Emma Elizabeth Hine

Emmie Hine is a PhD candidate in Law, Science, and Technology at the University of Bologna, where she researches the ethics and governance of emerging technologies in different geopolitical contexts. Her dissertation focuses on the human rights impacts of XR technologies. She obtained an MSc with Distinction in Social Science of the Internet as a Shirley Scholar at the University of Oxford, where her thesis compared American and Chinese AI governance policies. She has also published articles about European AI governance and Chinese and American technology policy, and also writes the Ethical Reckoner newsletter.

Prior to beginning her PhD, Emmie worked as a full-stack software engineer at a data management software company in Boston. She holds a bachelor’s degree magna cum laude in Computer Science and Chinese, with a concentration in Science and Technology Studies, from Williams College. She is proficient in English and Mandarin, but her favorite language is TypeScript.

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