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Introduction: 00:00 - 01:34
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Niovi Vavoula's background: 01:35 - 14:10
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Legal perspectives: 14:11 - 33:00
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Technological perspectives: 33:01 - 48:07
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Signature questions: 48:08 - 51:49
In this first episode of WomenAizer, we explore the intersection of artificial intelligence, migration governance, and fundamental rights with Niovi Vavoula. The conversation examines the evolution of EU surveillance law, the EU Court of Justice's role in shaping judicial benchmarks, and the expansion of algorithmic profiling and interoperable IT systems in border management.
We also discuss the newly adopted AI Act, the limits of GDPR, and the challenges of ensuring meaningful remedies for individuals affected by automated decision-making. At the heart of this discussion lies a critical question: how can the European Union reconcile its security objectives with its commitment to fundamental rights in an increasingly digital migration landscape?
Keywords: Migration, Data protection, AI-based border control, Vulnerability, ECJ provisions and case-law evolution.
References:
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Niovi Vavoula, Artificial Intelligence (AI) at Schengen Borders: Automated Processing, Algorithmic Profiling and Facial Recognition in the Era of Techno-Solutionism, European Journal of Migration and Law, 2021.
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Niovi Vavoula, Immigration and Privacy in the Law of the European Union. Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill Nijhoff, 2022.
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Niovi Vavoula, Data retention and the future of large-scale surveillance: The evolution and contestation of judicial benchmarks, European Law Journal, 2023.
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Niovi Vavoula, (Discriminatory) Algorithmic Profiling and Ineffective Remedies: The Cases of ETIAS and VIS, ASYL, 2023.
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Niovi Vavoula, Algorithmic Accountability Through the “Human over the Loop” in Interoperable and AI-Reliant EU Large-Scale IT Systems for Migration and Security, European Papers, 2024.
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Niovi Vavoula, The Tr-AI-nsformation of EU Migration, Asylum and Border Management: The Roles of the AI Act, Interoperable Large-scale IT System and Migration Agencies, Computer Law & Security Review, 2024.
“Migrants are increasingly governed by digital systems over which they have neither control nor meaningful access.”
“The EU Court of Justice case law evolution (...) has provided us with an arsenal of legal arguments to demonstrate the lack of compatibility of migration digitalisation instruments with the right of private life and data protection”
This episode was recorded on March 22nd 2025 and edited with the support of Le Village by CA Luxembourg and Pierre-Louis.
