Ondrej Rosendorf is a researcher working on the ‘Arms Control and Emerging Technologies’ project with a particular focus on lethal autonomous weapon systems. He is currently enrolled in the doctoral International Relations programme at the Charles University in Prague, where he also works as a researcher in the Peace Research Center Prague and the Experimental Lab for International Security Studies. During his studies, he stayed at the University of Copenhagen and the Australian National University. Ondrej has also completed internships in various governmental organizations, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic and NATO.
Research profile and current projectsIn his research, Ondrej focuses on public and elite attitudes towards the use of military force, arms control, disarmament, and the diffusion of military innovations. Empirically, Ondrej is primarily interested in emerging technologies, such as uninhabited and autonomous weapon systems, and the causes and consequences of their proliferation. His research relies on quantitative methods, including survey experiments and inferential statistics.