Ákos Lencsés earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in library science and mathematics, as well as his Ph.D., from ELTE. He has been the data steward at the ELTE Research Center for Linguistics since 2026. Between 2021 and 2026, as a data steward at the Governmental Information Technology Development Agency (KIFÜ) and later at Pro-M Zrt., he played a role in the implementation of the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) in Hungary. Between 2015 and 2020, as part of the EISZ National Program operating within the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA) library, he helped ensure that the highest possible proportion of Hungarian publications were made available via open access. Between 2007 and 2015, he worked in the library of the Central Statistical Office, providing specialized statistical information. From 2002 to 2006, he worked as a librarian at Corvinus University of Budapest.

The topic of his doctoral dissertation is the relationship between official statistics and libraries, and the role of specialized libraries in the management of statistical data (https://doi.org/10.36820/kozlem.2020.1).

In 2012, he was awarded the title of Young Librarian of the Year. He is involved in training library professionals at Kodolányi János University. He is a member of the Academy of Young Researchers from 2021 to 2026.

Ákos’s primary responsibility is to support researchers regarding the research data managed by the ELTE Research Center for Linguistics. This includes mapping the research data created by the research center and its data management practices.

"The biggest challenge in my work is reaching out to researchers and gaining a deeper understanding of the various types of data and databases generated by different research fields and methods. The best part of my job is building personal relationships with researchers. And, of course, it’s especially rewarding when I receive feedback that my assistance has been helpful to them in their work."