Francesco Paolo Levantino

Francesco Paolo Levantino is a PhD Candidate in international and European human rights law at the Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies of Pisa and a Visiting Researcher within the Research Group on Law, Science, Technology and Society (LSTS) of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB).

His research project focusses on the use of AI and biometric-based tools, such as emotion recognition, in law enforcement. In 2020, he obtained the European Master’s Degree in Human Rights and Democratisation (EMA), writing his thesis on the human rights implications of facial recognition technology as a visiting student at the KU Leuven Centre for Public Law. In 2018, he graduated summa cum laude in law from the University of Palermo; his thesis in substantive criminal law delved into the profound impact of the adoption of pre-emptive counterterrorism measures on the structure of some criminal offences, receiving a special commendation.