Dr. Serge Stinckwich

Biography

Dr. Serge Stinckwich is a computer scientist, an educator and a science diplomat with 16+ years of experience at the intersection of digital technologies and sustainable development, with research engagement across Asia, Africa and Europe. From 2020 to 2026, he served as Head of Research at the United Nations University International Institute for Software Technology (UNU-IIST) in Macau, leading an interdisciplinary research team of up to eight members. His research agenda addresses responsible artificial intelligence, gender and technology, digital health, and agent-based and participatory modelling methodologies, with application to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). His scholarly work spans complex systems modelling, social simulation, and the implications of AI for global governance and sustainability. Since June 2026, he has been affiliated with the United Nations University Office in Paris as Senior Research Fellow. A committed advocate of open collaboration and open source, Dr. Stinckwich is a founding member of Open Source United, the United Nations network behind the UN Open Source Principles, and lead recently a joint research report with the Asian Development Bank and the UN Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies (UN ODET) on AI as Digital Public Goods.