Building on the research being carried out in the Research Group on Law and Governance of Quantum Technologies at the Institute for Information Law, this event will explore the role of law in the relation between law and quantum innovation. Joris van Hoboken will provide an introductory talk about some of the central issues and dynamics at the intersection of law and quantum technologies.

In particular, the talk will look at some of the ways in which law is called upon to structure the relationship between quantum tech research and society and the way in which speculation and securitization inform these processes. In the interactive part of the event, we will build on these starting points and discuss the main themes in more depth, explore connections with other areas of technology research, and reflect on research agendas and possibilities to engage the quantum ecosystem from a societal perspective in the future.

Programme:

12.30 - 13.00 Lunch

13.00 - 13.05 Opening

13.05 - 13.50 Exploring Law, Quantum Technologies, and Society, by Joris van Hoboken (University of Amsterdam)

13.50 – 14.15 Q&A and Plenary Discussion

14.15 – 14.30 Bio/Coffee Break

14.30 – 15.30 Break-out Group Discussion – Question of the Day:
How does law structure the relationship between quantum technologies research and society?

15.30 – 16.00 Reconnecting and Wrap-up

16.00 – 17.00 Open space/co-working (optional)

Speakers:

Joris van Hoboken is a Professor of Information Law at the Institute for Information Law (IViR), Amsterdam Law School, University of Amsterdam. Joris works on questions related to law and digital infrastructure, including at the intersection of new technologies, fundamental rights protection and the governance of platforms and internet-based services.

Previously, Joris worked at the Vrije Universiteit Brussels (VUB), and at the Information Law Institute (ILI) at New York University Law School, the NYU Stern Center for Business & Human Rights and CornellTech. He obtained his PhD from the University of Amsterdam on the topic of search engines and freedom of expression (2012) and has graduate degrees in Law and Theoretical Mathematics (both at UvA). Joris was a member of the EU Observatory on the Online Platform Economy, and a member of the Transatlantic High-Level Working Group on Content Moderation Online and Freedom of Expression. He is the founding director of the DSA Observatory project, with a focus on upcoming implementation and enforcement of the DSA and questions of access to justice and content moderation, and the principal investigator of the Research Group for the Law and Governance of Quantum Technologies.