Kobi Leins

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Dr. Kobi Leins is a leading voice at the intersection of emerging technologies, ethics, and international law. Her research focuses on the profound legal and regulatory challenges posed by advanced military applications, including cyber warfare and autonomous systems. In her influential chapter "Emerging Technologies of Warfare" (2016), she critically examined the gaps in existing legal frameworks for governing these new domains. More recently, Dr. Leins has made a significant contribution to the ethics of synthetic biology with her highly cited 2020 paper, "“Living Robots”: Ethical Questions About Xenobots." This work, which has garnered 17 citations, probes the unprecedented moral and legal status of "living machines"—biological constructs that defy traditional categories of life and machine. By questioning how we should govern entities that are neither fully organism nor artifact, Dr. Leins is shaping the nascent discourse on responsible innovation. Her scholarship is essential for students and researchers navigating the complex ethical terrain where cutting-edge science meets law and human values.