Yasmin Afina

Dr Yasmin Afina is a Researcher at UNIDIR’s Security and Technology Programme, where her work covers the intersection between international security, international law and artificial intelligence. Her past research experience and interests include nuclear weapons policy, outer space security, and wider international security and policy issues surrounding emerging technologies, including neurotechnology, quantum technologies, and cyber.

Yasmin holds a PhD in International Law and an LL.B. from the University of Essex. She also holds an LLM from the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights, as well as a French Bachelor of Laws and Postgraduate degree (Maîtrise) in International Law from the Université Toulouse I Capitole. She previously worked as Research Fellow at Chatham House, where she led the Institute’s work on AI policy, and notably testified in front of the UK House of Lords’ AI in Weapon Systems Select Committee. Yasmin has published more than 20 research papers, op-eds and commentaries on technology policy (including AI, cyber, and neurotechnology) and nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament. Her work has been cited by a number of media outlets, including the BBC, Politico and Al Jazeera.

Yasmin speaks English, French and Indonesian.