Univ.-Prof. Dr. Susanne Augenhofer is a full-time professor at the University of Innsbruck's Institute for Corporate and Tax Law, specializing in Corporate Law. She holds additional visiting professorships at LUISS in Rome (2025), NYU School of Law (2023/24), and Columbia Law School (2016). She is a Co-Chair of the Austrian Hub of the European Law Institute (ELI) and a member of the European Commission's Consumer Policy Advisory Group (CPAG). Her research focuses on consumer law, competition law, European private law, and the digital age's legal challenges. Educational Background: Mag. iur. (University of Graz) Dr. iur. (University of Vienna) LL.M. (Yale Law School, supported by a Yale Fox Fellowship) LL.M. (Free University of Berlin) Research Interests: Her work emphasizes efficient legal enforcement mechanisms, EU harmonization of private law, digital markets, and consumer protection. Current projects include the Digital Markets Act, class actions, and private antitrust enforcement. She co-organized the 2020 conference on EU Sales of Goods Directive implementation and authored the BeckOGK commentary on consumer sales law. Professional Activities: Founder of Germany's first Consumer Law Clinic (Humboldt University) Member of ASCOLA (Academic Society for Competition Law) Advisory roles at Karl-Franzens University of Graz and NYU's Center on Civil Justice Grants & Collaborations: European Commission advisory work on the New Consumer Agenda Research stays at Max Planck Institute (Hamburg), LSE, and EUI (Florence)
Ana-Maria Hriscu is a PhD researcher at the Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology, and Society (TILT), Tilburg Law School, Tilburg University. She serves as a Lecturer for the Joint BSc Data Science program and supervises Master's theses in Law and Technology, focusing on privacy and data protection law within digital platform ecosystems. Her academic background includes a Master's Degree in Law from TILT (2021), a Bachelor's Degree in Law from Tilburg University (2019), and a Bachelor's Degree in Languages and Literature from the University of Kent (2014). Her research centers on the legal frameworks governing personal data processing by large online platforms, with emphasis on consent mechanisms, data subject rights enforcement, and the intersection of data protection law with competition and consumer law. She investigates regulatory gaps in digital markets and practical challenges in cross-border data governance. Her publications analyze evolving trends in EU data protection jurisprudence, particularly regarding Big Tech accountability, transparency in algorithmic processing, and the harmonization of data protection with competition enforcement. Key themes include the limitations of consent-based processing models and the operationalization of data subject rights in complex digital ecosystems. Scientific awards: IAPP Westin Scholar Award (2021) JC Baak Prize (2022) Max van der Stoel Human Rights Award Nominee (2021) As an active academic contributor, she supervises Master's theses, serves on the Management Committee of the Data Protection Scholars' Network, and participates in the Dutch Law Sector Plan-funded Digital Legal Lab. Her grant-related work includes organizing international seminars on data protection impact assessment and legal research methodologies. She maintains strong affiliations with the Data Protection Scholars' Network and Digital Legal Lab, driving collaborative research on digital regulation through conference organization, peer review activities, and cross-institutional knowledge exchange initiatives.
Dr. Georgina Brown is a Senior Lecturer in Forensic Linguistics at Lancaster University's School of Social Sciences. She is actively affiliated with the Phonetics Lab and maintains a robust research profile in speech science with particular emphasis on forensic applications. Her work bridges theoretical phonetics with practical forensic methodologies, contributing significantly to the field of forensic speech analysis. Dr. Brown's research interests center on forensic speech technology, particularly accent recognition and speaker recognition systems. She investigates how phonetic and sociophonetic research can enhance our understanding of these technologies' capabilities and limitations. Her work often addresses practical challenges in forensic contexts, including method validation, spoofed speech detection, and the ethical considerations of using speech data in legal settings. She has developed segmentally informed approaches to accent classification and has contributed to understanding regional variation in English dialects through computational methods. Analysis of her publication record from 2019-2024 reveals consistent contributions to forensic linguistics with increasing interdisciplinary connections to artificial intelligence, data protection law, and machine learning. Her work demonstrates a progression from fundamental phonetic research toward more applied forensic contexts, with recent publications addressing contemporary challenges like large language models, spoofed speech detection, and remote data collection methods. The research spans both technical speech processing aspects and their practical implementation in forensic settings. Dr. Brown actively supervises postgraduate research, currently guiding three students including Lois Fairclough. Her academic engagement extends to educational innovation, as evidenced by her work on problem-based learning approaches for forensic speech science education. She participates in knowledge exchange activities including the FACTOR Summer School 2025 on Language, Speech, and AI, and community outreach through events like Linguistics in the City and engagement with Lancaster Girls' Grammar School. Her research is conducted primarily through the Phonetics Lab at Lancaster University, where she contributes to advancing methodologies in speech analysis for forensic applications. Dr. Brown maintains an active research profile with numerous peer-reviewed publications in leading journals and conference proceedings, demonstrating sustained contribution to the field of forensic linguistics and speech science.
Nuno Sousa e Silva is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, and a Partner at PTCS. He graduated (2011), earned his Master’s (2013), and completed his PhD (2019) at the Porto School of Law. He holds an LL.M. in Intellectual Property and Competition Law from the Munich Intellectual Property Law Center (2013). His work spans Intellectual Property, IT Law, EU Law, and Private Law, with 144 research outputs and active involvement in the Católica Research Centre for the Future of Law (CEID-CRCFL) since 2020. PhD in Law, Universidade Católica Portuguesa (2019) LL.M. in Intellectual Property, MIPLC (2013) Master’s in Law, Universidade Católica Portuguesa (2013) Licenciatura (LL.B.) in Law, Universidade Católica Portuguesa (2011) His research focuses on Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, EU Law, and LegalTech, contributing to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals via education and legal innovation. He has published 4 books, over 50 articles, and supervised 23 research works. His 2025 articles address AI regulation and digital inheritance, while 2023-2024 outputs explore copyright adaptation and AI-robotics liability. He received the Prémio Abreu Advogados (2020), acted as legal expert for international institutions, and taught in Portugal, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Denmark, and the UK. Recent supervisions include Valente, C.D.P.D.O. (2023) on GDPR-related civil liability. His 2022-2025 projects emphasize CEID-CRCFL, AI-legality intersections, and EU legal harmonization.
Prof. Dr. Olga Levina serves as Professor of Business Informatics at Brandenburg University of Technology (BTU), Department of Economics, where she bridges technical systems design with ethical governance in digital transformation. Her institutional leadership includes contributions to DIN working groups on Responsible AI and UNESCO's "Artificial Intelligence for more gender equality and against discrimination" guideline. Her educational background includes: Industrial Engineering with technical specialization in Information and Communication Systems (Technical University of Berlin and LUISS Rome) Doctorate in Network Analysis (TU Berlin) Levina's research critically examines ethical digitalization , business process management , and low-code development through participatory frameworks. She investigates how socially-aware information systems can mitigate digital inequality while advancing sustainability. Current projects analyze dark patterns in consent interfaces and AI's impact on journalistic values, emphasizing transparency and stakeholder inclusion as foundational principles. Her 15 most recent publications (2021-2025) reveal three dominant trajectories: (1) operationalizing ethics in software design through assessment tools and pipelines, (2) analyzing low-code platforms' organizational impact, and (3) exposing biases in algorithmic systems via empirical studies of dark patterns and recommender systems. This work consistently connects technical implementation with societal consequences. Levina actively supervises Master's theses through structured processes requiring English proficiency and research proposals. Her Ethical and Legal Aspects of Digitalization course generates publishable student research on topics like cookie consent dark patterns and AI sentiment analysis. She leads the InnoWest project on sustainable IT development while maintaining roles as journal/conference reviewer and DIN working group contributor. Her research group produces empirical studies through student projects examining digital ethics in real-world contexts, including cross-national analyses of cookie banners and values in messenger apps. Current work explores "naming as framing" in sustainability discourse and machine learning system auditing.
Laura Carola Drechsler serves as a tenure track lecturer at KU Leuven's Faculty of Law and Criminological Sciences, where she is embedded within the Centre for IT & IP Law (CiTiP) and contributes to the DigiSoc – KU Leuven Institute for Digital Society. Her institutional presence extends to service roles including alternate membership on KU Leuven's Works Council and Prevention and Protection at Work Committee. Her research focuses on European data protection frameworks and technology regulation , with particular expertise in GDPR implementation, AI governance, and biometric data systems. Current projects examine children's privacy rights (ORCHID), fundamental rights in AI contexts, and metadata standards for democratic data governance, reflecting her commitment to translating legal theory into practical policy solutions for digital society challenges. Drechsler's publication portfolio demonstrates consistent engagement with evolving regulatory landscapes, including analyses of eIDAS II implementation, GDPR anniversary assessments, and cross-jurisdictional privacy frameworks. Her collaborative approach is evident in multi-institutional projects involving European research networks and policy stakeholders. As an educator, she teaches specialized courses including Data Protection and Data Law (C02C5C), Legal Aspects of Cyber Security (H0Q25A), and European Privacy and Data Protection Law (HNI32A), shaping the next generation of technology law practitioners. Her institutional service includes membership on the Law Faculty Council and Doctoral Committee, demonstrating comprehensive engagement with academic governance.
Prof. Dr. Neslihan Karataş Durmuş serves as Dean of Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Faculty of Law and Professor in the Department of Financial Law since 2024, following her promotion from Associate Professor (2018-2024). Her academic career is anchored in comparative tax law with extensive expertise in Turkish-French legal systems. PhD in Tax Law, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (2013) Master's in Tax Law, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (2004) LL.B, Gazi University Faculty of Law (2000) Her research focuses on digital transformation of tax administration , fundamental rights in taxation , and comparative corporate tax systems . Recent works analyze AI implementation in tax authorities, social media income taxation, and European Court of Human Rights jurisprudence affecting tax policy. She pioneered studies on tax audit reforms during pandemics and gender-specific tax advantages. Her 57 publications demonstrate consistent output in high-impact journals including Türkiye Adalet Akademisi Dergisi and MALIYE DERGISI. Current research trajectories emphasize algorithmic tax governance , cross-border digital taxation , and constitutional limits on tax enforcement . As academic advisor, she has supervised 5 theses covering corporate group taxation, digital evidence in tax crimes, and comparative merger taxation. Her editorial leadership as First Editor of Yıldırım Beyazıt Law Journal since 2022 shapes scholarly discourse in Turkish legal academia. Key professional engagements include membership in the Interuniversity Board Legislation Commission (2024-present) and prior service as Education Counselor at the Turkish Embassy in Brussels (2019-2022). She has presented research at UN and OSCE institutions, demonstrating policy-relevant scholarship.
Anja Møller Pedersen serves as a Postdoc and Research Fellow at the Centre for Information and Innovation Law (CIIR) within the Faculty of Law at the University of Copenhagen, where her work on EU privacy frameworks and digital surveillance technologies is co-funded by the university and the Danish Institute for Human Rights. Her research critically examines tensions between security imperatives and fundamental rights in algorithmic governance. Her academic foundation includes: Master of Laws (LL.M.) from the University of Copenhagen (2011) Studies at Paris-Panthéon-Assas University (2009-2010) Bachelor in Laws from the University of Copenhagen (2008) Dr. Pedersen's scholarship focuses on the legal ramifications of AI-driven policing, facial recognition systems, and data retention policies within European human rights frameworks. She investigates how surveillance capitalism and predictive analytics challenge constitutional privacy guarantees, with particular attention to Danish implementation gaps and democratic oversight mechanisms. Her interdisciplinary approach bridges legal theory, criminology, and technology policy to develop rights-preserving regulatory models for emerging digital tools. Analysis of her recent publications reveals three dominant thematic currents: the erosion of legal certainty in police adoption of biometric surveillance, the conflict between data-driven security measures and proportionality principles under EU law, and the need for transnational regulatory harmonization in information law. Her work consistently emphasizes empirical assessment of technological deployments against fundamental rights benchmarks rather than purely theoretical critiques. Scientific Awards No major scientific prizes or fellowships are documented in current public records. Her research is institutionally supported through University of Copenhagen-Danish Institute for Human Rights funding, with significant knowledge exchange via visiting positions at NYU Grossman School of Medicine (2017) and University of Amsterdam (2017). While formal student supervision isn't explicitly listed, her advisory role at the Danish Institute for Human Rights (2014-2016) and board membership in the Digital Security Council (2016-2018) demonstrate mentorship capacity in policy contexts. She operates within CIIR's collaborative ecosystem at the Faculty of Law while contributing to national discourse through the Digital Security Council (Rådet for Digital Sikkerhed). Her media engagements—including 16 press appearances since 2018 on topics like unlawful logging and PET surveillance practices—showcase active translation of academic research into public policy debates, particularly regarding facial recognition legality and predictive policing accountability.
Dr Elizabeth Englezos is a Lecturer at Griffith Law School, Griffith University, appointed since February 2024. She serves as a member of the QLS Advisory Group on Generative AI in Legal Education and previously contributed to the Law Futures Centre (2023-2024). Her academic appointments include editorial roles as Managing Editor of Griffith Law Review (2025-present) and Copy-editor for the Journal of Cross-disciplinary Research in Computational Law (2024-present). Her educational background features: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Griffith University (2022), thesis: '#Hyperconnection: Law and the digital influence on individual identity' Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours), Griffith University (2019) Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice, Queensland University of Technology Dr Englezos' research examines law's intersection with digital technologies, focusing on digital identity harms, algorithmic decision-making, and privacy regulation. Her work analyzes how digital environments impact individual autonomy through platforms, misinformation ecosystems, and AI systems. Key contributions address platform liability frameworks, democratic challenges in digital public spaces, and regulatory responses to emerging technologies. She employs interdisciplinary methodologies combining legal theory, semiotic analysis, and policy evaluation to develop practical governance solutions for contemporary digital dilemmas. Her publication trajectory (15 outputs 2018-2025) reveals increasing focus on AI governance and platform accountability, with recent works examining algorithmic policing, biodiversity law in pandemic contexts, and generative AI implications. The research consistently bridges theoretical analysis with practical regulatory applications across jurisdictions. Dr Englezos actively translates research into pedagogy through her 'Law and Digital Media' elective (launched 2022) and Contracts 1 teaching. Her professional engagement includes policy submissions to government consultations and editorial leadership. Current activities center on generative AI's impact on legal education through her QLS Advisory Group membership, positioning her at the forefront of emerging digital law challenges.
Joanna Kulesza is an Assistant Professor in the Department of International Law and International Relations at the Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Lodz, where she also serves as the Executive Director of the Lodz Cyber Hub research center. She is additionally a Professor at Vilnius University and has held visiting positions at Stanford University, University of Oxford, and University of Muenster. Her research focuses on the intersection of international law, cybersecurity, and Internet governance, with significant contributions to understanding jurisdiction in cyberspace, state responsibility, and human rights in digital environments. Dr. Kulesza's research interests span the application of public international law in cyberspace, international relations, due diligence in international law, state responsibility (including self-defense, sanctions, retorsions, and reprisals), cyber diplomacy, media law, human rights in cyberspace, freedom of expression online, regulation of internet platforms and digital services, intermediary liability, algorithmization and automation of law application, data governance, privacy and data protection online, cybersecurity, cybercrime, cyberwarfare, sanctions for actions using communication and information technologies, responsibility for algorithm operation (including lethal autonomous weapon systems), and internet governance with special focus on international telecommunications infrastructure, particularly low Earth orbit satellites. Her recent publications reveal a strong focus on equitable access to satellite broadband, jurisdiction in cyberspace, international dispute resolution mechanisms for data conflicts, and the relationship between internet governance and sustainable development. Her work demonstrates increasing engagement with practical policy frameworks and international standard-setting processes. President of the Republic of Poland Award (2009) Minister of Economy Award (2008) Patent Office of the Republic of Poland Award (2008) Foundation for Polish Science START program scholarship (2011) Foundation for Polish Science MONOGRAPHS scholarship (2012) Member of Scientific Committee of European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (2018-2023) Dr. Kulesza actively mentors young scientists and serves as a reviewer for numerous prestigious journals including Data & Policy (CUP), International Data Privacy Law (Oxford Academic), and European Journal of Law and Technology. She coordinates multiple international research projects, including the Global Digital Human Rights Network (COST CA19143) and serves as coordinator of University of Lodz's cooperation with the European Security and Defence College for specialized training in 'Cybersecurity and International Law'. As Director of the Lodz Cyber Hub, she leads an interdisciplinary research center that combines public international law, international relations, and information and communication technologies, with particular emphasis on internet governance. The center supports decision-making processes and builds intellectual capacity in the information society, addressing issues of international law application in cyberspace, cybersecurity, combating cybercrime, and human rights protection with special focus on privacy, data protection, freedom of expression, digital platform responsibility, and new media law.
Professor Marius Laurinaitis is a distinguished academic at Mykolo Romerio University (MRU) in Vilnius, Lithuania, holding positions as Professor and Senior Researcher. He serves as the head of the Law and Fintech bachelor's program at MRU and is affiliated with multiple academic units including the Faculty of Public Governance and Business, the Institute of Business and Economics, and the Law School. With a robust research portfolio spanning cybersecurity, hybrid threats, financial regulation, and data protection, Professor Laurinaitis has established himself as a leading expert in the intersection of law, technology, and security in the Lithuanian and international academic communities. Professor Laurinaitis's research primarily focuses on cybersecurity, hybrid threats, financial regulation, and data protection. His work bridges legal frameworks with technical security challenges, examining how legal systems can effectively address emerging cyber threats while protecting individual rights. He has conducted extensive research on hybrid threats as a new generation of security challenges, Belarus's cyber landscape, Russian cyber activities in the Ukraine conflict, and the implementation of cybersecurity measures in various sectors including healthcare and financial institutions. His research demonstrates a consistent pattern of addressing contemporary security challenges through interdisciplinary approaches that combine legal analysis with technical understanding of cybersecurity threats and solutions. Professor Laurinaitis has supervised numerous master's theses covering diverse topics within cybersecurity, data protection, and financial technologies. His supervision portfolio includes research on cyber literacy, responsible disclosure principles, personal data leakage prevention, cybersecurity culture in Lithuanian hospitals, social networks for business marketing, online identity verification, biometric technologies, and youth financial literacy. This breadth of supervision topics demonstrates his commitment to developing the next generation of experts in cybersecurity and related fields. Professor Laurinaitis leads or is affiliated with research initiatives focused on cybersecurity, particularly examining hybrid threats and their implications for national and international security. His work often involves international collaboration, as evidenced by co-authored publications with researchers from Australia and other countries. His research group appears to focus on practical applications of cybersecurity principles in real-world contexts, with particular attention to regulatory frameworks and organizational implementation challenges.
Peter Georg Picht is Professor for Commercial Law at the University of Zurich's Institute of Law, where he conducts research at the intersection of competition law, digital regulation, and intellectual property. His work focuses on the rapidly evolving legal landscape governing digital markets, with particular expertise in Standard Essential Patents (SEPs), FRAND licensing, and the regulatory implications of artificial intelligence. Professor Picht's research interests span several interconnected domains: Digital market regulation under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), Digital Services Act (DSA), and Data Act Competition law implications of algorithms and artificial intelligence Standard Essential Patents and FRAND licensing frameworks Data governance and access requirements in competitive markets The intersection of intellectual property law with emerging AI technologies His recent publications reveal a consistent focus on the practical implementation challenges of EU digital regulations and the adaptation of competition law frameworks to address algorithmic markets. Professor Picht has published extensively on FRAND licensing disputes, contributing to the scholarly discourse on how courts should determine fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory royalty rates for standard-essential patents. Professor Picht maintains active research collaborations with leading institutions including the Max Planck Institute for Innovation & Competition, ETH Zurich Center for Law and Economics, and the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property. His work bridges theoretical legal scholarship with practical regulatory challenges facing digital markets today, making significant contributions to both academic discourse and policy development in European competition law.
Dr. Sallam Abualhaija serves as a Researcher at the Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability, and Trust (SnT) at the University of Luxembourg, where she applies cutting-edge AI technologies to software engineering challenges with emphasis on requirements engineering and regulatory compliance. Her work bridges academic research and industry applications through extensive collaboration with corporate partners. She earned her PhD in Computer Science from Hamburg University of Technology (Germany) in 2016, establishing her expertise in computational approaches to software requirements. Her research centers on leveraging natural language processing and large language models for regulatory compliance, particularly GDPR implementation in software systems. Key focus areas include automated compliance checking of privacy policies, data processing agreements, and financial regulations through techniques like question-answering systems and ambiguity resolution. This work directly addresses the critical need for trustworthy AI systems that adhere to legal frameworks while improving software development efficiency. Analysis of her recent publications reveals a strong trend toward practical tool development (e.g., CompAi) and multi-solution studies for GDPR compliance across mobile applications, financial services, and general software systems. Her research consistently integrates industry collaboration, with growing emphasis on LLM-driven approaches since 2023. Dr. Abualhaija actively contributes to the academic community through program committee roles at ASE, ICSE, and RE conferences, and as co-organizer of workshops including MO2RE (Multi-Disciplinary Requirements Engineering) and FinanSE. She has chaired tutorials on replication in NLP for requirements engineering and AI applications in regulatory compliance, demonstrating commitment to knowledge transfer and community building. As a core member of SnT, she contributes to Luxembourg's leading research hub for security, reliability, and trust in ICT systems. Her work aligns with SnT's mission through projects that develop verifiable, privacy-preserving technologies with real-world regulatory impact, particularly in European data protection contexts.
