Andy Sanchez

Erasmus University Rotterdam

Dr. Andy Sanchez is a Senior Researcher in Human-Centric Digitalisation at Erasmus University Rotterdam, with a particular focus on the impact of technology on society. At Erasmus, he is the lead researcher for SEISMIC, a Horizon Europe initiative piloting digital technologies in 17 industries across Europe to better support worker needs and interests; he also serves as the Data Security Manager for this project and supervises ENERGENIUS, a Horizon Europe initiative dedicated to supporting the energy transition. Before his time at Erasmus, Dr. Sanchez was a Senior Researcher at the Sustainable Media Lab at Inholland University of Applied Sciences. He had a joint appointment at the AI Futures Lab at TU Delft. In this role, he stood up and led an international consortium dedicated to supporting digital literacy and electoral resilience. Through this consortium, he developed an award-winning exhibition to help European citizens understand the impact of digitisation on democracy. He toured interactive, gamified installations to over 2200 residents in The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, and the UK. He also serves as the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Science Policy & Governance (JSPG), where he has helped over 350 early career researchers translate scientific concerns into accessible policy recommendations.