Universität Klagenfurt · Austria

Andrej
Zwitter

Professor of Human Sciences in the Digital Age
Director, AIM – University Center for [Human and Data] Sciences
Lakeside Park B07b.01.212 · 9020 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee
↗ AIM – University Center for [Human and Data] Sciences
Andrej Zwitter
About
Biography

Andrej Zwitter is Professor of Human Sciences in the Digital Age and Director of the AIM – University Center for [Human and Data] Sciences at Universität Klagenfurt, Austria. Before that, Zwitter was Professor for Political Theory and Governance at the University of Groningen, where he was a co-founder and former dean of the inter- and transdisciplinary branch Faculty Campus Fryslân.

In addition, Prof. Zwitter was the founding Director of the Data Research Center (2017), the Cyan Center on Climate Adaptation (2020), and the Center on Innovation Technology and Ethics (2024). Furthermore, Zwitter was founding board member of Chapter Zero Netherlands, an initiative of the World Economic Forum. He currently serves as Ethics Advisor to the EU Green Deal Data Spaces.

Andrej earned his PhD in Law, Legal Philosophy, and International Law at the Karl-Franzens University of Graz, Austria. He spent visiting professorships at Osaka University, Columbia University, and Gadjah Mada University Yogyakarta.

His research foci include Data and Technology Governance, International Humanitarian Action, and State of Emergency Politics. Andrej has also published extensively on subjects such as just war theory and meta-science in the domain of philosophy of science. He is passionate about understanding how modern technology affects society and the human, and how it can contribute to solving global challenges.

Current Roles
  • Professor of Human Sciences in the Digital Age, Universität Klagenfurt
  • Director, AIM University Center for [Human and Data] Sciences
  • Ethics Advisor, EU Green Deal Data Spaces
Research Foci
  • Data and Technology Governance
  • International Humanitarian Action
  • State of Emergency Politics
  • Just War Theory
  • Philosophy of Science
Education & Visiting
  • PhD, Karl-Franzens University Graz (Law, Legal Philosophy & International Law)
  • Visiting Professor, Osaka University
  • Visiting Professor, Columbia University
  • Visiting Professor, Gadjah Mada University Yogyakarta
Selected Publications
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2026
Edited Volume · Open Access
Andrej Zwitter (ed.) · Bloomsbury, Spring 2026 · DOI: 10.5040/9781350547841
2026
Journal Article · Open Access
H. L. Mulvihill, T. F. Blauth, O. J. Gstrein, and Andrej Zwitter · IEEE Access (2026) · DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2026.3701127
Part of the AI-Compass project · Deliverable 1 · Deliverable 3
2026
Journal Article
Abdul-Rahman, Gruyff Germain, Freark de Lange, Andrej J. Zwitter, and Noman Haleem · JMIR Serious Games 14 (April 2026) · DOI: 10.2196/83478
2025
Journal Article
Andrej Zwitter · Open Philosophy 8, no. 1 (2025) · DOI: 10.1515/opphil-2025-0086
2025
Journal Article
Abdul-Rahman, Germain, Noman Haleem, and Andrej Zwitter · Discover Data 3 (March 2025) · DOI: 10.1007/s44248-025-00023-9
2025
Journal Article
Friso Timmenga, Indira van der Zande, and Andrej Zwitter · Philosophy 100, no. 2 (2025): 221–47 · DOI: 10.1017/S0031819125000087
2025
Journal Article
Andrej Zwitter, Carole Bloch, George Ellis, Richard Hecht, Ariel Hernandez, Wakanyi Hoffman, Dean Rickles, Victoria Sukhomlinova, Karma Ura · Earth Systems Governance, Vol. 23 (January 2025) · Elsevier · DOI: 10.1016/j.esg.2025.100236
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Outreach
Media & Public Engagement

Talks, podcast appearances, and media contributions on data governance, digital health, and technology policy.

🎥 Podcast
Talking Meta-science, Meta-ontology, Meaning, and More with Prof. Andrej Zwitter
🎥 Video
The Embodied Ethics Alignment Problem of AI
Andrej Zwitter · 2026
📄 Draft Paper
The Embodied Ethics Alignment Problem of AI
Andrej Zwitter · SSRN · April 2026 · DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.6716039