Dr. Sara Kijewski serves as Director of Operations of the ETH AI Ethics and Policy Network and is a researcher in the Health Ethics and Policy Lab at ETH Zurich. Her research focuses on AI governance, responsible innovation, and digital health, with particular expertise in practical tools for AI governance and the ethical dimensions of artificial intelligence in healthcare settings. Her academic background includes a PhD in Political Science from the University of Bern, providing her with a strong foundation in policy analysis and ethical frameworks.

Dr. Kijewski’s research portfolio spans AI governance frameworks, decentralized clinical trials, and the broad spectrum of ethical considerations in medical AI applications—from personalized medicine to clinical decision-making systems. Her work examines the intersection of technological innovation and ethical responsibility in healthcare AI development. Through her roles in operations and research, she contributes to advancing the responsible development and deployment of AI technologies across both healthcare and broader societal applications.

Dr. Yu Yang is a Research Fellow at the Institute for Technology Ethics and Human Future, Fudan University. Her research focuses on the philosophy of cognitive science and technology ethics, with particular emphasis on the ethical challenges posed by brain-computer interface (BCI) technologies. Recently, her work has centered on issues of self-identity crisis and related ethical concerns arising from BCI applications. She received her PhD in Philosophy from Beijing Normal University, and has been awarded the“Super Postdoc Incentive Program”at Fudan University and the Shanghai “Super Postdoc” Incentive Program.

Michael Conrad is a data scientist. At the SCDH, he is responsible for the visionary further development of the Living Lab’s digital capabilities – including motion capture and sensor technology capabilities. He brings extensive experience in designing and delivering deep learning solutions across diverse domains. Having worked in both technical and leadership roles, He has developed a unique ability to bridge the gap between what’s technically feasible and what drives real business value. His approach is simple: listen first, build trust, and deliver solutions that actually work.

 Hanhui Xu, Associate Professor at Institute of Technology Ethics for Human Future, Fudan University. His research interests include clinical ethics, nursing ethics, and AI ethics in healthcare. His current projects focus on ethical issues surrounding smart devices in elderly care, medical ethics evaluation of large language models (LLMs), jailbreak testing of LLMs on medical ethics topics, and the ethical boundaries of LLM empathy.

 Dr. Jonathan Andrew is a human rights and data protection law expert with a diverse background (international public law, development economics, business management, IT/data security, bioethics) that provides a unique insight into complex legal questions and facilitating multifaceted analysis of issues demanding an interdisciplinary approach. As a Research Fellow based at the Geneva Academy in Switzerland, Dr. Andrew works on the implications of neurotechnologies developments for human rights and collaborates closely with the UN Human Rights Council and its Advisory Committee on resolutions and reports to guide the deliberations between the UN Member States. He is currently a Visiting International Fellow at the Pufendorf Institute and the Medical Ethics department at Lund University, Sweden. As Ethics Mentor for the COMBAT Dengue EU Horizon medical research project, he collaborates with the clinical team at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm. Dr. Andrew also sits on two ethics advisory boards for the EU Commission monitoring privacy, data protection and fundamental rights concerns regarding developments and the implementation of emerging technologies for European research projects.

Dr. Andrew has extensive experience working with the Special Procedures of the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) and has assisted six mandates/Special Rapporteurs as a Senior Adviser. He is currently a Consultant advising the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms while Countering Terrorism on the implications of artificial intelligence (AI) for counter-terrorism operations. He has authored and contributed toward publications for UN agencies including OHCHR, IOM, UNCTAD, UNICEF, and with NGOs such as ICNL, and the EU Commission/European Parliament on a wide range of international law and human rights issues.

 Václav Pechtor，Researcher AI & Data Engineering at ZHAW School of Management and Law Zürich. He is a PhD Candidate and Researcher specializing in the application and impact evaluation of Artificial Intelligence (including Large Language Models and intelligent agent systems) within public administration and public health. His work leverages expertise in causal inference methodologies for robust policy and program evaluation. With a strong background in leading technology and data initiatives, he is passionate about bridging advanced AI research with real-world governance challenges and fostering international academic-industry collaborations.

 Yijie Wang is a postdoc research fellow at the Institute of Technology Ethics for Human Future, Fudan University. She holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from Goethe University Frankfurt. Her research focuses on applied ethics and political philosophy, with particular expertise in bioethics, medical ethics, health justice, and global justice. Her scholarly contributions have been published in leading academic journals, including Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy.

 Dr. Ding Guohui is the Executive Director of Institute for Digital Health at International Human Phenome Institutes (Shanghai). His research focuses on biomedical information, trusted sharing of biological data, and scientific wellness. He is currently primarily engaged in designing next-generation biomedical data infrastructure and contributing to the establishment of standards in the fields of biomedical data and biodigital convergence.

  Vivian Xu is an interdisciplinary artist and researcher. Her work investigates issues at the intersection of biology, material ecology, technology, and cybernetics. Her creative practice is research-driven, process-based, and informed by practices between the arts and sciences that merge methods from the studio and the laboratory. Xu’s work has been exhibited and presented at various institutions in Asia, the United States, and Europe. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Media and Art at Duke Kunshan University in China. Along with Benjamin Bacon, she co-directs the Design, Technology, and Radical Media Lab (DTRM), and co-leads the Art, Media, and Cybernetics Working Group under the American Society of Cybernetics.

 Alix Wasilenko, MD MPH PhD(c) is a physician and researcher from Germany, having graduated from the Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg with her medical degree in 2022 and her doctoral degree in 2023. She is a recent graduate of Harvard University, with a master’s in public health and research methodology & quantitative methods, focused on biostatistics, bioinformatics and applied mathematics in the biomedical sciences. Her past research lies in the realm of fundamental and computational neuro-oncology, with prior research at the Neurocenter of the University of Freiburg, Harvard University as well as at Harvard affiliate medical institutions. She is currently working as a researcher at the Medical Faculty of the University of Zurich and the Children’s Hospital of Zurich, where she focuses on novel treatment options for rare diseases, specifically challenges in clinical translation of novel gene therapies and their implications for responsible development and therapeutic roll-out. She additionally works at the World Health Organization Collaboration Center for Ethics in Zurich, on projects with a public and global health focus, and lectures at the medical faculties of the ETH and University of Zurich.