Joanna Lizut has a PhD in social sciences, in public policies. She is a member of research and didactic staff at Janusz Korczak Pedagogical University in Warsaw, Director for Academic Affairs, coordinator of international projects. The main areas of her interest are social issues, social reintegration policy, social work, and social services. She is an author of many publications connected with this fields. Expert, lecturer in the field of social services, cyber security, social policy. She was a member of Social Work Specialization Board in Mazovian Region and coordinator of International Project “Threats of Cyberspace – New Competences of Social Worker”. She was a head of the Experts Team for the development of an online security standard for educational institutions (commissioned by the Ministry of Administration and Digitization in Poland). She is an Accredited Expert of the Institute of European Consultants, member of the Polish Society of Social Policy, and expert of the Sector Competence Council, social assistance group.