RISE Research Institute of Sweden;Alar Just is a professor at Tallinn University of Technology and a researcher at RISE Research Institutes of Sweden. His research is related to fire resistance of timber structures and structural reclaimed timber. He is currently supervising 6 PhD students and has been supervised 6 successful PhD studies in this field. He has conducted more than 250 fire tests. Dr. Just is a head of Estonian delegation in CEN TC 250 SC 5. He is member of TC250 - SC5.T4 project team, drafting the next generation of EN 1995-1-2.

Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland;Gordian Stapf is a tenure-track professor of solid wood bonding at Bern University of Applied Sciences (BFH), Switzerland. His work focuses on structural timber bonding, engineered wood adhesives, adhesive performance and durability, and the testing and qualification of bonded timber products. Before joining BFH, he held senior positions in technology management, application engineering and certification at Henkel Engineered Wood Adhesives. He previously worked at the Materials Testing Institute (MPA) of the University of Stuttgart, where he was involved in research, certification, technical approvals and failure investigations in timber construction. He also contributes to European standardization activities in timber engineering.