Research

Doctoral research

AI can only fulfill its promise in healthcare when patients, providers, and systems share and receive critical context and metrics for safe, effective operation. My research examines the conceptualization and regulation of transparency in healthcare AI under EU law.

Academic publications

A human in the loop in surgery automation

Fosch-Villaronga, E., Khanna, P., Drukarch, H., & Custers, B. H.

Nature Machine Intelligence, 3(5), 368-36

An iterative regulatory process for robot governance.

Drukarch, H., Calleja, C., & Fosch-Villaronga, E.

Data & Policy, 5, e8.

Harnessing robot experimentation to optimize the regulatory framing of emerging robot technologies.

Calleja, C., Drukarch, H., & Fosch-Villaronga, E.

Data & policy, 4, e20.

Accounting for diversity in AI for medicine.

Fosch-Villaronga, E., Drukarch, H., Khanna, P., Verhoef, T., & Custers, B.

Computer Law & Security Review, 47, 105735.

Accounting for diversity in robot design, testbeds, and safety standardization.

Fosch-Villaronga, E., & Drukarch, H.

International Journal of Social Robotics, 15(11), 1871-1889.

The role and legal implications of autonomy in AI-driven boardrooms.

Drukarch, H., & Fosch-Villaronga, E.

Law and Artificial Intelligence: Regulating AI and Applying AI in Legal Practice (pp. 345-364). The Hague: TMC Asser Press.

The role of humans in surgery automation: Exploring the influence of automation on human–robot interaction and responsibility in surgery innovation.

Fosch-Villaronga, E., Calleja Ahmad, C. J., Drukarch, H., & Torricelli, D.

Technology in Society, 75, 102387.

How can ISO 13482:2014 account for the ethical and social considerations of robotic exoskeletons?

Fosch-Villaronga, E., Calleja Ahmad, C. J., Drukarch, H., & Torricelli, D.

Technology in Society, 75, 102387.

A legal sustainability approach to align the order of rules and actions in the context of digital innovation

Fosch-Villaronga, E., Drukarch, H., & Giraudo, M.

Technology and Sustainable Development. Routledge, 2023. 127-143.

Teleophthalmology in Retinal Diseases.

Drukarch, H., & Fosch-Villaronga, E.

Law and Artificial Intelligence: Regulating AI and Applying AI in Legal Practice (pp. 345-364). The Hague: TMC Asser Press.

The role of humans in surgery automation: Exploring the influence of automation on human–robot interaction and responsibility in surgery innovation.

Fosch-Villaronga, E., Calleja Ahmad, C. J., Drukarch, H., & Torricelli, D.

Technology in Society, 75, 102387.

Books

AI for Healthcare Robotics - Routledge, Taylor and Francis

Robotics and AI can offer society unimaginable benefits like restoring mobility, automating surgeries, and improving care. This book explores the role of AI in advancing these robots to meet the goals of modern medicine.

Practical Resources

An iterative regulatory process for robot governance.

Drukarch, H., Calleja, C., & Fosch-Villaronga, E.

Data & Policy, 5, e8.