Carissa Véliz — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Recipient of the 2021 Herbert A. Simon Award for Outstanding Research in Computing and Philosophy.
Serves as an Associate Professor in Philosophy at the Institute for Ethics in AI, University of Oxford (since 2020).
Author of 'Privacy Is Power' (2020), recognized as an Economist book of the year.
Authored 'The Ethics of Privacy and Surveillance' (2024).
Editor of the 'Oxford Handbook of Digital Ethics' (2023).
Serves as a Board Member for the Proton Foundation (since 2024).
Holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Philosophy.

Biography

Carissa Véliz is an Associate Professor in Philosophy at the Institute for Ethics in AI and a Fellow at Hertford College at the University of Oxford. Her academic work focuses on AI ethics, privacy, and digital ethics. She was honored with the 2021 Herbert A. Simon Award for Outstanding Research in Computing and Philosophy.

Véliz is a prolific author, known for her highly-acclaimed book 'Privacy Is Power' (2020), which was named an Economist book of the year.