Johann Laux

Dr. Johann Laux is a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow and former Postdoctoral Researcher at the Oxford Internet Institute (OII), University of Oxford. His work focuses on the legal, social, and governmental implications of AI, Big Data, and emerging technologies. Key areas include improving human oversight of automated decision-making, governance frameworks for AI, and the ethical impacts of personalisation in digital platforms. He holds a PhD in Law from the University of Hamburg, with research on institutional design and collective intelligence in courts. Previous roles include Emile Noël Fellow at NYU School of Law and Visiting Researcher at UC Berkeley School of Law.

Education:

• PhD in Law, University of Hamburg (thesis: institutional design of courts with collective intelligence mechanisms)
• LL.B./LL.M. in Law, University of Hamburg
• Bachelor's in Governance, London School of Economics
• Studies in Philosophy, King’s College London

Research Interests:

• AI Governance & Regulation
• Human Oversight Mechanisms
• Algorithmic Fairness & Bias
• Personalisation in Digital Economy
• Constitutionalism & Democratic Theory

His work has been featured in outlets like Forbes, Nature, and The Guardian, addressing topics such as EU AI Act compliance and ethical AI design. Current projects include developing trustworthiness auditing frameworks for AI systems and analyzing the societal impacts of platform governance.