Piotr Lewandowski

Piotr is a social scientist and technology policy expert specialising in innovation policy, technological sovereignty, critical and emerging technologies, and international security. His work focuses on how public policies, funding instruments, research infrastructures, supply chains and science–industry cooperation shape the development and commercialisation of strategic technologies.

He conducts policy and ecosystem analyses of quantum technologies, including international benchmarking, technology roadmapping, foresight and assessment of national technological capabilities. He is currently involved in developing a roadmap for the development of quantum technologies in Poland, combining analysis of the national ecosystem, international benchmarks, financing instruments, technological capabilities and long-term development scenarios.

His research combines policy analysis with social-science methods such as expert interviews, surveys and stakeholder analysis. He also works on dual-use innovation, research security, strategic dependencies and geoeconomics. Piotr is a member of a NATO Science & Technology Organization research group, where he contributes to international expert work at the intersection of security, emerging technologies and innovation.

His particular interest lies in translating research and technological capabilities into practical policy instruments, investment priorities and development pathways for governments, research organisations and technology companies.