Stephen Damianos is the Director of Technology and Human Rights at the Neurorights Foundation. In this capacity, he works to ensure the ethical development of neurotechnologies in line with human rights protections. Stephen holds a PhD (DPhil) in International Development from the University of Oxford, which he completed on a Rhodes Scholarship. Stephen's doctoral research investigated digitally mediated human rights abuses perpetrated against asylum seekers in Greece, with a focus on border technologies, corporate complicity, and novel forms of state violence. Prior to commencing his doctoral work, Stephen completed an MPhil in Development Studies at the University of Cambridge and a B.A in Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania. Stephen has taught courses on human rights and forced migration at the University of Oxford, worked in detention centers to provide legal aid to incarcerated migrants, contributed to mass atrocity prevention efforts in the United Kingdom, and supported displaced researchers around the world through mentorship and skills training at the Refugee-Led Research Hub.