André Dao

Dr André Dao is an academic staff member at the Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne. His research focuses on intersections of human rights, technology, and international law, with a particular emphasis on critical legal studies, refugee law, and algorithmic governance. His work addresses contemporary challenges such as data society dynamics, detention narratives, and socio-legal critiques of technology.

Key research areas include the ethical implications of algorithmic judges, narratives from refugee detention centers, and the tension between technology and human rights frameworks. He has contributed to debates on global corporations' legal accountability, Asian values in democracy, and financial benchmark reforms.

His publications span from ethnographic studies of detention experiences (e.g., They cannot take the sky) to critical analyses of techno-capitalism and human rights (Resisting the inevitable). He has collaborated with figures like Behrouz Boochani, producing impactful interviews on refugee experiences.

No awards or grants are explicitly listed in the provided texts, though his work demonstrates engagement with marginalized communities and legal advocacy. He holds no documented advisees in the available information.