GC REAIM Expert
Dr. Nayat Sánchez-Pi is a leading expert in Artificial Intelligence with a distinguished international career spanning Europe and Latin America. She serves as Director and CEO of Inria Chile, the Chilean center of the French National Institute for Digital Science and Technology.
She has developed her scientific career mainly between Spain, Brazil, France, and, more recently, Chile. Before joining Inria, she was a professor of Artificial Intelligence and Human-Computer Interaction at the State University of Rio de Janeiro, founding and co-leading the Research Group on Artificial Intelligence and Optimization (RIO Group). Before that, she was a professor at the University Carlos III of Madrid at the Applied Artificial Intelligence Group.
Dr. Sánchez-Pi holds a Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence from the University Carlos III of Madrid, for which she received the Extraordinary PhD Award. Throughout her career, she has focused on artificial intelligence, machine learning, and human-computer interaction with an emphasis on responsible and ethical AI to tackle critical real-world problems with high social, economic, ecological, and technological impact. She has extensive experience leading several interdisciplinary R&D teams comprising academic and industrial partners.
Dr. Sánchez-Pi actively participates in shaping the future of AI on a global scale. For several years, she has been collaborating with different governments within the framework of their national artificial intelligence strategies. She is a member of expert groups within influential organizations such as UNESCO and the World Economic Forum (WEF) contributing with her expertise on ethical and responsible AI and also in AI governance. She also collaborates with the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI). She serves on several boards and committees and as Vice President of the Chilean Association of Information Technology Companies, promoting public-private collaboration for the development of sustainable and ethical AI.
