Dr. Alina Kovalenko is a postdoctoral researcher at Maynooth University's Business School, collaborating with the Marine Institute on advancing Ireland's maritime industry towards carbon neutrality by 2050. Her work focuses on developing Green Shipping Corridors across the Irish Sea, exploring alternative fuels, and evaluating the socio-economic impact of environmental policies.

In addition, Alina is a researcher at Nord University Business School in Bodø, Norway, contributing to Arctic shipping research, teaching, and the Business Index North project. With a PhD from the Centre for High North Logistics at Nord University, her expertise lies in Arctic maritime shipping, Euro-Asian trade, and transit shipping via the Northeast Passage.