford.edu,
鈥� editorial board member of the international journal Respectus Philologicus,
鈥� member of International Advisory Board of the International Multidisciplinary Research Journal European Academic Research (EAR), www.euacademic.org
Assoc. Prof. Dr Ilona Mickien臈
鈥� member of the Lithuanian Association of Applied Linguistics,
鈥� member of The International Council of Onomastic Sciences (ICOS)
Assoc. Prof. Dr 沤. Nemickien臈
鈥� member of Editorial Team of Technium Social Sciences Journal (ISSN: 2668-7798),
鈥� editorial board member of the international journal Respectus Philologicus,
Assoc. Prof. Dr L. Niedzviegien臈
鈥� member of the Lithuanian Association of Applied Linguistics,
鈥� member of the Lithuanian Computer Society (Localisation Section);
鈥� member of the Temporary Subcommittee "Guide for Translators" of the State Commission of the Lithuanian Language
鈥� member and representative of Lithuania at the European Blind Union (EBU)
Prof. Dr D. Satkauskait臈
鈥� member of the European Association for Studies in Screen Translation,
鈥� member of the group MultiMeDialecTranslation (MMDT)
Assoc. Prof. Dr S. 艩arkauskien臈
鈥� member of the Lithuanian Classical Association Societas Classica,
Assoc. Prof. Dr D. Vengalien臈
鈥� member of the Lithuanian Association of Applied Linguistics,
鈥� member of the Association for Researching and Applying Metaphor RaAM,

THE LIST OF THE MOST IMPORTANT RECEIVED NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AWARDS FOR R&D ACTIVITIES
1. Dr Robertas Kudirka received the Best Lecturer of the Year 2022 award.

THE LIST OF CONSULTATIONS PROVIDED BY THE UNIT TO THE PUBLIC OR ECONOMIC ENTITIES
1. In autumn 2022 Gabija Bankauskait臈 and Egl臈 Keturakien臈 were experts of the Algis Kal臈da Award Commission at the Institute of Lithuanian Literature and Folklore
2. Skirmant臈 Bir啪ietien臈 was an expert for the evaluation of candidates for the Award by Lithuanian Sciece Academy.

THE LIST OF THE MOST IMPORTANT RESULTS OF SCIENCE POPULARISATION ACTIVITIES
1. 19 January 2022 Ilona Mickien臈 held a public lecture 鈥濷nimai - kult奴rin臈s atminties dalis鈥� (Onyms as a part of cultural memory) for Kaunas Rotary Club members
2. 1 April 2022 Skirmant臈 Bir啪ietien臈 held a public online lecture 鈥濳ur gyvena Antikos dievai鈥� (Where the Antic gods live) for comunity of 天美麻豆 under the project "Skirk laiko tobul臈jimui!" (Devote your time for development).
3. 19 May 2022 Egl臈 Keturakien臈 held a public lecture 鈥淟iterat奴ros kontekstai: komparatyvistika鈥� (鈥淭he contexts of literature: comparative studies鈥� for the students of 天美麻豆 under action 鈥淏akalaur膮 dienai i拧keisk 寞 magistr膮鈥� (鈥淐hange bachelor to master鈥�)
4. 29 June 2022 Robertas Kudirka held a public lecture 鈥濼vajumat visuomen臈: proletaro kalbos imanencija鈥� at the forum 鈥濳eiksma啪od啪iai, pertarai, makaronizmai 鈥� kas tai? Kalbos 拧iuk拧l臈s, prieskonis ar emocin臈 i拧krova?鈥� organised by Commission of the Lithuanian Language. The forum was broadcasted in Youtube chanel 鈥濾LKK Kalbos forumas鈥� (Language Forum by Commission of the Lithuanian Language)
5. 24 September 2022 Inga Stepukonien臈 held a public lecture ,,Lietuvi懦 pogrindin臈s spaudos linkm臈s鈥� (Trends of the Lithuanian underground press) for educators and librarians of K臈dainiai County.
6. 12 October 2022 Laura Niedzviegien臈 and Jurgita Kereiv膷ien臈 held a National scientific seminar on improving cultural accessibility for the disabled organised by National Association of Creative and Cultural Industries:
7. 20 October 2022 Egl臈 Keturakien臈 held a public lecture 鈥淢aironio k奴ryba鈥� (Maironis鈥� works) for the pupils of Gymnasium of Maironis.

 

THE INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND APPLIED INFORMATICS (SMTII)

Muitin臈s St 8, LT-03225 Kaunas
Phone: +370 37 422477
E-mail:
Head 鈥� Dr Giedrius Romeika

STAFF
Professors: Prof. with Distinguished Professor Status Dr V.V. Fomin, Habil. Dr R. 膶iegis, Dr E. Jasinskas (part-time), Dr V. Jur臈nien臈, Dr A. Mikalauskien臈, Dr K. Rud啪ionien臈, Habil. Dr D. 艩treimikien臈, Dr D. Krik拧膷i奴nien臈,, Dr R. Kanapickien臈 (part-time), Dr T. Limba (part-time).
Associate Professors: Dr E. Freitakas, Dr I. Kiau拧ien臈, Dr R. Klimaitien臈, Dr R. Pu膷臈tait臈 (part-time), Dr R. Pu拧inait臈-Gelgot臈, Dr A. Rimkut臈, Dr I. 艩arki奴nait臈, Dr L. Bikul膷ien臈, Dr K. Driaunys, Dr S. Masteika, Dr V. Rud啪ionis, Dr A. Cha啪evskas (part-time), Dr G. Romeika.
Assistant Professors: Dr P. Astromskis (part-time), Dr R. Bartkut臈 (part-time), Dr I. Griesien臈 (part-time), Dr M. Valukonis, Dr P. Ani奴nas (part-time), Dr R. Danielien臈, Dr V. Moskaliova, Dr A. Ramanauskait臈 (part-time), Dr M. Sarvutyt臈-Gaili奴nien臈 (part-time), Dr I. Mikalauskas (part-time), Dr M. Vaitonis, Dr K. Korovkinas (part-time); Dr E. Kisielius (part-time); D. Balevi膷ien臈, I. 艩膷iukausk臈 (part-time)
Lecturers: J. Vilkevi膷i奴t臈 (part-time), K. Kubilevi膷ius (part-time), I. Veitait臈 (part-time);
Junior Assistant Professors: P. Danielius (part-time), A. 弄sas (part-time), O. Pavlova (part-time), U. Pavlovaite (part-time).
Research Professors: Prof. Dr R. 膶iegis (part-time), Prof. Dr V. Fomin (part-time), Prof. Dr D. 艩treimikien臈 (part-time);
Senior Researchers: Dr A. Novelskait臈 (part-time); Dr I. 艩ik拧nelyt臈-Butkien臈, Dr R Bartkut臈 (part time);
Researchers: Dr L. Dovydaitis, Dr R. Danielien臈 (part-time);
Junior researchers: M. Kamali Saraji;
Doctoral students: S. Jurgel臈nas (on academic leave), P. Boreika (on academic leave), A. R. Medei拧ien臈, M. Vij奴nas (on academic leave), A. 弄sas, L. Matusevi膷ien臈 (on academic leave), P. Danielius ((on academic leave), N. Makrickien臈 (on academic leave), O. Pavlova, S. Jur臈n臈, U. Pavlovait臈, M. Norvai拧ait臈, I. Urbonavi膷i奴t臈, M. Kamali Saraji, M. Kasradze, A.Kukyt臈, V. Lubyt臈, G. Stanislovaityt臈;
Partnership Professors: Dr C. Frattima; Dr D. Dilijonas; Dr V. Sakalauskas,
Partnership Associate Professors: M. Dubnikovas, Dr M. Ambrazi奴nas;

RESEARCH INTERESTS
鈥� Innovation management
鈥� Human resource management
鈥� International human resource management
鈥� Sustainable development of tourism
鈥� Business models
鈥� Social entrepreneurship, young social entrepreneurs
鈥� Social enterprises
鈥� Sustainable development, social acceptance of technologies, economic trends, innovations, technological advances
鈥� Research of corporate finance in Central and Eastern Europe
鈥� Evaluation, accounting and reporting on intellectual capital
鈥� Theoretical and practical aspects of taxation
鈥� The problems of commercial bank and central bank in Central and Eastern Europe
鈥� Research of accounting quality in small and medium-sized enterprises
鈥� Development of cultural industries in Lithuania
鈥� Cultural tourism industry
鈥� Cultural heritage industry
鈥� Activities and management of cultural centers
鈥� Creative cities and clusters
鈥� Culture and consumption, peculiarities of contemporary cultural needs in Lithuanian society
鈥� Educational issues in cultural organization management
鈥� Gender issues
鈥� Organizational ethics and corporate social responsibility
鈥� Research ethics
鈥� Organizational communication
鈥� Strategic management
鈥� Organizational behavior and development
鈥� Enterprise modelling methods, requirements engineering, enterprise data and knowledge modelling, management of information processing and CASE tools
鈥� Decision support systems in financial and currency markets, portfolio management and loan risk analysis, logistic capital accumulation models, financial anomalies and bubbles
鈥� Intelligent computational models for integrated research of marketing, e-commerce, e-banking, e-learning and social network information
鈥� Complex evaluation of customer behavior
鈥� Dynamic process modelling by applying fuzzy cognitive models
鈥� Designing the Quality and Cost containment coherence framework for prudent modelling of innovative health care systems
鈥� Development, integration, and implementation of high frequency trading models in financial markets on high-performance computing platforms
鈥� Implementing the smart contracts via online transactions and other peer-to-peer-based solutions for the sharing economy in online market places
鈥� Development block chain or public ledger via peer-to-peer technology based solutions in autonomous decentralized organizations
鈥� Artificial intelligence for speech recognition and analysis technologies (Lithuanian language)
鈥� Intelligent models for marketing systems, social networks, e-business, e-learning and e-government

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2022
Projects Supported by the University Budget
Research group Sustainability assessment. Prof. habil. Dr D. 艩treimikien臈, Prof. habil. Dr R. 膶iegis, Assoc. Prof. Dr I. Kiau拧ien臈, Prof. Dr A. Mikalauskien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr R. Pu拧inait臈-Gelgot臈, Asist Prof. Indr臈 艩ik拧nelyt臈-Butkien臈, Asist. Prof. Dr Ingrida Griesien臈, Asist Prof. Rasa Bartkut臈, Asist.Prof. I. Mikalauskas, PhD student S. Jurgel臈nas, PhD student Mahyar Saraji Kamali, PhD student Mariam Kasradze; PhD student Gabija Stanislovaityt臈;
Research field of the research group is assessment of the coherence of the country, region, city, branch, policy measures and technologies; Behavioral change factors in sustainable consumption, energy and climate change policy and analysis and evaluation of their promotion measures. Analyze and study the social aspects of sustainable development at the macro and micro levels, make proposals for the development of social capital, social partnership and the strengthening of social business development initiatives; Analyze and identify institutional, political, technological, energy, economic, regional and social factors affecting sustainable development from the point of view of different interest groups (inhabitants, business and public sector) and create a model for evaluating the impact of these factors on the aggregated indicator of sustainable development of different interest groups;
Main publications:
1. Kamali Saraji, Mahyar; 艩treimikien臈, Dalia. Evaluating the circular supply chain adoption in manufacturing sectors: a picture fuzzy approach // Technology in society. Oxford : Elsevier Ltd. ISSN 0160-791X. eISSN 1879-3274. 2022, vol. 70, art. no. 102050, p. [1-13]. DOI: 10.1016/j.techsoc.2022.102050. [DB: Scopus; Social Sciences Citation Index (Web of Science)] [Citav. rod.: 6.879, AIF: 3.014, IF/AIF: 2.325, Q1 (2021, SSCI)] [Scopus: CiteScore: 6.50, SNIP: 2,078, SJR: 1.138, (2021, Scopus Sources)] [M.kr.: N 009; S 004] [Ind臈lis: 1,000]
2. Girdzijauskas, Stasys Albinas; 艩treimikien臈, Dalia; Griesien臈, Ingrida; Mikalauskien臈, Asta; Kyriakopoulos, Grigorios L. New approach to inflation phenomena to ensure sustainable economic growth // Sustainability. Basel : MDPI. eISSN 2071-1050. 2022, vol. 14, iss. 1, art. no. 518, p. [1-21]. DOI: 10.3390/su14010518. [DB: GEOBASE; INSPEC; Scopus; Social Sciences Citation Index (Web of Science); Science Citation Index Expanded (Web of Science)] [Citav. rod.: 3.889, AIF: 4.719, IF/AIF: 0.658, Q2 (2021, SSCI); 3.889, AIF: 6.732, IF/AIF: 0.658, Q2 (2021, SCIE)] [Scopus: CiteScore: 5.00, SNIP: 1,310, SJR: 0.664, (2021, Scopus Sources)] [M.kr.: S 004] [Ind臈lis: 0,800]
3. Kamali Saraji, Mahyar; 艩treimikien臈, Dalia; 膶iegis, Remigijus. A novel Pythagorean fuzzy-SWARA-TOPSIS framework for evaluating the EU progress towards sustainable energy development // Environmental monitoring and assessment. Dordrecht : Springer Nature. ISSN 0167-6369. eISSN 1573-2959. 2022, vol. 194, iss. 1, art. no. 42, p. [1-15]. DOI: 10.1007/s10661-021-09685-9. [DB: MEDLINE; Dimensions; Zoological Record; Scopus; Science Citation Index Expanded (Web of Science)] [Citav. rod.: 3.307, AIF: 6.309, IF/AIF: 0.524, Q3 (2021, SCIE)] [Scopus: CiteScore: 4.50, SNIP: 0,996, SJR: 0.623, (2021, Scopus Sources)] [M.kr.: S 004] [Ind臈lis: 1,000]
4. 艩treimikien臈, Dalia; Mikalauskien臈, Asta; Kamali Saraji, Mahyar; Mardani, Abbas. Framework for assessment of climate change mitigation policies impact on just transition towards low carbon future // Handbook of climate change mitigation and adaptation / Lackner, M., Sajjadi, B., Chen, WY. (eds.). Cham : Springer, 2022. ISBN 9783030725785. eISBN 9783030725792. p. 3115-3148. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-72579-2_150. [M.kr.: N 009] [Ind臈lis: 0,750]

Research group Solving and improving accounting and financial problems. Prof. Dr K. Rud啪ionien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr Eduardas Freitakas, Assoc. Prof. Dr R奴ta Klimaitien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr Mantas Valukonis, Asist. Prof. Dr Agn臈 Ramanauskait臈, Asist. Prof. Dr P. Ani奴nas, PhD Student Lina Matusevi膷ien臈, PhD Student Mindaugas Vij奴nas, PhD student Inga Urbonavi膷i奴t臈;
Research field of the research group is to study the current situation in the fields of accounting and finance of Lithuanian companies, identify problems and propose methods of solving them.
Investigations are carried out in the following directions:
鈥� to analyze accounting quality in Lithuanian companies, to investigate financial and non-financial information disclosure and quality of this information, to identify problems and to offer solutions;
鈥� investigating financial markets, the development of financial institutions in Lithuania, to research the practice of risk management, assessment, to offer improve these areas.
Main publications:
1. Adamkait臈, Judita; 艩treimikien臈, Dalia; Rud啪ionien臈, Kristina. The impact of social responsibility on corporate financial performance in the energy sector: evidence from Lithuania // Corporate social responsibility and environmental management. Hoboken : John Wiley and Sons. ISSN 1535-3958. eISSN 1535-3966. 2022, first on line, p. [1-14]. DOI: 10.1002/csr.2340. [DB: Scopus; Social Sciences Citation Index (Web of Science)] [Citav. rod.: 8.464, AIF: 5.749, IF/AIF: 1.482, Q1 (2021, SSCI)] [Scopus: CiteScore: 11.50, SNIP: 2,044, SJR: 1.945, (2021, Scopus Sources)] [M.kr.: S 004] [Ind臈lis: 1,000]
2. Zyznarska-Dworczak, Beata; Rud啪ionien臈, Kristina. Corporate COVID-19-related risk disclosure in the electricity sector: evidence of public companies from Central and Eastern Europe // Energies: special issue: The Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Energy Economics and Markets in Central and Eastern Europe. Basel : MPDI. eISSN 1996-1073. 2022, vol. 15, art. no. 5810, p. [1-21]. DOI: 10.3390/en15165810. [DB: Scopus; Science Citation Index Expanded (Web of Science)] [Citav. rod.: 3.252, AIF: 8.012, IF/AIF: 0.405, Q3 (2021, SCIE)] [Scopus: CiteScore: 5.00, SNIP: 1,104, SJR: 0.653, (2021, Scopus Sources)] [M.kr.: S 004] [Ind臈lis: 0,500]
3. Rud啪ionien臈, Kristina; 膶erniauskait臈, Migl臈; Klimaitien臈, R奴ta. The impact of IFRS adoption on companies' financial ratios: evidence from Lithuania // Entrepreneurship and sustainability issues. Vilnius : Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Center. ISSN 2345-0282. 2022, vol. 9, no. 3, p. 212-226. DOI: 10.9770/jesi.2022.9.3(13). [DB: Index Copernicus; Scopus; Emerging Sources Citation Index (Web of Science)] [Scopus: CiteScore: 0.00, SNIP: 1,568, SJR: 0.000, (2021, Scopus Sources)] [M.kr.: S 004] [Ind臈lis: 1,000]

Research group Entrepreneurship Development. Prof. Dr E. Jasinskas, Prof. with Distinguished Professor Status Dr V.V. Fomin, Assoc. Prof. Dr I. 艩arki奴nait臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr G. Romeika, Assist. Prof. I. 艩膷iukausk臈, PhD Student A. 弄sas, PhD student O. Pavlova, PhD student A. Kukyt臈, PhD student V. Lubyt臈
Research fields of the research group are related to various levels of entrepreneurship development: human resource management, strategic development of organizations, innovation management, business environment, consumer behavior. All of the above-mentioned research areas are closely related to the paradigm of sustainable business development, evaluating current and future challenges, global organizations and local business management solutions.
Main publications:
1. Usas, Antanas; Jasinskas, Edmundas. Identifying internet website quality factors for consumer loyalty // Transformations in business & economics = Verslo ir ekonomikos transformacijos. Vilnius : 天美麻豆. ISSN 1648-4460. 2021, vol. 20, iss. 3, p. 64-73. Prieiga per internet膮: < [啪i奴r臈ta 2021-12-15]. [DB: IBSS: International Bibliography of the Social Sciences; EconLit; Scopus; Social Sciences Citation Index (Web of Science)] [Citav. rod.: 1.824, AIF: 5.044, IF/AIF: 0.452, Q3 (2021, SSCI)] [Scopus: CiteScore: 2.60, SNIP: 0,507, SJR: 0.370, (2021, Scopus Sources)] [M.kr.: S 003] [Ind臈lis: 0,750]
2. 艩arki奴nait臈, Ingrida; 艩膷iukausk臈, Indr臈. The assessment of employer brand impact on the attraction of employees in international organization = Darbdavio prek臈s 啪enklo poveikio darbuotoj懦 pritrakimui tarptautin臈je organizacijoje vertinimas // Transformations in business and economics. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. ISSN 1648-4460. 2021, vol. 20, no. 3C, p. 387-404. [DB: IBSS; EconLit with Full Text; Scopus; Social Sciences Citation Index (Web of Science)] [Citav. rod.: 1.824, AIF: 5.044, IF/AIF: 0.452, Q3 (2021, SSCI)] [Scopus: CiteScore: 2.60, SNIP: 0,507, SJR: 0.370, (2021, Scopus Sources)] [M.kr.: S 003] [Ind臈lis: 1,000]
3. Romeika, Giedrius; Griesien臈, Ingrida. Personal brand management using conceptual assessment model // Innovations and social media analytics in a digital society / editors: Maria Jos茅 Sousa, C茅lio Gon莽alo Marques. Boca Raton; London; New York : Taylor & Francis Group, LLC, 2022. ISBN 9781032039435. eISBN 9781003189848. p. 132-152. DOI: 10.1201/9781003189848. [M.kr.: T 007,S 003] [Ind臈lis: 1,000]

Research group Cultural Industries and Innovations. Prof. Dr V. Jur臈nien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr A. Rimkut臈, Asist. Prof. I. Griesien臈, Asist. Prof. Dr M. Sarvutyt臈-Gaili奴nien臈, Asist. Prof. D. Balevi膷ien臈, PhD Student S. Jur臈n臈, PhD Student U. Pavlovait臈.
Research field of the research group is creative industries and their influence on organizational and national competitiveness as well as individual, social and national identity and image making. It focuses on reputation management in social media, peculiarities of communication management for branding of companies, cities and states. Another aspect of their research encompasses the impact of cultural diversity on organizational innovativeness and its outcomes such as artistic innovations or cultural enterprises. Cultural diversity is approached both from organizational and communities (countryside and urban, communities of practice in organizations) perspectives. This gains momentum considering the recent social issues of immigrant flows to Europe, emigration rates from Lithuania and cultural activities of Lithuanian diasporas worldwide. From a diversity perspective, women studies constitute a specific area of the group鈥榮 research. The group plans to provide research-informed advice to public bodies on economic (innovation), cultural and migration policy development.
Main publications:
1. Jur臈nien臈, Virginija; Pavlovait臈, Ugn臈; Peseckien臈, Dovil臈. Kaunas biennial: from local exhibition to contemporary art platform evolution stages, features and management models // The journal of arts management, law, and society. Abingdon : Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd. ISSN 1063-2921. eISSN 1930-7799. 2022, vol. 53, no. 3, p. 169-189. DOI: 10.1080/10632921.2022.2038750. [DB: Scopus; Arts & Humanities Citation Index (Web of Science)] [Scopus: CiteScore: 1.20, SNIP: 0,783, SJR: 0.363, (2021, Scopus Sources)] [M.kr.: S 003] [Ind臈lis: 1,000]
2. Jur臈nien臈, Virginija; Radzevi膷ius, Martynas. Peculiarities of sustainable cultural development: a case of dark tourism in Lithuania // Journal of risk and financial management: special issue "Economic sustainability of culture and cultural tourism". Basel : MDPI. ISSN 1911-8066. eISSN 1911-8074. 2022, vol. 15, no. 6, art. no. 264, p. [1-26]. DOI: 10.3390/jrfm15060264. [DB: EconBiz; EconLit; Emerging Sources Citation Index (Web of Science)] [M.kr.: S 003] [Ind臈lis: 0,750]
3. Virginija Jur臈nien臈, Ugn臈 Pavlovait臈 (2022) Culture and Creativity,
4. 天美麻豆, Lithuania

Research group Organizational Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Social Entrepreneurship, Human Resource Management. Assoc. Prof. Dr R. Pu膷臈tait臈, Senior researcher. Dr A. Novelskait臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr R. Pu拧inait臈-Gelgot臈, PhD student R. A. Medei拧ien臈, PhD student M. Norvai拧ait臈.
Research field of the research group is models of responsible management, as well as instruments and processes used by organizations to create an ethical culture, promoting positive employee and organizational outcomes (e.g. employee commitment, innovativeness, sustainable innovation, etc.), long-term cross-sector relationships, social business and social sustainability. Research is based on the conviction that by integrating the interests of stakeholders and the organization into systematic management processes, organizations can encourage their employees to use their creativity and professional skills to strengthen the organization's competitiveness, create added value for all stakeholders, and contribute to the socio-economic development of society.
Main publications:
1. Pu膷臈tait臈, Raminta; Bago膷i奴n臈, Laura; Novelskait臈, Aurelija. Can innovativeness in museums benefit from ethical virtues? // International journal of arts management. Montr茅al : 脡cole des hautes 茅tudes commerciales de Montr茅al. ISSN 1480-8986. 2022, vol. 24, no. 3, p. 44-56. [DB: Arts & Humanities Citation Index (Web of Science); Scopus; Social Sciences Citation Index (Web of Science)] [Citav. rod.: 0.579, AIF: 5.624, IF/AIF: 0.102, Q4 (2021, SSCI)] [Scopus: CiteScore: 1.40, SNIP: 0,928, SJR: 0.413, (2021, Scopus Sources)] [M.kr.: S 005,S 003] [Ind臈lis: 0,750]
2. Novelskait臈, Aurelija; Pu膷臈tait臈, Raminta. Wo/man leader-Wo/man employee. Leadership relations in (ethical) organizational culture // (Nie)r贸wno艣膰 p艂ci w sferze publicznej = Gender (in)equality in the public sphere / Martyna Kawi艅ska, Olga A. Kotowska-W贸jcik (red.). Warszawa : CeDeWu, 2021. ISBN 9788381023498. p. 89-101. [M.kr.: S 003] [Ind臈lis: 0,500]
3. Norvai拧ait臈, M., Pu膷臈tait臈, R. Workplace dignity among mid-level managers: how it is injured and restored. ICEP-2022: 19th international conference on European processes, 2022 04 7-8, Kaunas: KTU.

Research group Intelligent decision support systems and knowledge-based applications in finance, e-business, marketing, health care. Prof. Dr V. Sakalauskas, Prof. Dr D. Krik拧膷i奴nien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr S. Masteika, Asist.Prof. Dr M. Vaitonis, Asist. Prof. Dr K. Korovkinas, PhD Student P. Danielius, PhD Student S. Jur臈n臈, lecturer I. Veitait臈
Research field of the research group is the application of activity and management models in knowledge-based information systems engineering, as well as the development, research and applications of intelligent systems algorithms for the modeling of financial markets, e-business, management and marketing systems.
Intelligent decision support systems and knowledge-based applications in finance, e-business, marketing and healthcare
Main publications:
1. Laptevait臈, Kotryna; Krampas, Evaldas; Masteika, Saulius; Driaunys, K臋stutis; Ma膷erinskien臈, Aida; 艩apkauskien臈, Alfreda. Research of cryptocurrencies function of instant payments in the tourism sector: risks, options, and solutions // Information and software technologies: 28th international conference, ICIST 2022, Kaunas, Lithuania, October 13鈥�15, 2022 : proceedings / Audrius Lopata, Daina Gudonien臈, Rita Butkien臈 (eds.). Cham : Springer, 2022. ISBN 9783031163012. eISBN 9783031163029. p. 78-89. (Communications in computer and information sScience, ISSN 1865-0929, eISSN 1865-0937 ; vol. 1665). DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-16302-9_6. [DB: SpringerLink] [M.kr.: S 004,N 009] [Ind臈lis: 0,668]
2. Rud啪ionis, Vytautas; Lopata, Audrius; Gudas, Saulius; Butleris, Rimantas; Veitait臈, Ilona; Dilijonas, Darius; Gri拧ius, Evaldas; Zwitserloot, Maarten; Rudzioniene, Kristina. Identifying irregular financial operations using accountant comments and natural language processing techniques // Applied sciences. Basel : MDPI. ISSN 2076-3417. 2022, vol. 12, iss. 17, art. no. 8558, p. 1-15. DOI: 10.3390/app12178558. [DB: DOAJ; Dimensions; Scopus; Science Citation Index Expanded (Web of Science)] [Citav. rod.: 2.838, AIF: 5.795, IF/AIF: 0.478, Q2 (2021, SCIE)] [Scopus: CiteScore: 3.70, SNIP: 1,026, SJR: 0.507, (2021, Scopus Sources)] [M.kr.: T 007,S 004] [Ind臈lis: 0,167]
3. Krik拧膷i奴nien臈, Dalia; Sakalauskas, Virgilijus; Ognjanovic, Ivana; Sendelj, Ramo. Discovering healthcare data patterns by artificial intelligence methods // Intelligent systems for sustainable person-centered healthcare : [collective monograph] / editors: Dalia Kriksciuniene, Virgilijus Sakalauskas. Cham : Springer, 2022. ISBN 9783030793524. eISBN 9783030793531. p. 185-210. (Intelligent Systems Reference Library, ISSN 1868-4394, eISSN 1868-4408 ; vol. 205). DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-79353-1_10. [DB: SpringerLink] [M.kr.: S 003,N 009] [Ind臈lis: 0,500]
4. Veitaite, Ilona; Lopata, Audrius. Knowledge-based UML dynamic models generation from enterprise model in hospital information management process example // Intelligent systems for sustainable person-centered healthcare: [collective monograph] / Dalia Kriksciuniene, Virgilijus Sakalauskas (eds.). Cham : Springer, 2022, ch. 12. ISBN 9783030793524. eISBN 9783030793531. p. 225-250. (Intelligent systems reference library, ISSN 1868-4394, eISSN 1868-4408 ; vol. 205). DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-79353-1_12. [DB: Scopus] [M.kr.: T 007] [Ind臈lis: 0,500]

Research group Cyber security research. Asist.Prof. Dr R. Danelien臈 , Assoc. Prof. Dr K. Driaunys, Assoc. Prof. Dr V. Rud啪ionis, Asist. Prof. Dr V. Moskaliova, Dr L. Dovydaitis
Research field of the research group is an identification of cyber-attacks and prevention measures. Goals of activity is: to examine the nature of phishing attacks; to analyze signs of phishing attacks using artificial intelligence; Using psychological aspects to contribute to the development of critical thinking and the reduction of phishing attacks.
Main publications:
1. Limba, Tadas; Driaunys, K臋stutis; 艩idlauskas, Aurimas. Use of cookies after GDPR: A case study of top Lithuanian websites = Slapuk懦 naudojimas po BDAR: populiariausi懦 Lietuvos interneto svetaini懦 atvejo tyrimas // Transformations in business and economics. Kaunas : Kaunas Faculty of Humanities. 天美麻豆. ISSN 1648-4460. 2021, vol. 20, iss. 3, p. 93-116. [DB: Social Sciences Citation Index (Web of Science); Scopus] [Citav. rod.: 1.824, AIF: 5.044, IF/AIF: 0.452, Q3 (2021, SSCI)] [Scopus: CiteScore: 2.60, SNIP: 0,507, SJR: 0.370, (2021, Scopus Sources)] [M.kr.: N 009,S 003] [Ind臈lis: 0,333]
2. Rudzionis, Vytautas; Malukas, Ugnius; Danielien臈, Renata. Improvement of speech recognition accuracy using post-processing of recognized text // Information and software technologies: 28th international conference, ICIST 2022, Kaunas, Lithuania, October 13鈥�15, 2022: proceedings / A. Lopata, D. Gudonien臈, R. Butkien臈 (eds.). Cham : Springer, 2022. ISBN 9783031163012. eISBN 9783031163029. p. 265-270. (Communications in computer and information science, ISSN 1865-0929, eISSN 1865-0937 ; vol. 1665). DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-16302-9_21. [M.kr.: T 007] [Ind臈lis: 0,667]

Research Projects
SPEAR 鈥� Supporting and Implementing Plans for Gender Equality in Academia and Research. Funding from the European Commission under H2020-SWAFS-2018-2020 under the grant agreement No. 824544. SPEAR鈥檚 central objective is to support and implement GEPs based on a step-by-step guide to GEP implementation devised by the European Institute for Gender Equality. SPEAR employs this guide with a unique methodological path committed to creative, open, mitigating, processual, accountable, SMART, and sustainable changes (SPEAR鈥檚 COMPASS). 天美麻豆- project partner. Faculty鈥檚 representative: Senior researcher A. Novelskait臈

The Open and Universal Science (OPUS) project develops coordination and support measures to reform the assessment of research and researchers at Research Performing Organisations (RPOs) and Research Funding Organisations (RFOs) towards a system that incentivises and rewards researchers to take up Open Science practices. () The OPUS project is financed by European Union through the GRANT AGREEMENT concluded with the European Research Executive Agency (REA), under the powers delegated by the European Commission. Project number: 101058471 天美麻豆- project partner. Faculty鈥檚 representative: Senior researcher A. Novelskait臈

COST Action CA20137 Making Young Researchers' Voices Heard for Gender Equality (VOICES) The main goal of this Action is thus to increase the visibility of inequalities faced by young researchers from a gender perspective and to promote a sustainable dialogue between young researchers and stakeholders in the research ecosystem at the systemic level (European & national policy-makers) and at the institutional level (senior researchers, academic managers) by creating a community of gender equality practitioners composed of various stakeholders (young researchers, independent researchers, academic managers, organizations) across Europe. Action Details: MoU - 077/21; CSO Approval date - 25/05/2021; Start date - 20/10/2021; End date - 19/10/2025
VU Representative: Senior researcher . A. Novelskait臈,

COST Action CA19117: Researcher Mental Health (ReMo) ReMO focuses on wellbeing and mental health within academia, a theme of strategic importance for the European Research Area. Previous research shows that low levels of wellbeing and mental health problems have a negative impact on individual, team and organizational performance, triggering significant costs. In addition, institutional context, organizational structure and culture, as well as managerial practices have significant impact on wellbeing and health of employees. Therefore, general insights on the causes of workplace wellbeing and mental health need to be refined with contextual specifics (i.e. in academia) in order to develop tailored, effective and efficient prevention and action programs. Action Details: MoU - 020/20; CSO Approval date - 24/03/2020; Start date - 22/09/2020; End date - 21/09/2024; Representatives: Senior researcher A. Novelskait臈, Assoc.prof. R. Pu膷臈tait臈, PhD student A.R. Medei拧ien臈.

Safeguarding against Phishing in the age of 4th Industrial Revolution (CyberPhish) ERASMUS+ KA2: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices, project number:2020-1-LT01-KA203-078070, duration: 02/11/2020 鈥� 01/11/2022. Project addresses the education and labour market requirements for cybersecurity/phishing skills and knowledge for students and graduates in university (including life-long learning activities).The overall project objectives are to analyze, design, develop and implement an up-to-date curriculum, e-learning materials, blended learning environment, knowledge and skills self-evaluation and knowledge evaluation system simulations for students and other users in order to prevent from phishing attacks, raise competencies in this area for identification and prevention of threats.
天美麻豆- project coordinator.

Training the Educators to Facilitate the Teaching and Assessment of Abstract Syllabus by the Use of Serious Games (TEGA), ERASMUS+ KA2: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices, project number :2020-1-UK01-KA203- 079248. Project aims is to support the game-based teaching/learning by training the higher educator facilitators in teaching abstract concepts; to include people with learning disabilities, non-native langue speakers and more reserved personalities and also to include all types of learner types (Visual, Audio, Reading and Kinesthetic); to provide a consistent training mapped against the European framework.
天美麻豆- project partner.

Transnational cooperation initiative fostering developing forward thinking skills of students, teachers and workforce in sustainability-relevant sectors posed by Business 4.0 trends through innovation in Business & Engineering education and training (SMART skills 4.0). ERASMUS+ KA2: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices. Projects鈥� aim is to support the development of forward-thinking skills of students, teachers and workforce by designing, deploying and scaling-up the Educational Initiative (future-oriented curricula) facilitating innovation in business & engineering education and training, intercultural knowledge exchanges in various sustainability-relevant sectors of Business 4.0 and enhancing civic and responsible behavior. 天美麻豆- project partner.

Internationalizing teaching with a gender perspective in the Baltic region. The purpose of this project is internationalizing undergraduate teaching in the Baltic Sea region by developing teaching methodologies inspired by gender research in Sweden, Russia and Lithuania. Financiers: The Swedish Institute. Contract ID: 09212-2020. Project time: 2021 鈥� 2022.Researchers affiliated with the project: assoc. prof. A. Novelskait臈.

National Research Projects
(Un) Modernization of Modern Society: Changing Values in the Aspect of Gender Equality. Project funded by Research Council of Lithuania National Science Program "Modernity in Lithuania鈥�. Contract P-MOD-21-11, 2021.03.01-2022.12.31. Project leader: Prof. V. Jur臈nien臈

Implementation of a blockchain-based settlement system to promote the use of services in the tourism sector after the COVID-19 pandemic. Project funded by Research Council of Lithuania. Project is financed by the funds of the European Regional Development Fund under the activity of measure 13.1.1-LMT-K-718 "Scientific research carried out by high-level research groups aimed at creating results corresponding to topics of R&D activities relevant to economic sectors, which could later be commercialized". Funded as part of the European Union's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. 2021.11.04 -2023.09.01. Faculty representatives: assoc. prof. S. Masteika; assoc. prof. K. Driaunys.

Improvisational management in art industries. Project funded by Research Council of Lithuania, funding initiative: Student research during the summer. Project supervisor: Prof. V. Jur臈nien臈.

MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS
University of Latvia (Latvia)
Birmingham City University (United Kingdom)
Swedish School of Social Sciences (Sweden)
University of Jyv盲skyl盲, School of Business and Economics (Finland)
University of Tampere, School of Management (Finland)
University of Tartu (Estonia)
Poznan University of Economics (Poland)
Reutlingen University (Germany)
Cordoba University (Spain)
Intellerts BV Utrecht (Netherlands)
Tampere University of technologies (Finland)
Altacom (Estonia)
Bankera Center of Financial Technology(Lithuania)
Hostinger International
RMD Technologies (Lithuania)

OTHER SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES
Prof. Dr R. 膶iegis
鈥� Editorial board member of the scientific journal 鈥淓ngineering Economics鈥�.
鈥� Editorial board member of the scientific journal 鈥淭ransformations in Business & Economics鈥�.
鈥� Editorial board member of the scientific journal 鈥淭echnological and Economic Development of Economy鈥�.
鈥� Editorial board member of the scientific journal 鈥淚nternational Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education鈥�.
鈥� Editorial board member of the scientific journal 鈥淪ocial Research鈥�.
鈥� Editorial board member of the scientific journal 鈥淭aikomoji ekonomika: sisteminiai tyrimai / Applied economics: systematic research鈥�.
Prof. Dr V. Fomin
鈥� Editorial board member of International Journal of Standardization Research (IJSR) (formerly International Journal of IT Standards & Standardisation Research (JITSR)) ()
鈥� Editorial board member of Baltic Journal of Modern Computing (BJMC). ()
鈥� Member of the International Advisory Board, University of Latvia, Latvia
鈥� Member of the Association for Information Systems (AIS) ()
鈥� Member of the European Academy for Standardization (EURAS) (www.euras.org)
鈥� Member of the International Committee for Education about Standardization (ICES) ()
鈥� Expert of Latvian Academy of Sciences (www.lza.lv). 2011 鈥� 2014; 2016-present
Prof. Dr E. Jasinskas
鈥� Editorial board member of the scientific journal 鈥淟eisure Time Research鈥�.
鈥� Editorial board member of the scientific journal 鈥淭ourism and Recreation Journal鈥�
鈥� Expert of international research database 鈥淟ituanistika鈥� (LDB)
Prof. Dr D. Krik拧膷i奴nien臈
鈥� Editor-in-chief of International Journal of Marketing Principles and Practices (IJMPP) (Online)(Print), ISSN 1927-1689 indexed EBSCO),
鈥� Associated editor of International Journal of Computer Information Systems and Industrial Management Applications (ISSN 2150-7988) (indexed INSPEC),
鈥� Associated editor of the international journal Electronic Commerce Research and Applications (indexed ISI WOS, impact 5 year: 2,831, ISSN: 1567-4223),
鈥� Member of the editorial committee 鈥淚nternational Journal on Advances in Intelligent Systems鈥� (IARIA),
鈥� Co-chair of the programme committee of workshop of international scientific conference Workshop on Applications of Knowledge-Based Technologies in Business (AKTB) at International Conference on Business Information Systems (BIS)
鈥� Member of the programme committees of the BIS, International Conference on Business Information Systems,
鈥� External member of Lab of Software Architectures and Information Systems (Lasaris) ,Faculty of Informatics of Masaryk University in Brno;
Membership in organizations:
鈥� IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society
鈥� International Institute of Marketing Professionals (Canada)
鈥� Machine Intelligence Research Labs (MIR Labs), JAV
鈥� Lietuvos statistik懦 s膮junga (LSS) [Lithuanian Union of Statisticians]
鈥� Lietuvos kompiuterinink懦 s膮junga (LIKS) [Lithuanian Computer Society]
鈥� SAP University Alliance
鈥� EU Research Project Application Evaluation Expert:
鈥� Horizon 2020 3rd Call 鈥淏ig Data for public health policy making 鈥� (since 2016)
鈥� COST OC-2016-1-21024 - European Network on Big Data Analytics for Decision Support (since 2016)
鈥� Horizon 2020 Maria Sklodovska Kiuri programme in the group on Mathematics, Information Science and Engineering (since 2015)
鈥� European Commission's 鈥淗orizon Europe Widening participation and strengthening the European Research Area鈥� (since 2021)
Prof. Dr V. Sakalauskas
鈥� Held certificate from Elsevier 鈥淥utstanding Contribution in Reviewing 鈥渟ince 2014 m.
鈥� Reviewer of The Journal of Computational Science (Elsevier, ISI Web of Science)
鈥� Reviewer of the journal Neurocomputing (Elsevier, ISI Web of science)
鈥� Reviewer of the journal Applied Mathematics and Computation (Elsevier, ISI Web of science)
鈥� Member of the Lithuanian Union of Statisticians
鈥� Member of the Machine Intelligence Research Labs (MIR Labs)
鈥� Member of Spanish Research Group 鈥淜nowledge Discovery and Intelligent Systems鈥� (KDIS) at the University of Cordoba
鈥� Member of SAP University Alliance
Prof. Dr A. Mikalauskien臈
鈥� Member of the Association for Energy Economics.
鈥� Technical Committee Member of Lithuanian Department of Statistics.
鈥� Member of International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences (IISES)
鈥� Senior Member of Economics Development Research Center (IEDRC)
Prof. Dr D. 艩treimikien臈
鈥� Member of the Association for Energy Economics.
鈥� Chief Editor of the scientific journal Transformations in Business & Economics.
鈥� Vice-editor of Montenegrin Journal of Econmics
鈥� Editorial board member of the scientific journal Intellectual Economy.
鈥� Editorial board member of the scientific journal Technological and Economic Development of Economy
鈥� Editorial board member of the scientific journal Economics & Sociology since 2013.
鈥� Editorial board member of the scientific journal Amfiteatru Economic
鈥� Guest Editor for scientific Journal Sustainability Special Issues (SI: Sustainable Energy Economics and Policy; SI: Sustainability Assessment; SI: Polymer Waste Management; SI: Sufficiency, Efficiency and Renewable Energy for Sustainable Energy Scenarios; SI: Behavior and Marketing for Sustainability; SI: Prospects and Challenges of Sustainable Rural Development: Technological and Institutional Innovations
鈥� Guest Editor for scientific Journal Energies Special Issues: (SI: Sustainable Energy Development Strategies: Energy Efficiency and Renewables; SI: Addressing Challenges of Low-Carbon Energy Transition; SI: Sustainable Energy Reviews; SI: Energy Efficiency and Shadow Pricing; SI: Sustainable Energy Reviews II)
鈥� Guest Editor for scientific Journal Climate Special Issues (SI: Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Policies and Strategies in Energy)
鈥� Guest Editor for International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health IJERPH (SI: Energy Use and Environmental and Public Health)
鈥� Guest Editor for Journal of Risk and Financial Management JRFM (SI: Circular Economy and New Business Models)
鈥� Expert listed in main list of experts of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA))
鈥� Expert listed in main list of experts of The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
鈥� Expert of Government strategic analysis center STRATE (former MOSTA)
鈥� Expert of Lithuanian Academy of Sciences
Prof. Dr K. Rud啪ionien臈
鈥� Member of the Association of Lithuanian Accounting Educators and Researchers;
鈥� Editorial board member of the journal Accounting Theory and Practice.
Prof. Dr V. Jur臈nien臈
鈥� 2011 鈥� to present 鈥� the expert at the European Institute for Gender Equality.
鈥� 2012 鈥� to present 鈥� the expert at the Faculty of Economic Science and Information Technology, North West University: Vaal Triangle Campus, South Africa.
鈥� 2015 鈥� to present 鈥� the expert on the data base 鈥淟ituanistika鈥�
鈥� Editorial board member of the international journal Economics and Sociology
鈥� Editorial board member of the international journal 鈥淒eveloping World Women Issues: Law, Justice and Health鈥�
鈥� Editorial board member of the international journal 鈥淛ournal of Cultural and Religious Studies鈥� ,
鈥� Editorial board member of the international journal 鈥淧roblems of World History: Scientific Journal鈥� // Institute of World History of the NAS of Ukraine.
鈥� Member of the Senate of 天美麻豆
Assoc. Prof. Dr I. 艩arki奴nait臈
鈥� Editorial board member of the scientific journal Leisure Time Research.
鈥� Chair of organizing committee and scientific committee of Annual Prof. Vladas Gronskas International Scientifics Conference
Assoc. Prof. Dr R. Klimaitien臈
鈥� Member of the Association of Lithuanian Accounting Educators and Researchers.
Assoc. Prof. Dr I. Kiau拧ien臈
鈥� Member of the Winnet Centre of Excellence.
Assoc. Prof. Dr A. Rimkut臈
鈥� Expert of Compendium of Cultural Policies and Trends ()
Assoc. Prof. Dr R. Pu膷臈tait臈
鈥� Member of European Business Ethics Network
鈥� Since 2018 a reviewer to the Business Ethics, the Environment and Responsibility (previously Business Ethics: A European Review) (Wiley Online Library)
鈥� Since 2020 a reviewer to Social Responsibility Journal, Gender in Management: an International Journal (Emerald)
鈥� Since 2021 a member of the editorial board of the peer-reviewed journals European Integration Studies (ISSN: 1822-8402, ) and International Journal of Communication Law and New Technologies (ISSN: 1988鈥�2629, ), editorial advisory board member of South Asian Journal of Business and Management Cases (Sage), reviewer to Ethics in Progress (published by the University of Poznan, ), Journal of Academic Ethics (Springer), Frontiers in Psychology.
鈥� Since 2020 member of scientific committee of the annual international conference ICEP: International Conference on European Processes organized by Kaunas University of Technology.
Assoc. Prof. Dr A. Novelskait臈
鈥� Member of the editorial board of scientific journal Informacijos mokslai/Information Sciences
鈥� Researcher at Lygi懦 galimybi懦 tinklas/Network of Equal Opportunities at Ministry of Social Security and Labour of the Republic of Lithuania
鈥� Member of Ethics Commission at Research Council of Lithuania
鈥� Member of Commission of Equal opportunities for women and men (Ministry of Social Security and Labour of the Republic of Lithuania)
Assoc. Prof. Dr Saulius Masteika
鈥� Reviewer of 鈥淛ournal of Business Economics and Management鈥�
鈥� Associated partner of Marie Curie Actions EU project Training in Modern Quantitative Methods and High-Performance Computing for Finance
鈥� Associated partner of Tampere University of Technology in research project Efficient numerical methods on high-performance computing platforms for the underlying financial models
鈥� Member of the programme committee of Workshop on Applications of Knowledge-Based Technologies in Business (AKTB in conjunction with International Conference on Business Information Systems (BIS) Poznan, Poland
鈥� Member of the editorial board of scientific journal 鈥淭ransformations in Business and Economy鈥�
Assoc. Prof. Dr V. Rud啪ionis
鈥� Editorial board member of the international journal 鈥淣orthern European Language Technologies鈥�;
鈥� Reviewer of journals 鈥淐omputational Intelligence鈥� and 鈥淚nformatica鈥�
Assoc. Prof. Dr M. Valukonis
鈥� Member of Association of Financial Analysts (Lithuania), www.finansai.lt.
鈥� Financial brokerage license (Bank of Lithuania),
Asist prof. A. Ramanauskait臈
鈥� Member of Lithuanian Chamber of Auditors (LCA) (since 2012), www.lar.lt;
鈥� Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) by IIA Lithuania (since 2011), www.theiia.org;
鈥� Certified Auditor (CA) by LCA (since 2012), www.lar.lt.
Asist. Prof. Dr Dovil臈 Balevi膷ien臈
鈥� Member of evaluation commission at the science promotion initiative Science Soup ()
Asist. Prof. Dr Giedrius Romeika
鈥� Expert at Centre for Quality Assessment in Higher Education (SKVC), field of Management, Marketing
鈥� Member of organizing committee and scientific committee of Annual Prof. Vladas Gronskas International Scientifics Conference
Asist. Prof. Dr Indr臈 艩ik拧nelyt臈-Butkien臈
鈥� Member of the Association for Energy Economics.
Lecturer I. Veitait臈
鈥� Editorial board member of proceedings of International conference 鈥濱nformation Society and University Studies鈥� (CEUR Workshop Proceedings 2020, 2021, 2022)

THE LIST OF THE MOST IMPORTANT CASES OF PARTICIPATION OF RESEARCHERS IN WORKING GROUPS OR COMMISSIONS SET UP BY STATE AUTHORITIES, STATE AND MUNICIPAL INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANISATIONS, AND BUSINESS ENTITIES
1. Prof. Dr Dalia 艩treimikien臈: expert listed in main list of experts of The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change; Expert listed in main list of experts of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA))
2. Prof. Dalia Krik拧膷i奴nien臈: EU Research Project Application Evaluation: Expert Horizon Europe Widening participation and strengthening the European Research Area
3. Dist. Prof. Dr Vladislav V. Fomin: Expert of Latvian Academy of Sciences (www.lza.lv).
4. Assoc. Prof. Aurelija Novelskait臈: Member of Commission of Equal opportunities for women and men (Ministry of Social Security and Labour of the Republic of Lithuania)
5. Assoc.Prof. A. Rimkut臈: Expert of Compendium of Cultural Policies and Trends
6. Assoc.Prof.S.Masteika is an expert of Agency for Science, Innovation and Technology- MITA, governmental institution, responsible for implementation of innovation policy in Lithuania. Research fields: Fintech and blockchain applications in finance, private and public sectors.
7. Assist Dr Ignas Mikalauskas: member of the working group for the renewal of the National Energy and Climate Action Plan in the field of energy, industry, transport, agriculture and forestry, waste / circular economy (Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania)

THE LIST OF CONSULTATIONS PROVIDED BY THE UNIT TO THE PUBLIC OR ECONOMIC ENTITIES
1. Training provided by Assist. Prof. Ingrida Griesien臈 "E-marketing: e-merchandise, goods and personal branding", 2022 July 21 (8 academic hours), Training is organized by V拧漠 Trakai Center for the Disabled as part of the local project "Know, learn and create!" No. TRAK-LEADER-1C-M-19-4-2020/42VS-PV-20-1-11475-PR001.

THE LIST OF THE MOST IMPORTANT RECEIVED NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AWARDS FOR R&D ACTIVITIES
1. Junior researcher PHD student Mahyar Kamali Saraji awarded in 2022 天美麻豆 Rector's Science Young Researcher鈥檚 Award For Significant scientific achievements.
2. Vilnius university Most read book awards (2022): journal 鈥淚nformation & Media鈥� has been awarded as The most read scientific journal of 2021. Journal Chief editor: Vladislav Fomin, Distinguished Professor.

THE LIST OF THE MOST IMPORTANT RESULTS OF SCIENCE POPULARISATION ACTIVITIES
1. Cyber security tournament Cyberthon 2022 ()
2. Faculty鈥榮 team participation at the Cyber Battle of Nordic-Baltics 2022