PhD candidates
Eleonora Catena
Eleonora Catena studied philosophy and political science at the univeristies of Rome and Milan. Her interests include various ethical fields (bioethics, animal ethics, AI ethics), as well as moral and political philosophy. At PAIR she is pursuing a PhD with a project on the philosophical and ethical challenges of AI for human autonomy.
Max Hellrigel-Holderbaum
Max Hellrigel-Holderbaum focuses on risks from AI systems. Presently, he examines concepts that are often invoked but rarely scrutinized in this context (such as goals, agency, manipulation, planning) and seeks to contribute to a more informed understanding of AI-associated risks. Previously, he studied philosophy, political science and neuroscience in Frankfurt and Berlin.
Ibifuro R. Jaja
Ibifuro Jaja works on AI governance. Currently, she investigates EU’s AI policies and explores how the regulations balance innovation with ethical considerations as well as their implications for global AI development and governance. Previously, she studied philosophy and peace and conflict studies at University of Uyo and Rivers State University in Nigeria.
Anthony Seaboyer
Anthony Seaboyer teaches Political Science and Political Philosophy at the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) and Info Ops, PSYOPS and adversary information exploitation at the Peace Support Training Centre (PSTC). He researches the effects of AI exploitation for influence and disinformation on democracies at the Centre for Philosophy and AI Research (PAIR). He testifies as expert witness to parliamentary committees such as the National Security, Defence and Veterans Affairs Senate Committee on AI-enabled foreign influence and disinformation operations as well as on how to defend against adversary information attacks. His research focuses on national security, AI exploitation for information warfare, disinformation, social influence, PSYOPS, MILDEC, and information warfare of Russia, China, Iran, North Korea and armed non-state actors as well as effects of the weaponization of information on democracies. He has been awarded over 50 research grants. Anthony is CTV News Channel’s National Security Expert and is also a contracted CBC Network commentator on National Security as well as is a contributor to the Toronto Star newspaper. He appears also on international media such as the BBC and Al Jazeera. He has advised government institutions, parliamentary committees and politicians in Canada, the United States, Germany, France, Great Britain and Australia as well as NATO and OSCE committees. He held positions at the Queen’s Centre for International Relations, the German Council on Foreign Relations, the German Institute for International and Security Affairs, the Free University of Berlin, the University of Bonn and the German Bundestag.