Research

From Data to Human Dignity

The programme starts from a simple but difficult question: how does a piece of data become part of a person’s identity and therefore a matter of dignity?

DataInformationMeaningIdentityDignity
Special category data may not be special because of data itself, but because of the depth of its relation to the human person.
01

Data Ontology

What is data, and when does a phenomenon become information?

02

Philosophy of Privacy

Privacy as a question of autonomy, identity and dignity.

03

Religious Data Studies

Faith, religious identity and digital profiling.

04

Neurodata Studies

Mental privacy, cognitive freedom and thought as data.

05

AI and Human Meaning

Human responsibility, risk and accountability in AI systems.

06

Law by Design

Legal compliance built into interfaces and workflows.