Alina Wernick

Dr. iur. Alina Wernick, LL.M, is a Visiting scholar at the Faculty of Law, University of Helsinki, and has served as supervisor for the Doctoral Programme in Law. Since June 2024, she leads the Law, AI and Society research group at the CZS Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Law, University of Tübingen. Her work bridges law, technology, and human rights, focusing on smart cities, algorithmic governance, and data protection.

Research interests include:

• Legal frameworks for digital twins and trade secrets
• Smart city compliance with EU regulations like GDPR
• Follow-on innovation in IP law, balancing liability rules and open innovation
• Human rights risks in urban digitalization

Recent publications examine:

• Human rights-based governance of biometric and algorithmic city systems (2023)
• GDPR-free jurisdictions and EU smart city development strategies (2023)
• IP law's role in enabling post-patent innovation (2021)
• Data intermediaries in IP governance contexts (2020)
• Normative critiques of creative destruction in IP theory (2024)

She contributes to peer-review processes for journals like Internet Policy Review and participates in international research collaborations.