Sorana Constantinescu is a Lecturer in the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences at Babeș-Bolyai University. She is also the co-coordinator of the BA program in Data Science at the same university. Her research interests lie at the intersection of gender studies, education, democracy, and media studies. In 2024, she received the Annual Award for Excellence in Scientific Research from Babeș-Bolyai University. She has participated as a researcher in more than ten national and international research projects and has extensive experience in project management. Her portfolio includes leading an international consortium project (CONSENT, funded by the Norwegian Funds) and currently coordinating the project Social Learning to Take Part in Social Movements: Understanding the Social Transformation of Civic Participation (funded by the European Union).