CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS users (
    id INT AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
    name VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
    email VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL UNIQUE,
    affiliation VARCHAR(255),
    expertise TEXT,
    orcid VARCHAR(255),
    password VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL, -- For simplicity, will store as plaintext for now
    created_at TIMESTAMP DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
);
