Dr. Natalia Konchakova is a senior scientist at Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Germany. She works in the fields of materials modelling, simulation and characterization of materials surface degradation and damage. Natalia is an active member of the European Materials Modelling Council (EMMC).

She is the Chair of the EMMC Organizational Assembly. Dr. Konchakova is the coordinator of the H2020 European project VIPCOAT: ‘Virtual Open Innovation Platform for Active Protective Coatings Guided by Modelling and Optimization’ (DT-NMBP-11-2020, GA 952903). Natalia is also the coordinator of DigiPass CSA project which is focused on “Harmonization of Advanced Materials Ecosystems serving strategic Innovation Markets to pave the way to a Digital Materials & Product Passport” (HORIZON-CL4-2023-RESILIENCE-01, GA 101138510).