Irina Andriiuc is a Research Assistant at the Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies. She holds a master's degree with distinction in Conflict Management and Humanitarian Action from the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies. During her master's studies, Irina served as a Research Assistant Intern at the Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies.

She obtained her bachelor's degree from the National Research University Higher School of Economics (Moscow) in the field of International Relations with a specialization in the Middle East. Her broader research interests include the foreign policy of the Gulf states as well as their priorities in political and economic development.

In particular, her research focuses on Qatari mediation efforts and its foreign aid initiatives in the conflict affected contexts which she examined in her master's thesis: "The Role of Qatar's Foreign Aid in the Mediation Process: The Case Study of Darfur (Post-Agreement Phase)". She has analyzed and presented data for multiple academic articles and was acknowledged for providing research assistance for the articles, which include but are not limited to:

1. "The evolution of the Gulf states as humanitarian donors," published in Third World Quarterly;

2. "Mud Brick Houses as a suitable alternative to emergency shelters for internally displaced persons (IDPs): Evidence from northern Syria," published in International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment;

3. "Qatar's multifaceted humanitarian role in Afghanistan since August 2021," published in Development Policy Review.

Her publications include a book review of "Qatar and the Gulf Crisis" by Kristian Coates Ulrichsen in the peer-reviewed journal Middle East Policy. Irina also co-authored an academic paper on financial sustainability in the third sector (NGOs and charities) in the State of Qatar.