Sofia Romansky

As a strategic analyst at HCSS, Sofia adopts an interdisciplinary approach to studying the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the social and military domains, and how emerging technologies play a role in issues around narratives and disinformation in online spheres as well as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Sofia is simultaneously the Project Coordinator for the Global Commission on Responsible AI in the Military Domain.

Some of her notable research activities include a study on the military use of information in the first seven months of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. She has also investigated emerging norms and confidence-building measures around the governance of AI in the military domain, the linkages between hardware and software components that enable the application of AI to autonomous systems, and the impact of post-2018 generative AI on social stability. As a personal interest, Sofia also explores the importance of epistemic responsibility as an element of discussion around AI.

Sofia holds a bachelor's degree in Politics, Psychology, Law, and Economics from the University of Amsterdam and a master’s in International Relations and Diplomacy from Leiden University and Clingendael, where she wrote her thesis on the role of digital humour in Ukrainian responses to Russia’s invasion.