Miquel Banchs-Piqué joined the Department of Foresight at the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI in October 2023 as a Senior Scientist in Innovation & Foresight. Prior to that, he worked as a Senior Specialist in Foresight and Knowledge Co-creation at the Centre for Foresight and Internationalization of the Polish Łukasiewicz Research Network.
At Fraunhofer ISI, Miquel leads and participates in strategic foresight and innovation research projects and analyses. In these, he uses methods such as horizon scanning for trend analysis, scenario building, strategy roadmapping, or participatory foresight exercises (eg. workshops, interviews). His expertise covers the energy system, space, AI, sustainability, and circular economy.
Miquel earned his doctorate in Applied Foresight in the School of Civil Engineering and Surveying of the University of Portsmouth, UK. Before that, he worked as a laboratory assistant, earned an MSc in Photonics and studied Physics. Since his undergraduate studies, he has accumulated over a decade of experience in conducting, designing, and managing research projects in different fields, and in developing, customising, and improving upon scientific methods.
His work is primarily focused on Europe, including projects for the European Commission, other EU institutions, and organisations based in Europe. He also led and contributed to projects for international organisations such as the OECD. He is associate member of the World Futures Studies Federation (WFSF) and member of the Foresight Europe Network (FEN).
Miquel has been actively involved in a wide range of research and social projects. For example, he led the "CO2 Industrial Ecosystems" project, which focussed on sustainability and circular economy; he was responsible for sustainability, resilience, and high-level energy aspects of the design of a one million people Mars city-state called "The Nüwa Concept", which was semi-finalist in The Mars Society Contest 2020; and he founded the local chapter of the Economy for the Common Good in Portsmouth.
