Belén Luengo Palomino will pursue a Master's degree in Applied Ethics and Politics at Duke University (United States).

Belén Luengo Palomino 

Master’s degree in Applied Ethics and Public Policy at Duke University (United States)

Location

Durham, North Carolina (United Sates)

Description

Born in 2001 in Badajoz, Belén Luengo graduated in 2024 with an average mark of 9/10 in the double degree in Law and International Studies at Carlos III University of Madrid.

During her studies, she took part in academic exchanges at the University of California, Berkeley, and University College London, where she specialised in areas such as Internet Law and Competition Law .

Throughout her career, she has interned at prestigious law firms in the United Kingdom and at Spain’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations, where she contributed to the development of pioneering initiatives in the governance of artificial intelligence. Since 2025, she has been collaborating with The NeuroRights Foundation to promote the development of neurotechnologies and advocate for the protection of human rights in this field.

In August 2025, she will begin a master’s degree in Applied Ethics and Public Policy at Duke University in the United States, thanks to a postgraduate fellowship abroad from the ”la Caixa” Foundation. Her aim is to deepen her understanding of the regulatory and ethical frameworks surrounding emerging technologies and their impact on human rights, with a particular focus on AI governance and data protection.

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BSc in Environmental Sciences and predoctoral researcher at the Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research from the Spanish National Research Council (IDAEA-CSIC)

Luciana graduated with a BSc degree in Environmental Sciences from the University of Buenos Aires in 2015, and an MSc in Water Sciences (joint degree from IHE Delft, TU Dresden and IST Lisbon) in 2018. She is currently working as a predoctoral ...

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Albert Francesc Gimó Contreras

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Máster MVA en la École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay (Francia)

Thanks to a postgraduate fellowship abroad from the "la Caixa" Foundation, Albert Gimó is studying for an MVA (Mathematics, Vision and Learning) master’s degree at ENS Paris-Saclay. His main interest lies in the safe and effective integration of ...

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Carolina Iacovone

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BSc in Physics and predoctoral researcher at the Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC) and at the Material Physics Center (CFM)

Carolina holds a BSc degree in Physics from the University of Buenos Aires, where she specialised in Material Sciences and developed green materials as eco-friendly alternatives to conventional petrochemical plastics, contributing to the reduction ...

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