Use and application of artificial intelligence in public policy evaluation. A Scoping Review.

Barbara Branchini is Project Manager in the Studies, Evaluation and Strategies department at Fresno. Her academic background spans the University of Florence, where she obtained her degree in Political Sciences, and Complutense University of Madrid, where she completed a Master's in Evaluation of Programmes and Public Policies, work that earned her the Third Prize from the European Evaluation Society.

She possesses over 12 years of experience in strategic consultancy for organisations, management of European research and social innovation projects, evaluation of projects and programmes, and implementation of participatory processes in urban innovation interventions. She actively participates in the study and dissemination of evaluation through organisations such as APROEVAL, the European Society of Evaluation (EES) and Avalua·lab, the Laboratory for Analysis and Evaluation of Public Policies in València.

Since 2022, she has been part of the Fresno team, where she focuses on developing monitoring systems and evaluating social inclusion and employment programmes and policies.

Beatriz is an interdisciplinary researcher with extensive experience in social innovation, public policy evaluation and operations management. She holds a PhD in Social Sciences (Cum Laude) from the Universitat de València - Design, Management and Evaluation of Social Welfare Public Policies.

Her career spans over 10 years as a researcher and consultant in European projects focusing on social innovation, technology, health and sustainability. She has authored scientific publications on co-production methodologies and interventions in vulnerable populations.

Currently, she is pursuing an MSc in Supply Chain Management and Technology (Universitat Ramon Llull - la Salle BCN) and developing her second doctoral thesis in Agrifood Economics at the UPV, examining the socioeconomic impacts of Generative AI in the agroindustry.