Ruzica Rakic joined DLR-PT (German Aerospace Center Project Management Agency) unit “Digital Strategies and Development” in June 2021. At DLR-PT, Ruzica coordinates accompanying research and is active in Programme committees of Digital Europe and Horizon Europe (Cluster 4) on behalf of BMWK’s unit “Development of Digital Technologies”. Previous to her current position, she was working at the European Commission, DG Research and Innovation, Chief Economist Unit from 2018 to 2021. Ruzica studied mathematics and received a PhD in quantitative economics from the Humboldt University of Berlin.