Julia Straatman is a researcher at Data School, Utrecht University (UU), where she focuses on digital ethics within (mostly) Dutch governmental organizations. She has a background in philosophy, ethics and a specialisation in digital ethics (Leiden University, Keio University (Tokyo), Utrecht University). Her research at the UU is focused on developments in artificial intelligence, data, and ethics. She is highly involved in the Dutch FRAIA (Fundamental Rights and Algorithms Impact Assessment): she coordinates and carries out assessments involving the instrument and helps Dutch (semi)governmental organizations with practicing digital ethics by providing workshops, lectures, and conducting research in the field. This research is subsequently translated to academic publications. Furthermore, Straatman is active in the relevant standardization committees on a national and European level. Recently, FRAIA has gained more European attention due to the upcoming AI Act’s future obligation to perform fundamental rights impact assessments for certain algorithms. Bringing FRAIA to the European stage and the internationalization of the instrument is a development coordinated by Straatman.

Iris Muis is an expert with over 10 years of experience in responsible AI and ethical data governance. She is one of the three inventors of the Data Ethics Decision Aid (DEDA), an ethical impact assessment tool for data projects, now in use at 50+ government organizations. Iris has also developed a tool to assess the impact of algorithms on human rights, the Fundamental Rights and Algorithms Impact Assessment (FRAIA). She has developed and led 20+ FRAIA training sessions with 500+ participating professionals in the past 2 years.