Adelheid Heftberger is a Slavicist and Film Scholar, and currently holds the position of Head of Access in the Film Department of the German Federal Archive in Berlin. She is the author of the book Kollision der Kader. Dziga Vertovs Filme, die Visualisierung ihrer Strukturen und die Digital Humanities and has written countless articles, as well as lectures and seminars, on topics such as digital humanities, archival research, Russian/Soviet film, film restoration and the dissemination of audiovisual cultural heritage collections via digital media. She is a Dr. phil. in Russian Studies, which was received at the Universities of Innsbruck and Vienna.