PhD Curriculum Vitae
First name/Surname	Katalin Kovács
Occupation or position held	http://interreg-minieurope.com/
Contact	kovacs@chic.hu; katalinkovacs84@gmail.com
Name of the Faculty and University where you do PhD action	Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Department of Management and Corporate Economics
Subject of your research activity	The role and opportunities of SMEs in user involvement, open innovation
Name and title of your PhD supervisor	Professor Dr. Imre Hronszky
Description of the orientation of your research activities	The focus of the research is the development of SME’s business model, competitiveness of SMEs by their integration into open innovation activities. The research covers detailed analysis on the current international practice on open innovation with special focus on the role and possible future opportunities of SMEs by participating in Living Lab activities.
Publication	Imre Hronszky Dr. - Katalin Kovács - József Veress (2010): Living Labs: A new method of collaboration in innovation, Short description and theoretical considerations with a hint on SMEs, ERENET (Entrepreneurship Research and Education Network of Central European Universities) Profile Issue V. 2010  Katalin Kovács: International insight into the establishment and practice of Spin-off enterprises, results and recommendations for Hungary – Presentation at Spin-off conference, 7. October, 2009. Central Hungarian Innovation Centre, Budaörs, Hungary.