Stefanie Lumnitz works at the intersection of environmental data, artificial intelligence, and European policy. She is an Environmental Observations Policy Officer at the European Commission Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, currently seconded from the European Space Agency.

Her work focuses on strengthening Europe’s Earth intelligence ecosystem by connecting environmental observations, modelling, AI, and open geospatial technologies. Through initiatives such as the EC–ESA Earth System Science Initiative, she brings together scientific communities across Europe to close key knowledge gaps in the Earth system while fostering open, collaborative infrastructures for environmental data and analytics.

She is particularly interested in how open geospatial ecosystems can strengthen Europe’s technological sovereignty, support sustainable digital infrastructures, and stimulate a stronger innovation and start-up culture around environmental data and open-source technologies.