AI · Governance · Public sector
Dr. Andreas Braun
At PwC Luxembourg, I help public institutions and companies put AI to work in ways that are useful, lawful and trustworthy.
I'm Managing Director of AI there and built the Data Science & AI practice from scratch, starting in 2018. I'm also the firm's Public Sector AI Lead and PwC Luxembourg's representative in PwC's Global Responsible AI Network.
I started my career in applied research at Fraunhofer IGD in Darmstadt. There I built sensing systems for smart environments and later led a competence centre of around 20 researchers. That engineering background still shapes how I look at AI: start from what the system actually does.
What I work on
Responsible AI & the EU AI Act
Turning the AI Act into working practice: role allocation, transparency duties, general-purpose AI obligations and governance that holds up in day-to-day operations.
AI in the public sector
AI strategy and governance for public administrations and European institutions, where accountability and trust carry particular weight.
Building AI capability
Growing teams, methods and infrastructure so organisations can move from pilots to AI that runs in production. That includes compute and digital sovereignty in Europe.
I'm happy to have exploratory conversations with public administrations, European bodies and companies about AI governance and putting the AI Act into practice.
Speaking & media
I speak and moderate on AI governance, the EU AI Act, AI in the public sector and European AI sovereignty, and occasionally return to my research roots in sensing and activity recognition.
Recent talks
- Keynote, iWOAR 2026Sensor-based activity recognition and AI
- Panel moderator, AI in Defence Summit 2026AI sovereignty
Short bio
Dr. Andreas Braun is Managing Director of AI at PwC Luxembourg, where he built the Data Science & AI practice from 2018 and is Public Sector AI Lead. He represents PwC Luxembourg in PwC's Global Responsible AI Network and holds the IAPP AIGP certification. He previously led a research competence centre at Fraunhofer IGD and holds a doctorate in engineering from TU Darmstadt.
Path
- 2018 – todayPwC Luxembourg
Built the Data Science & AI practice from 2018. Managing Director of AI and Public Sector AI Lead.
- 2009 – 2018Fraunhofer IGD, Darmstadt
Researcher, later head of a competence centre of around 20 researchers working on human activity recognition and ubiquitous computing. Vice-spokesperson of an alliance of 11 institutes for ambient assisted living.
- 2014Doctorate (Dr.-Ing.), TU Darmstadt
Dissertation on capacitive proximity sensing systems in smart environments.
- 2009MSc, TU Darmstadt
Thesis on natural interaction from capacitive sensor data. It won Fraunhofer IGD's best thesis award.
Credentials & community
Qualifications
- Dr.-Ing., TU Darmstadt
- AIGP – Artificial Intelligence Governance ProfessionalIAPP
- PMP – Project Management ProfessionalPMI
Networks
- PwC Global Responsible AI NetworkPwC Luxembourg representative
- FEDIL and ABBL working groups on AI
- LanguagesGerman (native), English, French
Research roots
Between 2009 and 2014 I published more than 30 papers on capacitive sensing, indoor localisation and ambient assisted living. The work ranged from beds that recognise sleep posture and floors that track people to gesture-controlled furniture and an open-source sensing toolkit.
Contact
Email or LinkedIn both reach me. I'm happy to talk about AI governance and public-sector AI, and I welcome speaking requests.