Elisabeth Hoffberger-Pippan

Dr. Elisabeth Hoffberger-Pippan serves as a Senior Researcher at the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF), where she specializes in the legal and policy implications of emerging military technologies, with concentrated expertise in artificial intelligence systems and autonomous weapons within international legal frameworks.

Her academic credentials include:

• PhD from the University of Linz, with dissertation published by Cambridge University Press as 'Less-Lethal Weapons under International Law'

Hoffberger-Pippan's research critically examines how international humanitarian law adapts to technological advancements in warfare, particularly focusing on regulatory gaps in autonomous weapon systems. Her work bridges technical innovation with legal accountability, emphasizing ethical constraints in military applications of AI and robotics while analyzing compliance mechanisms under existing treaties.

She has secured substantial research funding through leadership of the German Foreign Office-sponsored International Panel on the Regulation of Autonomous Weapons. Her policy contributions extend to her previous role as Associate in the International Security Division at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs, where she provided strategic analysis on emerging security threats.