Laura Bruun has since 2020 been working as a researcher with SIPRI, covering issues related to emerging military and security technologies. Her work focuses on how emerging military technologies, notably autonomous weapon systems, affect compliance with—and interpretation of—international humanitarian law.

Before joining SIPRI, Laura worked with Airwars in London, where she monitored and assessed civilian casualty reports from US and Russian airstrikes in Syria and Iraq. She has a background in Middle Eastern Studies (University of Copenhagen) and International Security and Law (University of Southern Denmark).