Dr Jasper SCHELLEKENS

The following specific research coordination objectives shall be accomplished:

● To deliver a comprehensive conceptual and normative assessment of the complexity of challenges related to the task of providing transparent, accountable and standard-based online content assessment by private Internet service providers.
● To develop, with stakeholder involvement, guidelines and commentary laying out detailed methodology for balancing conflicting human rights on the Internet and minimising the risks related to hate speech online.
● To impact stakeholder practice and increase public awareness (the latter leading to increased public pressure to address human rights concerns online) through the dissemination of the research results to the Internet companies and journalists (stakeholders) and the Internet service users (the general public)
● To study the potential threats and long-term effects of using artificial intelligence for assessing and recommending action regarding the content of information published in online sites (matters of censorship, transparency, accountability).

The following specific research coordination objectives shall be accomplished:

Management Committee Member of Global Digital Human Rights Network

Research support officer at the Institute of Digital Games – University of Malta

Jasper Schellekens is a research support officer at the Institute of Digital Games – University of Malta. The institute has several research projects at the intersection of AI and education such as LearnML. At the Comment Foundation of ICT Development, he was responsible for coordinating cybersecurity assistance to Commonwealth governments as part of the Commonwealth Cybercrime Initiative. He co-founded the Internet Society Chapter in Malta organizing a DNSSEC Workshop and IPv6 workshop. He is interested in the relationship between technology and law with his thesis examining the legality of Anti-Satellite Weapons.

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Dr. Jasper Schellekens

University of Malta