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Prof. Dr. Dirk Lehr is Professor of Health Psychology and Applied Biological Psychology at Leuphana University Lüneburg. A medical psychologist and psychological psychotherapist with years of experience, his research focuses on occupational health interventions, particularly in the context of stress, sleep and depressive disorders.

Prof. Dr. Burkhardt Funk is Professor of Computer Science at Leuphana University Lüneburg. His research includes looking at innovative, data-driven “quantified self” methods in e-mental health interventions.

Prof. Dr. Matthias Berking is Professor of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. Dr. Berking ranks among Germany’s top psychotherapy and emotion researchers. He is a pioneer in the research of app-based treatment methods.

Prof. Dr. Heleen Riper is Professor of E-Mental Health at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Professor Riper is former president of the International Society for Research on Internet Interventions (ISRII). She has worked on over 40 national and international research projects on the development of innovative digital concepts for the prevention and treatment of mental health problems.

Prof. Dr. Ron Kessler is McNeil Family Professor of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School in Boston. Professor Kessler is one of the most renowned psychiatric-oriented researchers worldwide. He works closely with the World Health Organization (WHO). With over 600 published articles Professor Kessler is one of the most cited researchers in quantitative social sciences.

Prof. Dr. Martin Hautzinger is Professor Emeritus of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy at Tübingen University. Professor Hautzinger is a leading and groundbreaking researcher in cognitive behavioural therapy for affective disorders in Germany. He has also authored numerous manuals and textbooks on clinical psychology and behavioural therapy, and developed the German version of the Beck Depression Inventory, a key resource for diagnosing depression.

Prof. Dr. Pim Cuijpers is Professor of Clinical Psychology at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. With more than 500 peer-reviewed publications he is one of the world’s most eminent depression researchers. Together with Professor Andersson he is regarded as a pioneer in the fields of digital psychological interventions and prevention research.

Prof. Dr. Gerhard Andersson is Professor of Clinical Psychology at Linköping University in Sweden. Professor Andersson has conducted trailblazing research on online treatments for mental health problems, and is one of the most high-profile researchers in the field.

Prof. Dr. Stefan Hofmann is Professor of Clinical Psychology at Boston University, where he heads the Psychotherapy and Emotion Research Laboratory. Prof. Dr. Hofmann is one of the leading international experts in the treatment of anxiety disorders and depression. He works at the interface between neuroscience and clinical psychology and has been one of the most cited researchers in his field since 2016.