Ann-Katrien Oimann

Ann-Katrien is Assistant Professor at the Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology, and Society (TILT) of the University of Tilburg and affiliate researcher at KU Leuven and Royal Military Academy of Belgium. Her research focuses on the use of AI in the military domain, with particular attention to the ethical and legal frameworks governing defence AI and autonomous systems. Her doctoral research examined the challenges of assigning moral responsibility for harmful outcomes resulting from autonomous weapons systems. More broadly, her work lies at the intersection of AI, ethics, defence, and law. 

Ann-Katrien occasionally serves as a subject matter expert on AI and defence, including as part of Belgium’s representation to NATO’s Data and Artificial Intelligence Review Board (DARB). She holds a PhD, MA, and BA in Philosophy, as well as an LLM in IP and ICT law from KU Leuven. She was selected for the Europaeum Scholars Programme (2022–2023), a two-year training initiative focused on European policy and leadership, international politics, and societal challenges.