Source: European Commission (digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu)

The Scientific Panel was established by the European Commission under Article 68 of the AI Act and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/454 and comprises 60 world‑class independent AI experts recruited to support the implementation and enforcement of the AI Act. Their core responsibilities include alerting the AI Office to systemic risks, advising on classification and evaluation methodologies for General‑Purpose AI (GPAI) models, and supporting market surveillance activities. The panel is described as complementary to the Advisory Forum, which brings broader stakeholder input from industry, civil society, and academia.

Selected experts cover expertise in GPAI capability evaluation, risk assessment methodologies, technical risk mitigations, misuse and deployment risks, cyber‑offence risks, provider cybersecurity, emergent systemic risks, and compute measurement. Selection criteria included geographic balance (no more than three nationals per country) and gender balance, with preference to the underrepresented gender when qualifications were equal. Experts are appointed for renewable 24‑month terms in a personal capacity, most are from academia while others come from public sector‑linked organisations, independent research, or civil society. Each expert signed a declaration of confidentiality and a declaration of commitment (both available as PDFs). A chair and vice‑chair will be nominated by members and selected by the Commission. The page lists the experts alphabetically and offers a compiled PDF with biographies and declarations of interest. Related items on the page include a press release dated 01 June 2026 announcing the appointments and a note that the first meeting of the European Network of AI‑Powered Advanced Screening Centres took place online on 11 May 2026, and that the AI Office held workshops to inform the third and final draft of the forthcoming Code of Practice on Marking and Labelling of AI‑Generated Content.