Dr Melissa Bond is a Research Fellow at the EPPI Centre (University College London) and the National Institute of Teaching, as well as an Adjunct Associate Professor in Qualitative Evidence Synthesis at the University of Stavanger. Her research currently focuses primarily on evaluating the use of digital tools such as machine learning and large language models, to help optimise evidence synthesis workflows, as well as improving evidence synthesis methods and researcher capacity. Alongside this, Melissa also conducts research in initial teacher education and professional development, as well as digital learning, such as the use of AI for teaching and learning. She has been ranked in the World’s top 2% Scientists List for the past three years, and is currently ranked #385 in Education globally. She has also recently been awarded the AECT ETR&D Outstanding Journal Award and a High Impact Award 2024 from the International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education (ETHE). Melissa is Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Review of Education journal, an editorial board member of the Nordic Journal of Systematic Reviews in Education, a member of the Society for Research Synthesis Methodology and the Center for Open Education Research, and on the International Advisory Board of ETHE.