Francisco Klauser is a professor of political geography in the University of Neuchâtel. His work explores the socio-spatial implications as well as the power and surveillance issues arising from the digitalisation of present-day life. Main research topics include video surveillance, mega-event security, smart cities, airport surveillance, civil drones, and big data more generally. He currently acts as the coordinator of the SNF-funded research programme « Power and Space in the Drone Age », which assesses the opportunities and risks associated with civil-drone usage in Switzerland.