Gianclaudio Malgieri

Gianclaudio Malgieri is an Associate Professor of Law and Technology at Leiden University, the Netherlands. His key institutional roles include:

• Board Member of the eLaw Center for Law and Digital Technologies
• Co-Director of the Brussels Privacy Hub
• Co-leader of the International Observatory of Vulnerable People in Data Protection (VULNERA)
• Associate Editor of Computer Law and Security Review (Elsevier)

He additionally serves as an external ethics expert for the European Commission, programme committee member of the Privacy Law Scholarship Conference (PLSC), and Advisory Board member of EPIC.org.

His research centers on data protection law and privacy with critical focus on vulnerability in digital ecosystems, examining how data processing impacts marginalized groups. He pioneered this field through his Oxford University Press monograph "Vulnerability and Data Protection Law" (2023) and over 60 publications, establishing frameworks for assessing vulnerability in GDPR compliance.

His work demonstrates consistent interdisciplinary engagement across law, technology ethics, and human rights, with research outputs frequently cited by major institutions including the European Commission and international media outlets like The New York Times and Le Monde.