Tatjana Evas

Legal and Policy Officer, AI Policy Development and Coordination Unit, Directorate-General Connect, European Commission, Brussels

Dr. Tatjana Evas is a Legal and Policy Officer in the Directorate-General Connect, European Commission, Brussels, AI Policy Development and Coordination Unit. She is one of the key members of the European Commission’s drafting and negotiating team for the AI Act, primarily overseeing the technical requirements, standardization, conformity assessment, market surveillance, and cybersecurity. Furthermore, she is responsible for the coordination and development of guidance on the relationship between the AI Act and sectoral legislation, notably on medical devices, machinery regulation, cybersecurity, and automotive legislation.

Dr. Evas’ portfolio in the Unit also includes technical work with standardization organizations (CEN/CENELEC JTC-21 and ISO SC-41) and international cooperation on AI. She holds a position as vice-chair of the OECD Working Party on Artificial Intelligence Governance (AIGO) and represents the Commission in work with the G7, UN, Canada, and the United States.

Tatjana holds a PhD in law from the University of Bremen (Germany). Before joining the European civil service in 2015, she had professional experience in academia and the non-governmental sector, working on the intersection of technology and law.