Roxana Andrei is currently an Integrated Researcher at CEI-ISCTE, specialised in International Relations, with a focus on Energy Security, Defence and Hybrid Warfare.

Roxana is an experienced researcher in the field of energy security, defence and maritime security, currently working on increasing the resilience and protection of critical energy infrastructure, and on countering hybrid threats to the European energy infrastructure and supplies.

At present, Roxana is leading the research project “Natural Gas at the Frontline Between the EU, Russia and Ukraine”, awarded by the Foundation for Science and Technology in Portugal and is collaborating as a senior expert in the European Defence Agency’s projects “Consultation Forum for Sustainable Energy in the Defence and Security Sector” and “Symbiosis: Offshore Renewable Energy for Defence”.

She is the author of the expert study "Protection of Offshore Critical Energy Infrastructure beyond National Sovereignty: military rules of engagement and barriers" (EU Publications Office, forthcoming) and of the book “Natural Gas at the Frontline Between the EU, Russia and Turkey: A Conflict-Cooperation Perpetuum” (2022, Palgrave Macmillan).

Roxana also holds extensive knowledge and expertise in the field of international security and conflict analysis, acquired as a professional working for the Council of Europe and for the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Coimbra in Portugal, in the field of International Politics and Conflict Resolution.