Building on Digital Identity
A major problem in digital communication is the lack of authentication: it is possible to impersonate someone else or change the content of a message. Electronic signatures and attributes are an appropriate way to solve this problem. They provide assurance about the origin and integrity of a message. Attributes also make it possible to be sure that a person has a certain characteristic (such as age) without revealing other information. These techniques are promoted by the European Union in the recently adopted eIDAS 2.0 regulation.
With this project, an interdisciplinary team consisting of Pieter Wolters (OO&R and iHub) Bart Jacobs, Hanna Schraffenberger (both iHub - Digital security) and Wouter Sluis-Thiescheffer (HAN) is working to develop and research applications of these electronic signatures and attributes. Among other things, the project focuses on applications in the field of contract signing, social media and online voting (e.g. in meetings of legal entities or small-scale local elections).
Among other things, the project will be used to appoint a researcher in the field of law (postdoc). The research will focus on the legal preconditions of these applications.
EGOS: Effective Governance for cybersecurity and Online Safety
Online platforms and hosting services play a major role in the effective distribution of information. However, they can also be used to spread various forms of harmful content. The European Union has introduced various content moderation obligations to counter this. Online platforms and hosting services also use AI and collaborative tools to detect and remove the various forms of harmful content. However, such measures can also result in the removal of legitimate information.
With this project, an interdisciplinary team consisting of Pieter Wolters (OO&R and iHub), Frederik Zuiderveen Borgesius (SteR and iHub), Carlos Hernandez Ganan and Savvas Zannettou (both TU Delft) is investigating the effectiveness of the current content moderation system.
Among other things, the project will be used to appoint a PhD candidate in the field of law. This PhD candidate will focus on the operationalisation of the various content moderation obligations.