PD Dr. Elisa Orrù

Senior Researcher

Main Focus

  • Digitalisation, Data Protection and Privacy
  • Security and Legitimacy
  • Conceptions of Autonomy
  • Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
  • Research ethics

Curriculum Vitae

Education

Since 10/2022: Postdoc
Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law, Freiburg i. Br.

01/2020: Habilitation
University of Freiburg, Faculty of Philosophy

07/2008: PhD 
Uni
versity of Pisa (Italy), Faculty of Law

05/2004: Degree in philosophy (equivalent to a Master's degree)
Univers
ity of Milan (Italy), Faculty of Philosophy


Appointments and further Research Experience

Since 2013: Albert-Ludwigs-University, Freiburg in Breisgau, Centre for Security and Society/Husserl Archiv

01/2010 - 01/2012: University of Cagliari (Italy), Faculty of Philosophy, Chair in Political Philosophy
Research and teaching fellow

11/2007 - 10/2009: Albert-Ludwigs-University, Freiburg in Breisgau,
Grant for studies abroad sponsored by the University of Milan
Research fellow


Research Stays

11/2011 - 12/2011
Max-Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law, Freiburg in Breisgau

07/2011
EUIC - European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratisation, Venice (Italy)
Venice Academy of Human Rights 2011: "Human Rights and the Cosmopolitan Idea(l)"

04/2011
Princeton University (USA), University Center for Human Values

04-05/2009
Max-Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Heidelberg

04/2007 - 04/2008
Max-Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law, Freiburg in Breisgau

09/2006 - 10/2006
Max-Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law, Freiburg in Breisgau

02/2006 - 07/2006
Max-Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law, Freiburg in Breisgau


Project

Algorithmic Security and Human Autonomy

The core of human autonomy (understood as making self-de­ter­mined decisions and acting ac­cordingly) is increas­ingly being complemented, supported, or replaced by automated de­ci­sion-making (ADM) processes. In civil secu­rity, this has led to the emergence of “algorithmic” and “preventive” security. Recent examples at the EU level include the… more

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