Alexandra is a double-degree Ph.D. Fellow at Aalborg University, Denmark, and Sino-Danish College (SDC), University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China. Her research delves into the complexities of complementors (i.e., value-adding actors) in innovation ecosystems, investigating their interactions governed by an interplay of cooperation and competition, alongside their capabilities and innovation challenges. Alexandra's expertise has been further enriched through research visits at NIAS and the Coopetition Lab, University of Montpellier. She holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in International Business and Chinese from the University of Southern Denmark.