Grazyna Piesiewicz

European Commission

Head of Unit for High Performance Computing and Applications (DG CONNECT)

Description

Grazyna Piesiewicz currently serves as the Head of Unit for High Performance Computing and Applications at DG CONNECT in the European Commission. In this role, she oversees the key EU HPC strategy, which includes the pan European deployment of interconnected supercomputing infrastructures as well as of AI Factories and Gigafactories in the EU as part of the EU AI Continent strategy. In addition, she leads the implementation of the groundbreaking Destination Earth initiative, aimed at creating a digital twin of the Earth system – a cutting edge climate simulation and prediction information system, with an important AI component. Previously she held various senior roles at the European Commission, including in data regulation and in competition law enforcement, with specific expertise in antitrust in the IT/electronics industry. She has also served as a member of Luxembourg's Competition Council and as a référendaire at the General Court of the European Union.