Dr. Jonathan Andrew

Biography

Dr Jonathan Andrew conducts research on the nexus of human rights law with the development of emerging technologies. At the European University Institute (EUI) he completed his doctoral studies and worked as the Project Manager for SURVEILLE, a cross-disciplinary collaborative research project funded by the European Commission, where he focused on the impact of the surveillance of mobile devices for diverse purposes such as counter terrorism, security and public health.

Dr. Andrew has worked as a Senior Advisor to UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly and of Association, Clément Voule, on the impact of digital technologies on freedom of peaceful assembly and association, as a Consultant to the Human Rights Council Advisory Committee, and as a Senior Advisor to the Danish Institute for Human Rights. Dr. Andrew recently authored the position paper for UN Special Procedures titled ‘Protecting Human Rights while Using Artificial Intelligence to Counter Terrorism’ and his current research work at the Pufendorf Institute (Lund University, Sweden) focuses on neurotechnologies and human rights. He also serves as a Member of the Advisory Board to the EU Commission-funded clinical research project Predict-AYA, which aims to improve the understanding of late effects of cancer treatment in adolescents and young adults (AYAs) across Europe.