Zuno Verghese

Zuno Verghese is a PhD student at Tilburg Law School, affiliated with TILT (Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology, and Society) and the Tilburg Law and Economics Center (TILEC). His research focuses on the origins and evolution of rule-making by private/hybrid bodies, particularly in ICT standard-setting institutions like ETSI. He is part of the REVEAL project, examining resilience of economic activism and law's role. His work integrates institutional change studies with exogenous shock analyses like crises.

Education:

• Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering, Cochin University of Science and Technology (India)
• Master of Science in Regulatory Governance, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (India)

Research Interests:

• Standardization governance and institutional resilience
• Competition law in technology sectors
• Institutional dynamics in SDOs (e.g., automotive/aviation industries)

Key Projects:

• REVEAL: Investigates how economic actors shape legal frameworks during crises.
• Analysis of ETSI’s governance models and adaptation to EU regulations.

Labs/Teams: TILT and TILEC at Tilburg Law School.