Tillman Schenk
Tillman is a Research Analyst at Bruegel. He specialises in artificial intelligence and digital policy.
He speaks German and English.
Tillman joined Bruegel in September 2025. Prior to that, he completed a Bluebook traineeship at the European Commission’s Secretariat-General, where he supported the Regulatory Scrutiny Board. During his studies, he worked as a student research assistant at the Kiel Institute and DIW Berlin. He holds a master’s degree in Economics from Humboldt University of Berlin and a bachelor’s degree in Philosophy and Economics from the University of Bayreuth.
Featured work
How can Europe address its pressing AI compute infrastructure shortfall?
Europe’s AI compute gap will not close through capital alone, making faster permits, grid access and output-side sovereignty tools essential
AI, demographics and China
How young economists see the big challenges of our times
Chips Act 2.0 and beyond: Indispensability, not self-sufficiency
Revamping Europe’s chips strategy: indispensability, not self-sufficiency
In revising the European Chips Act, the EU should seek to make itself an indispensable partner in the semiconductor value chain
EU data processing consent reform must account for market incentives
Proposed streamlining of EU rules on consent for processing of personal data should account for how digital-market incentives shape implementation
All work
Policy Brief
10 September 2026
How can Europe address its pressing AI compute infrastructure shortfall?
Europe’s AI compute gap will not close through capital alone, making faster permits, grid access and output-side sovereignty tools essential
Podcast
17 June 2026
AI, demographics and China
How young economists see the big challenges of our times
Opinion piece
25 May 2026
Analysis
13 May 2026
Revamping Europe’s chips strategy: indispensability, not self-sufficiency
In revising the European Chips Act, the EU should seek to make itself an indispensable partner in the semiconductor value chain
Analysis
11 December 2025
EU data processing consent reform must account for market incentives
Proposed streamlining of EU rules on consent for processing of personal data should account for how digital-market incentives shape implementation