PARALLEL SESSION 1

Ioannis is a Research Project Manager at the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA). He is an expert on risk assessment, risk management, data analysis and development of OSH specific indicators, has strong knowledge of OSH legislation and enforcement at EU level, with significant experience as an OSH consultant and auditor. He is coordinating the development and implementation of the OSH Information System, ensuring data integration, quality, and stakeholder engagement for evidence-based policy and research. His research focuses on the areas of digitalisation, new and emerging risks, OSH data, safety technology and the burden of occupational diseases. Ioannis holds an MEng in Electrical and Computer Engineering, an MSc in Technology Management, and a PhD in Occupational Medicine.

Dr. Sascha Wischniewski is head of the unit "Human Factors, Ergonomics" at the German Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA). His fields of expertise are anthropometry and digital human modelling, ergonomics of smart information and communication technologies and human factors in robotics. Dr. Wischniewski is a graduate engineer in mechanical engineering and holds a doctoral degree in industrial engineering. His work focuses on human-technology interaction in the working world with special emphasis on innovative technologies for physical and cognitive work assistance. His research findings are regularly published internationally, whether in scientific books and journals or at relevant specialist conferences, as well as nationally as practical information for companies. He is active within the scientific community and supports conferences and journals by, among other things, regularly reviewing articles. Dr. Wischniewski co-leads BAuA's focus programme on occupational safety & health in the digital world of work. He is active in standardization and the founding chair of the Technical Committee Human Factors in Robotics of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA). Dr. Wischniewski is currently vice president of the German Work Science Society (GfA) and member of the board of the German Federal Association for Occupational Safety and Health (basi).

Cesira Urzi Brancati is a Research Officer in Eurofound's Employment unit. She specialises in quantitative methods and empirical analysis, but is also experienced in systematic evidence reviews and conceptualisation. Her work explores how digital technology, including artificial intelligence, is affecting working conditions and work organisation. She also researches key policy topics including non-standard employment, the gender pay gap and the rise of the platform economy.

Before joining Eurofound, Cesira was a Scientific Officer at the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre in Seville and a Research Fellow at the International Longevity Centre (ILC-UK) in London. She holds a PhD and a Master’s in International Economics from the University of Rome Tor Vergata.

Annarosa Pesole is a labour and innovation economist specialising in new forms of work and the impact of technology on employment and society. Her research explores how digitalisation and online platforms are reshaping labour markets and work organisation.

She is currently a Labour Market Specialist at the International Labour Organisation and has served as an Economic and Technological Advisor to the Italian Minister of Labour and Social Policies. Previously, she worked at the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC), where she led the FutureJobs project—one of the first major initiatives to measure and explain platform-mediated work in Europe. Annarosa took part in several international task forces (OECD-ILO-EUROSTAT) dedicated to defining and improving metrics for the platform economy, with a particular focus on employment and working conditions.

She holds a post-doc from the Imperial College Business School, a PhD in Applied Economics from the University of Milan and a Master’s degree from Queen Mary University of London.
Annarosa has authored and co-authored numerous reports, policy briefs, and peer-reviewed papers, and she is a frequent speaker at international conferences on digital economy and labour policy. Her research continues to influence European debates on the future of work, social equity, and innovation.