Teodora Ivanuša, who has a PhD in Diagnostic Imaging and one in System Theory, is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of the Organizational Sciences, University of Maribor, Slovenia. She is an OF-5 Military Specialist, a former National Representative in NATO/CNAD/AC225/JCGBRN, former Advisor for Education and Special Tasks in the Slovenian Armed Forces, and former member of the NATO Science for Peace and Security Programme's ISEG.