Sofia Hiná Fernandes da Silva Ranchordás

Sofia Hiná Fernandes da Silva Ranchordás is a Visiting Professor at Lund University's Sociology of Law Department and holds full professorships at Tilburg Law School (Netherlands) and LUISS Guido Carli (Rome). Her research focuses on regulatory policy, digital transformation impacts on inequality, and administrative law reforms in automated governance systems. She leads the Administrative Vulnerability project (2023-2028), funded by NWO-VIDI and Wallenberg AI grants, addressing digital exclusion of vulnerable citizens. She has served as a Visiting Scholar at George Washington University and Resident Fellow at Yale Law School's Information Society Project.

• Education: PhD from Tilburg University/University of Antwerp, Law and Economics (Utrecht University), Law (Universidade Catolica Portuguesa).
• Grants: NWO-VIDI (2022), Wallenberg AI Visiting Professorship (2022).
• Collaborations: Co-leads the Vulnerability in the Automated State and AI Welfare State initiatives with multidisciplinary teams at Lund and Tilburg.

Her work bridges administrative law, technology ethics, and equity, with emphasis on AI accountability and regulatory frameworks. She frequently consults governments and international bodies like the European Commission on digital governance policies.