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Sofia Ranchordás is a Full Professor of Administrative Law at Tilburg Law School, Tilburg University, where she is affiliated with the Public Law and Governance department. She also holds a part-time appointment as Professor of Public Law, Innovation, and Sustainability at Luiss Guido Carli in Rome. Ranchordás serves as Principal Investigator for the Administrative Vulnerability - VIDI Project and is co-PI of a large WASP-HS project on the automation of the social welfare state.
Ranchordás is a leading expert in the regulation of digital transformation in the public sector, with particular focus on AI systems and their equity challenges. Her research examines power asymmetries between government and citizens, how digital technology exacerbates vulnerabilities in government-citizen interactions, and approaches to empower individuals through more empathic law and technology. She has published extensively on innovation policy, experimental regulations, and regulatory sandboxes.
Her recent scholarly work demonstrates a clear trajectory toward examining the human dimensions of digital governance, with increasing focus on vulnerability, empathy, and equity in automated government systems. Publications from 2023-2025 show deep engagement with AI regulation, digital inequalities, institutional racism in regulatory frameworks, and the human consequences of administrative blindness in digital government.
- NWO-Vidi project (2022)
- Niels Stensen Fellowship
- Knight Foundation Fellowship
- WASP-HS Fellowship (Sweden)
- KNAW Fellowship
- Resident Fellow, Yale Information Society Project
- Affiliated Fellow, Yale Information Society Project
Ranchordás has received significant research funding, including a five-year NWO-Vidi grant in 2022 to study vulnerability in the automated state from a comparative perspective. She collaborates extensively across institutions, currently serving as co-PI on a WASP-HS project (2023-2028) on the automation of the social welfare state with Lund University, where she holds a Visiting Professor position. Her work has been cited by international courts and featured in major media outlets worldwide.
As part of her research activities, Ranchordás leads the Administrative Vulnerability research project and collaborates with the Penn Regulation Programme as an Affiliate Researcher. Her work connects with multiple research teams across Europe and North America, including collaborations with Yale Law School, University of Pennsylvania, George Washington University, and several European institutions through her various visiting appointments.
