Francesca Campolongo serves as the Director for Digital Transformation, AI and Data at the European Commission, Joint Research Centre since September 2023. In her role, she is in charge for providing scientific knowledge on digital technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and cybersecurity to the European Commission. She also oversees the Digital Governance of the Joint Research Centre
Ms. Campolongo has been with the JRC since 1998, previously serving as the Deputy Director for the Fair and Sustainable Economy. During this time, she led the unit dedicated to Economic and Financial Resilience for over a decade.
With a background in mathematics, Ms. Campolongo earned her degree from Pisa University, Italy, and went on to obtain a PhD in modelling and sensitivity analysis from Griffith University, Australia.