Ayma Naseem is a research associate at the National University of Singapore, Centre for International Law (CIL), where she contributes to projects exploring the role of artificial intelligence in military contexts and its implications for the environment. Her broader research interests lie at the intersection of emerging technologies, colonial legacies, and their influence on international law, alongside the evolving discourse on ecocide.
She earned her LLB (with first class honours) from the University of London and completed an LLM in International Law (with distinction) at the University of Edinburgh. Her dissertation, which highlighted the crucial role of meaningful human control over lethal autonomous weapons, ignited her interest in the legal and ethical dimensions of AI in armed conflict. During her time at Edinburgh Law School, Ayma served as Editor-in-Chief of the Contemporary Challenges Journal (CCJ) and led the publication of Volume 5. Previously, she taught courses on Islamic Law, Jurisprudence and Administrative Law at the Islamabad School of Law and worked as a research associate at the National Assembly of Pakistan.
