Salil Gunashekar

2026-02-10 10:07:22

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Senior Research Leader and Deputy Director, Science and Emerging Technology, RAND Europe

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Salil Gunashekar is a senior research leader and deputy director of the Science and Emerging Technology team at RAND Europe. He is also Director of the Quantum Technology Observatory for Policy and Society. With over two decades of experience of working in public policy research and academia, he has a particular interest in exploring the impact of emerging technologies, and in examining research systems policy.

Gunashekar takes care of the team's portfolio on emerging technology research. He has conducted studies for several public, private and third sector funders across the globe including government departments, charities and foundations, universities, and various EU institutions and bodies. His projects cut across multiple sectors, often sitting at the intersection of technology, R&I systems, policy, and the future. He has widely published policy research on topics including science and technology governance, technology foresight, digital skills, public engagement, the impacts of a range of emerging technologies, and research and innovation policy (including funding strategies, research impact and open science).

His recent and ongoing projects examine topics such as quantum technology applications, skills and supply chains; the impact of using AI in research and scholarly practices; governance frameworks for emerging technologies including frontier AI and biotechnology; tools for trustworthy AI; the future of digital skills; and the societal impact of research.

With a technical background in wireless communications, Gunashekar previously worked as a research associate at the University of Leicester within the Departments of Engineering and Computer Science. He completed his Ph.D. from the University of Leicester where he also obtained an M.Sc. in information and communications engineering.

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–present Senior Research Leader and Deputy Director (Science and Emerging Technology, RAND Europe), RAND Europe

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