Dr Elliot Winter

Lecturer, Newcastle University

Interests

artificial intelligence, law of international armed conflict

Background

Elliot is a legal academic specialising in international armed conflict and global security law. He has informed UK Government and United Nations policy, presented expert verbal/written evidence to the UK Parliament and provided legal training for the armed forces. Elliot's research has been widely published in, and he frequently peer reviews for, leading journals. He has taught bachelor's, master's and doctoral candidates in the UK and US and holds Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy. Before entering academia, Elliot qualified as a lawyer and made court appearances for the UK and Scottish Governments. He is a British citizen and Australian permanent resident. Elliot's principal research focus is the interface of artificial intelligence and warfare. His work has informed UK Government and United Nations policy formation and his model on ‘observation, recognition and judgement’ was adopted in a UK working paper to the UN committee on autonomous weapons. Elliot has given expert verbal/written evidence to the UK Parliament, specifically the House of Lords Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence in Weapons Systems. He has also provided legal training for personnel in the British Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force.

Contact

elliot.winter@ncl.ac.uk