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Rowena Rodrigues is a leading researcher at the intersection of ethics, law, and emerging technologies, with a primary focus on artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics. Her major contributions center on systematically identifying and analyzing the ethical and human rights implications of these technologies, as well as proposing concrete legal and governance reforms. Her work, largely produced within the European SIENNA project, provides comprehensive ethical analyses of AI and robotics subfields (cited 8 times), surveys of existing ethical guidelines and research ethics committee approaches (7 citations), and actionable recommendations for enhancing legal and human rights frameworks (3 citations). Rodrigues has also critically examined the role of foundational concepts like dignity in AI ethics debates, arguing for its continued relevance. By bridging high-level ethical principles with practical policy recommendations, her research directly informs the development of responsible innovation frameworks. Her contributions are essential for students and researchers seeking to understand how to translate ethical theory into robust, legally sound governance for AI and robotics.