International Lawyer
Utrecht University, The Netherlands

Jessica Dorsey is an Assistant Professor of International Law and Director of the Realities of Algorithmic Warfare Research Platform at Utrecht University. She is also an Expert Member of the Global Commission of Responsible AI in the Military Domain (GC REAIM). Her current research focuses on the legitimacy of military targeting operations in light of increasing autonomy in warfare, with a specific focus on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. Jessica is also a renowned legal scholar and practitioner on issues related to the use of force, especially in the context of drone warfare, having worked in the field for more than 15 years. She is an executive board member of Airwars and the Managing Editor of the international law weblog Opinio Juris.

Engineer
Australian National University, Australia

Dr Assaad's expertise in the regulation and assurance of autonomous and AI systems in safety critical domains is internationally recognised. She is a senior lecturer in the School of Engineering at the Australian National University and has held fellowships with the Australian Army Research Centre and Trusted Autonomous Systems.

Dr Assaad’s research explores the safety of human-machine teaming and the regulation and assurance of autonomous and AI systems with a focus on military applications. She is a member of the expert advisory group for the GC REAIM - Global Commission on Responsible Artificial Intelligence in the Military Domain and is the host of the Responsible Bytes Podcast. Her expertise is invaluable in highlighting systems safety engineering practices that compliment legal requirements.

Ethicist
University of New South Wales, Australia

Dr Neil Renic is a lecturer in military ethics at the University of New South Wales, a fellow at the Centre for Military Studies at the University of Copenhagen, and member of the International Committee for Robot Arms Control (ICRAC). He is also the Associate Director of the Military Ethics Research Lab and Innovation Network (MERLIN). Renic specializes in the changing character of war, the ethics of killing, and emerging military technologies. He is the author of “Asymmetric Killing: Risk Avoidance, Just War, and the Warrior Ethos” (Oxford University Press 2020).

International Relations
University of Southern Denmark, Denmark

Ingvild Bode is a Professor of International Politics at the University of Southern Denmark. She is also Director of the Center for War Studies at SDU. She is also an Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) and a Fellow of the Security and Technology Programme at the UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR).

Professor Bode’s research examines how applications of AI in the military domain change international norms, especially on the use-of-force. She leads large-scale research projects in this space, including the European Research Council funded AutoNorms project and the Independent Research Council Denmark-funded HuMach project.

Her work has been published in various international journals such as European Journal of International Relations, Ethics and Information Technology, Review of International Studies, International Studies Review. Ingvild’s most recent book entitled Autonomous Weapons and

International Norms (co-authored with Hendrik Huelss) was published by McGill-Queen’s University Press in 2022.

Professor Bode serves as an expert member of the Global Commission on Responsible AI in the Military Domain. She was also Co-Chair of the IEEE SA Industry Connections Research Group onIssues of AI and Autonomy in Defense Systems (2023-2024).