Virginia is the neurotechnology lead at ICFG. She is responsible for exploring and analysing the ethical and societal implications of new and upcoming advances in brain-computer interfaces, and their implications for European society and EU regulation.

Virginia holds a PhD in sensory neuroscience from the University of Sussex, and a PGC in EU policymaking from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. She previously worked in the Policy Foresight Unit of the European Parliamentary Research Service as a strategic foresight practitioner and futures literacy expert, with a focus on emerging technologies, behavioural insights, and scenario planning. She has written on a range of topics: responsible research and innovation, gene editing, 5G, quantum-enabled precision medicine, mental health, and the geopolitics of health.

Her lifelong passions are the impact of technology on the mind, its role in human evolution and in shaping society, and how the science-policy interface can ensure the best possible outcomes for emerging technologies - particularly in terms of brain health.