c( 
     person(given = "Laura",
            family = "Espinosa",
            role = c("aut", "fnd", "cre"),
            email = "laura.espinosa@ecdc.europa.eu",
            comment = c(ORCID = "0000-0003-0748-9657", "Project manager, author of the design and concept of the package, and package maintainer")),
     person(given = "Francisco",
            family = "Orchard",
            role = c("aut", "ctr"),
            email = "f.orchard@epiconcept.fr",
            comment = c(ORCID = "0000-0001-5793-3301", "Author of the package and original code")),
     person(given = "Gianfranco",
            family = "Spiteri",
            role = c("ctb", "fnd"),
            email = "gianfranco.spiteri@ecdc.europa.eu"),
     person(given = "Ariana",
            family = "Wijermans",
            role = "ctb",
            email = "ariana.wijermans@ecdc.europa.eu",
            comment = "Contributor to the design and concept of the original version of the package"),
     person(given = "Thomas",
            family = "Mollet",
            role = c("ctb"),
            email = "thomas.mollet@ecdc.europa.eu",
            comment = "Contributor to the design and concept of the original version of the package"),
     person(given = "Adrian",
            family = "Prodan",
            role = "ctb",
            email = "adrian.prodan@ecdc.europa.eu"),
     person(given = "Martin",
            family = "Norling",
            role = "ctb",
            email = "martin.norling@ecdc.europa.eu"),
     person(given = "Enrique",
            family = "Delgado",
            role = "ctb",
            email = "enrique.delgado@ecdc.europa.eu"),
     person(given = "Thomas",
            family = "Czernichow",
            role = "ctb",
            email = "thomas.czernichow@epiconcept.fr"),
     person(given = "Maria",
            family = "Prieto Gonzalez",
            role = "ctb",
            email = "m.gonzalez@epiconcept.fr"),
     person(given = "Esther",
            family = "Kissling",
            role = "ctb",
            email = "e.kissling@epiconcept.fr"), 
     person(given = "Michael",
            family = "Höhle",
            role = "ctb",
            email = "hoehle@math.su.se"),
     person(given = "Yohann",
            family = "Mansiaux",
            role = "ctb",
            email = "y.mansiaux@epiconcept.fr")
     )