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Daniele Amoroso is a legal and ethical scholar whose research sits at the dynamic intersection of artificial intelligence, robotics, and international law. His work has focused primarily on the regulation of autonomous weapons systems (AWS), exploring the profound moral and legal questions raised when machines are empowered to make life-or-death decisions in warfare without direct human intervention. Amoroso's most influential contribution, "Autonomous Weapons Systems and Meaningful Human Control" (2020), has garnered 89 citations and has become a key reference point in both academic circles and international diplomatic debates, offering one of the most accessible yet rigorous analyses of the ethical stakes surrounding lethal autonomy. Across his body of work, he has consistently championed the concept of meaningful human control as a normative benchmark for assessing the acceptability of AWS under international law. His scholarship extends beyond the battlefield, with later work drawing lessons from AWS debates to illuminate challenges posed by AI in judicial proceedings. Writing in both English and Italian, Amoroso demonstrates a genuinely interdisciplinary and cross-cultural commitment to ensuring that human agency remains central as automation reshapes some of society's most consequential decisions.