Ricard is an associate professor at the Faculty of Economics and Business, a senior researcher at the Urban Transformation and Global Change Laboratory, and a member of the leadership team of the UOC Rural Network at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. He specializes in action research in the fields of social economy and the cultural sphere. He holds a Doctorate in Information Society and Knowledge, an Industrial Doctorate in Social Sciences and Humanities, and a graduate degree in Fine Arts (UB). He is also the academic editor of the Internet Policy Review and a visiting researcher at the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG) in Berlin. Additionally, he is a cofounder of the inLoft Cultural and Research Center (Copons, Barcelona), the artistic and educational project Desvestint Aliments and the strategic social tool for cooperation and sustainable commons femProcomuns. Photo by Iris Muñoz.