Personal profile
Research Interests
I am Associate Professor of International Relations at the Center for War Studies, Department of Political Science and Public Management, University of Southern Denmark. I am also afilliated Senior Researcher in the European Research Council (ERC) project AutoNorms (2020-2025). Link to AutoNorms project
I am associated editor of the journal Global Society, an interdisciplinary journal of international studies. Link to Global Society
From 2016 to 2020, I was Post-Doctoral Researcher at the School of Politics and International Relations, University of Kent.
My research combines an interest in norms in International Relations with perspectives on technologies in politics. I am especially interested in the implications of military AI/autonomous weapon systems. I use theories from science and technology studies, International Relations and political theory with a broad interest in constructivist/poststructural studies in IR and perspectives such as governmentality.
I have published in journals such as European Journal of International Security, Journal of European Public Policy, International Political Sociology, International Theory, and Review of International Studies. I am also co-author of Autonomous Weapons Systems and International Norms (McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2022 with Ingvild Bode).
Education/Academic qualification
Sustainability Management, MBA, Leuphana University of Lüneburg
European Politics and Governance, MSc, London School of Economics
Political Science, PhD, University of Copenhagen
Political Science, MSc (Diplom), University of Potsdam
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Research output
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Contestation of Normativity in Military Practices and the AI Transformation
Huelss, H., 2. May 2025, Contestation in Prism : The Evolution of Norms and Norm Clusters in Contemporary Global Politics. Lucenti, F., Ducci, C., Wunderlich, C. & Lantis, J. S. (eds.). Springer, p. 107-124 (Norm Research in International Relations).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Google’s Brave New World? Big Tech, Military AI, and the Trump Effect
Huelss, H., 18. Feb 2025Research output: Other contribution › Net publication - Internet publication › Research
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Submission to the UN Secretary-General on AI DSS in the Military Domain
Bode, I., Huelss, H., Nadibaidze, A., Qiao-Franco, G. & Zhang, Q., 9. Apr 2025Research output: Other contribution › Communication
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Transcending the fog of war? US military ‘AI’, vision, and the emergent post-scopic regime
Huelss, H., May 2025, In: European Journal of International Security. 10, 2, p. 190-210Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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‘Artificial Intelligence’ and the Production of Knowledge and Expertise in International Relations
Bode, I. & Huelss, H., Dec 2025, Knowledge and Expertise in International Politics: A Handbook. Bliesemann de Guevara, B., Kaczmarska, K., Kurowska, X., Poopuu, B. & Warnecke, A. (eds.). Oxford University Press, p. 111-125Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
Activities
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Changing Human-Machine Interactions in Warfare
Bode, I. (Organizer), Nadibaidze, A. (Organizer) & Huelss, H. (Participant)
16. Apr 2026 → 17. Apr 2026Activity: Attending an event › Conference organisation or participation
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Récits et imaginaires liés à l’IA militaire : comparaison entre la France, l’Inde, le Japon et les États-Unis
Nadibaidze, A. (Speaker), Bode, I. (Co-author), Huelss, H. (Co-author) & Watts, T. (Co-author)
8. Jun 2023Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
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Cross-cultural Narratives of Weaponised AI: Comparing France, Japan, and the US
Nadibaidze, A. (Speaker), Bode, I. (Co-author), Huelss, H. (Co-author) & Watts, T. (Co-author)
28. Apr 2023Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
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Constructing Expertise: The front- and back-door regulation of AI’s military applications in the European Union
Huelss, H. (Co-author) & Bode, I. (Co-author)
18. Apr 2023Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
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Denise Garcia
Bode, I. (Host), Nadibaidze, A. (Host), Huelss, H. (Host) & Qiao-Franco, G. (Host)
7. Oct 2022 → 10. Oct 2022Activity: Hosting a guest lecturer
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HuMach: Human-Machine Interaction: The Distributed Agency of Humans and Machines in Military AI
Bode, I. (PI), Huelss, H. (Project participant), Garcia, D. (Project participant), Chandler, K. (Project participant), Boulanin, V. (Project participant) & Heritage, A. (Project participant)
01/08/2024 → 31/07/2028
Project: Research Councils
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AUTONORMS: AUTONORMS: Transforming Norms Research through Practices: Weaponised Artificial Intelligence, Norms, and Order
Bode, I. (PI), Huelss, H. (Project participant), Qiao-Franco, G. (Project participant), Watts, T. F. A. (Project participant), Nadibaidze, A. (PhD student) & Zhang, Q. (Project participant)
01/08/2020 → 31/07/2026
Project: EU
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AutoPractices: Governing AI Technologies in Weapon Systems from the Bottom Up: Practices to Sustain and Strengthen Human Control
Bode, I. (PI), Blanchard, A. (Project participant), Mohan, S. (Project participant), Nadibaidze, A. (Project participant), Huelss, H. (Project participant), Qiao-Franco, G. (Project participant) & Watts, T. F. A. (Project participant)
01/06/2024 → 31/12/2025
Project: EU
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Teaching & Supervision
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Great Debates
Vanhuysse, P., Döring, M. & Huelss, H. 20/09/2024 → 11/10/2024
Course: Teaching and supervision › Teaching
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Master's Thesis Lab
Huelss, H. & Mennecke, M. 18/09/2023 → 13/11/2023
Course: Teaching and supervision › Teaching
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Human Rights in International Law and Security
Wanigasuriya, B. A. 01/09/2021 → 31/10/2023
Course: Teaching and supervision › Teaching
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Great Debates
Cecchini, M., Huelss, H. & Vanhuysse, P. 01/09/2023 → 29/09/2023
Course: Teaching and supervision › Teaching
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International Political Organisations
Schmitt, O. & Keating, V. 01/02/2018 → 31/08/2023
Course: Teaching