Ferran Martinez i Coma is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Government and International Relations at Griffith University, Queensland. Ferran previously held academic posts at the University of Sydney and the Centro de Investigacion y Docencia Economicas (CIDE) in Mexico City; between these two he served as a senior adviser in the Policy Unit, Spanish President of the Government's Office (2010–2011) and as a technical advisor in the Studies and Electoral Prospective Unit, Ministry of Internal Affairs (2012–2013). Ferran has published in leading political science journals and is currently engaged in work on several dimensions of the electoral process such as participation, electoral integrity and public opinion. He is the author of IDEA’s Analyses and publications on COVID-19 and elections Case Study 3:  Running Local Elections During the COVID-19 Crisis: Queensland, Australia