Maria Ott has a degree in Ethnology and Sociocultural Studies (M.A.) from Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg and European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) with a focus on postcolonialism and nation-state bulding. She worked as the project manager and press and communication officer of the 3IT – Innovation Center for Immersive Imaging Technologies at Fraunhofer HHI before she joined SCIoI, where she is responsible for internal and external communications, relations with the press, and website and social media management.