Past Events

2024

Panel Discussion: ‘Beyond the Black Box: Unpacking Explainability in Military AI’, REAIM 2024 Summit (9 September 2024, Seoul)

DILEMA-HILAC Lecture: ‘Natural and Artificial Intelligence in Armed Conflict: Exploring Settled and Open Legal Questions’, with Dustin A. Lewis (11 July 2024, 16:00, Asser Institute, The Hague)

DILEMA Lecture: ‘Military AI and International Norms Development: Quo Vadis?’, with Dr Tim Sweijs (21 May 2024, 17:00, Asser Institute, The Hague)

Spring Academy on Artificial Intelligence and International Law (22–26 April 2024, Asser Institute, The Hague)

Annual T.M.C. Asser Lecture: ‘Connection in a Divided World: Rethinking “Community” in International Law’ by Fleur Johns (25 April 2024, Peace Palace, The Hague)

2023

Roundtable: ‘International Governance of Military AI: The Way Forward’ (28 November 2023, Asser Institute, The Hague)

DILEMA 2023 Conference (12–13 October 2023, Asser Institute, The Hague)

DILEMA Pre-Conference Expert Meeting: ‘Distinction and Discrimination under IHL and Military Applications of AI: Requirements, Risks and Red Lines’ (11 October 2023, Asser Institute, The Hague)

‘Reshaping Perceptions: Human-Nonhuman Systems in Security Contexts’, Early Career Researchers Workshop, organised by Klaudia Klonowska and Sofie van der Maarel, EISA PEC 2023 (5 September 2023, University of Potsdam, Germany)

Workshop on Ethics, Morality, and Artificial Intelligence (EMAI 2023), held in conjunction with the BEFAIR2 Workshop on Bias, Ethics and Fairness in Artificial Intelligence: Representation and Reasoning, during the 19th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Law (ICAIL 2023) (23 June 2023, Braga, Portugal)

Doctoral seminar: Arms Control and Emerging Disruptive Technologies (29–30 June 2023, Asser Institute, The Hague)

PhD Workshop on Methodologies for Socio-Technical Approaches to Legal Research (23 May 2023, University of Amsterdam)

Workshop: ‘Critical Reflections on AI Ethics Principles and Societal Inputs for the Governance of Military AI’, co-organised with the University of New South Wales Canberra, Australia (26 April 2023, The Hague & hybrid)

Workshop: ‘Principles for AI’, Spring Academy on Artificial Intelligence and International Law (31 March 2023, The Hague)

Spring Academy on Artificial Intelligence and International Law (27–31 March 2023, The Hague)

Panel Discussion: ‘Decision-Support Systems and Human-Machine Interaction’, REAIM Summit (15 February 2023, The Hague)

2022

DILEMA Lecture: ‘The Ethics of Human–Robot Interaction and Traditional Moral Theories’, with Dr Sven Nyholm (17 November 2022, 17:00, Asser Institute, The Hague)

Panel Discussion: ‘Reflections on the Human in International Humanitarian Law & Military Applications of AI’, Silent Leges Inter Arma Conference, under the auspices of the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War (22 September 2022, Bruges)

Panel Discussion: ‘War Algorithms: Between Review and Implementation’, Silent Leges Inter Arma Conference, under the auspices of the International Society for Military Law and the Law of War (21 September 2022, Bruges)

Workshop: ‘Ethical Principles in Defence and Security’, 4TU.Ethics Research Day (14 September 2022, Montfoort)

DILEMA Symposium on Interim Research Results (29 June 2022, 12:30–17:00, Asser Institute, The Hague)

Book Launch Symposium: The Role and Impact of Technologies on Human Activities (8 June 2022, Asser Institute, The Hague)

Panel Discussion: ‘The Interface of Ethical and Legal Principles on (Military) AI: Towards Mutually Strengthening Frameworks’, Hague Conference on Responsible AI (13 May 2022, 12:00–13:00, Peace Palace, The Hague)

PhD Workshop on Methodologies in Socio-Technical Research (10–11 May 2022, Asser Institute, The Hague)

Conference: ‘Law and Ethics of Artificial Intelligence in the Public Sector: From Principles to Practice and Policy’ (10–11 March 2022)

Winter Academy on Artificial Intelligence and International Law (21–25 February 2022)

2021

DILEMA Lecture: ‘Which Practices Shape Norms? Retaining Human Control over the Use of Force’, with Dr Ingvild Bode (8 November 2021, 15:00 CET)

Webinar: ‘International Humanitarian Law and Digital Technology: Critical Reflections’, co-organised with the International Review of the Red Cross (IRRC), the Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law (YIHL), the Hague Initiative for Law and Armed Conflict (HILAC), the International Humanitarian and Criminal Law (IHCL) Platform (8 June 2021, 15:00 CET)

Conference: ‘Honest Errors? Combat Decision Autonomy 75 Years After the Hostage Case’, co-organised with the Centre for International and Operational Law of the Swedish Defence University, the VID Specialized University, the Lieber Institute for Law & Land Warfare of the United States Military Academy at West Point (4 June 2021)

DILEMA Lecture: ‘Artificial Intelligence and Ethical Disruption’, with Professor Peter-Paul Verbeek (12 April 2021, 13:00 CET)

DILEMA Lecture: ‘Trusted Partners: Human-Machine Teaming and the Future of Military AI’, with Dr Margarita Konaev (23 March 2021, 16:00 CET)

DILEMA Lecture: ‘Remote, Autonomous Weapons and Human Agency’, with Professor William H. Boothby (22 February 2021, 16:00 CET)

Winter Academy on Artificial Intelligence and International Law (10–12 and 17–19 February 2021)

2020

DILEMA Expert Meeting: ‘Recent Developments and Current Debates on Military Applications of Artificial Intelligence & International Law’ (8 December 2020, 13:00–17:00 CET)

DILEMA Lecture: ‘Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Weapon Systems, and Accidents in War’, with Dr Rebecca Crootof (1 December 2020, 17:00 CET)

Expert Meeting: ‘Addressing Gaps in the International Regulation of Warfare and Dual-Use Technologies: States, Private Sector, Non-State Armed Groups’, organised together with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands (11 November 2020, 11:00–16:30 CET)

Expert Roundtable: ‘Trading Emerging Technologies: Security and Human Rights Perspectives’, organised together with Utrecht University (15 September 2020, 13:00–17:00 CET)