Huub Dijstelbloem is professor of philosophy of science, technology, and politics and director of the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) of the University of Amsterdam (UvA). He is co-director of the UvA research priority area Shaping Interfaces between Science and the Public and co-founder of the Platform for the Ethics and Politics of Technology. His current research concerns the politics of borders, migration and long-term climate policy. Previously, he was affiliated to the Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR) and the Rathenau Institute. At the WRR, he advised the Dutch government on food policy, international security, European cooperation and climate justice. At the Rathenau Institute, he advised the government and stimulated public debate on emerging technologies, privacy and information technologies, and biomedical developments.