{"id":7156,"date":"2017-01-26T17:10:38","date_gmt":"2017-01-26T16:10:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/responsable-academia.org\/a-propos\/qui-sommes-nous\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T03:50:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T02:50:07","slug":"who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/irafpa.org\/en\/about-us\/who-we-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Who we are"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row padding_top=&#8221;25&#8243; padding_bottom=&#8221;25&#8243;][vc_column][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row padding_top=&#8221;25&#8243; padding_bottom=&#8221;25&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][az_list_icons icon_visibility=&#8221;yes-icon&#8221; icon=&#8221;az-icon az-icon-link&#8221;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/irafpa.org\/en\/communication\/becoming-a-member-of-the-institute-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Find out how to become a member<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/az_list_icons][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]Here we summarize the various responsibilities of the members of the <strong>International Institute for Research and Action on Fraud and Plagiarism in Academia (IRAFPA)<\/strong> who are actively involved in the Institute\u2019s research and initiatives..[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row padding_top=&#8221;25&#8243; padding_bottom=&#8221;25&#8243;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Chairmanship<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row padding_top=&#8221;25&#8243; padding_bottom=&#8221;25&#8243;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/irafpa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CV_MB_eng_10-novembre-2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong> Michelle Bergada\u00e0<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nUniversity of Geneva,\u00a0Switzerland[\/vc_column_text][az_list_icons icon_visibility=&#8221;yes-icon&#8221; icon=&#8221;fa fa-check&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">The role of the president<\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">To review requests for assistance from individuals and institutions on cases of academic fraud or plagiarism, to determine whether they can be handled by the Institute, and to notify the Board.<br \/>\nTo organize the semiannual meetings of the Board, the Scientific Committee, the Country Advisors and their guests.<br \/>\nTo organize the biannual international colloquium on research and action.<br \/>\nTo supervise and participate in the Institute\u2019s research on integrity and its fight against fraud and plagiarism.<br \/>\nTo approve the Institute\u2019s directives before their publication.<br \/>\nTo ensure that communications are shared via the LinkedIn page and the &#8220;Academic Integrity&#8221; newsletter.<\/p>\n<p>[\/az_list_icons][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row padding_top=&#8221;25&#8243; padding_bottom=&#8221;25&#8243;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>The Board<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row padding_top=&#8221;25&#8243; padding_bottom=&#8221;25&#8243;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/irafpa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Bio_Eric-Bauce_20250403_fr.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Eric Bauce<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Professor, University Laval, Qu\u00e9bec, Canada[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/irafpa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Bio_Michelle-Bergada\u00e0-20230831_eng.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michelle Bergada\u00e0<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Emeritus Professor, University of Geneva, Switzerland[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/irafpa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Bio_Paulo-Peixoto_20210220_eng.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paulo Peixoto<\/a><\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Professor, Centro de Estudos Sociais (CES\/FEUC) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<a href=\"https:\/\/irafpa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Bio_Jean-Yves-Puyo_20250731_fr.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Jean-Yves Puyo<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<span lang=\"FR\">Professor, Universit\u00e9 de Pau et des Pays de l\u2019Adour (UPPA), France<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][az_list_icons icon_visibility=&#8221;yes-icon&#8221; icon=&#8221;fa fa-check&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 90px;\">The Board\u2019s role<\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\">Establish mediation frameworks in accordance with the Institute\u2019s protocol and notify the relevant parties.<br \/>\nEstablish procedures for reporting breaches of academic integrity and inform stakeholders.<br \/>\nApprove the Institute\u2019s areas of investigation in its \u201caction\u201d dimension.<br \/>\nConvene ordinary and extraordinary general meetings.<br \/>\nDecide on the admission and resignation of members, and their possible expulsion.<br \/>\nEnsure compliance with the bylaws, draft regulations, and manage the Association\u2019s assets.<\/p>\n<p>[\/az_list_icons][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row padding_top=&#8221;25&#8243; padding_bottom=&#8221;25&#8243;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>The IRAFPA Advisers<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row padding_top=&#8221;25&#8243; padding_bottom=&#8221;25&#8243;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/irafpa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Bio_Ludovic-JEANNE_20240827_eng.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Ludovic Jeanne<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">. .<\/span>Prospective and Society Advisor, Assistant Professor in Geopolitics, and Academic Integrity Officer at EM Normandie, France<br \/>\n<strong>Dominique Leglu<\/strong><br \/>\n. .Adviser for Sciences and medias, President of the French Association for the Advancement of Science (AFAS), former editorial director of the magazines La Recherche and Sciences et Avenir, Paris, France<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/irafpa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/herve-maisonneuve-fiche.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Herv\u00e9 Maisonneuve<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 Adviser for Publishers, Scientific Writing Consultant, former Associate Professor of Public Health, Paris, France<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/irafpa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Bio_Popescu-Marian_20260519_Fr.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Marian Popescu<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">. .<\/span>Adviser for Education, Professor, University of Bucharest, Romania<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/irafpa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Jean-Baptiste-Soufron_FR.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jean-Baptiste Soufron<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 Legal Adviser, Lawyer, former Secretary General of the Conseil national du num\u00e9rique (CNNum), Paris, France[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][az_list_icons icon_visibility=&#8221;yes-icon&#8221; icon=&#8221;fa fa-check&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">The Role of IRAFPA Advisers<\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">Address\u2014or take the initiative to address\u2014issues within their area of expertise and support mediation or expert assessment efforts.<br \/>\nParticipate in the Institute\u2019s decision-making processes on a collegial basis.<br \/>\nHelp disseminate the Institute\u2019s research and publications.<br \/>\nContribute to the Institute\u2019s international visibility.<br \/>\nGet involved in advancing the integrity sciences movement.<\/p>\n<p>[\/az_list_icons][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row padding_top=&#8221;25&#8243; padding_bottom=&#8221;25&#8243;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Special Assignments<\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/irafpa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Bio_Cinta-Gallent-Torres_20250428_eng.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cinta Gallent Torres<\/a><b><\/b><\/strong> and <a href=\"https:\/\/irafpa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Bio_Heidi-Reed_20250428_eng.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Heidi Reed<\/strong><\/a>, Conferences and Communication events in English<br \/>\n<strong>Morgan Blangeois<\/strong>, Artificial Intelligence Monitoring<\/p>\n<h2>The IRAFPA Correspondents<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row padding_top=&#8221;25&#8243; padding_bottom=&#8221;25&#8243;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"az-content-element-wrapper az-text-block az-margin-top-0 az-margin-bottom-0 no-animate-content\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/irafpa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Bio_Cinta-Gallent-Torres_20250428_eng.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cinta Gallent Torres<\/a><b><span lang=\"FR\">,<\/span><\/b><\/strong> Assistant Professor, University of Valencia, Spain<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"az-content-element-wrapper az-text-block az-margin-top-0 az-margin-bottom-0 no-animate-content\">\n<p><strong>Boubacar Camara<\/strong>, Professor and Faculty Member, Gaston Berger University, Saint-Louis, Senegal<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/irafpa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Bio_Sanja-Pekovic_20210223_eng.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Sanja Pekovi\u0107<\/strong><\/a>, Associate Professor, University of Montenegro, Montenegro<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"az-content-element-wrapper az-text-block az-margin-top-0 az-margin-bottom-0 no-animate-content\">\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/irafpa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Bio_Jacques-Py_20220823_en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Jacques Py<\/strong><\/a>, Full Professor, University of Toulouse, France.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][az_list_icons icon_visibility=&#8221;yes-icon&#8221; icon=&#8221;fa fa-check&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">The Role of IRAFPA Correspondents<\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">To actively participate in IRAFPA&#8217;s productions (books, videos, symposia, Linkedin posts&#8230;)<br \/>\nTo recruit institutional members from the countries they represent.<br \/>\nTo facilitate understanding and analysis of the practices, regulations and laws in the countries they represent.<br \/>\nTo promote training and provide information on fraud and plagiarism.<br \/>\nTo disseminate IRAFPA&#8217;s research and initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>[\/az_list_icons][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Communication<\/h2>\n<div class=\"az-main-section-content az-module az-padding-top-25 az-padding-bottom-25 az-section-default no-animate-content az-module-default\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row row-parent az-gutter-default\">\n<div class=\"single-clms col-md-12 az-main-col-content az-module az-v-space-clm no-animate-content az-module-default\">\n<div class=\"az-col az-clm-padding-0\">\n<div class=\"az-col-cont\">\n<div class=\"az-content-element-wrapper az-text-block az-margin-top-0 az-margin-bottom-0 no-animate-content\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/irafpa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Bio_Catarina-DaCosta_20251215_eng.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Catarina Da Costa<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Digital Communications Project Manager<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/irafpa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Bio_Philippe-Perakis_20210222_eng.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Philippe Perakis<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Producer, director &amp; storyteller, BeVisible.swiss<br \/>\nResponsible of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irafpa-webtv.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">webTV IRAFPA<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Contact<\/h2>\n<p>email: <a href=\"mailto:michelle.bergadaa@responsable-academia.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">michelle.bergadaa@responsable-academia.org<\/a><br \/>\nPhone: + 41 22 798 42 04<br \/>\nPostal address: Institut IRAFPA, c\/o Tal Schibler, DGE Avocats, 6 rue Bartholoni, 1204 Geneva, Switzerland<\/p>\n<p>Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/irafpa.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/irafpa.org<\/a><br \/>\nLinkedIn: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/irafpa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/irafpa\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row padding_top=&#8221;25&#8243; 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