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Natalie P. StoianoffView profile

Professor

• Intellectual Property Law
• Biotechnology Law
• Patent Law
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Professor Natalie P. Stoianoff is a Professor and Director of the Intellectual Property Program at the Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), since 2008. She chairs the Indigenous Knowledge Forum Committee and serves on the UTS Commercialisation Advisory Panel. Her interdisciplinary research focuses on biotechnology law, patenting living organisms, software, business methods, and environmental taxation. She has led projects on Indigenous Knowledge protection, including the Garuwanga initiative exploring governance frameworks for access and benefit-sharing regimes. Professor Stoianoff has authored/co-authored prominent legal texts such as Commercialisation of Intellectual Property (2019) and Intellectual Property Law: Text and Essential Cases (5th ed., 2019). She secured grants including an Australian Research Council Discovery Grant (2005–08) and a Linkage Grant (2016–19) for Indigenous Knowledge governance. Her work bridges legal, ethical, and commercial dimensions of technology and environmental stewardship. She has contributed to international projects, including investigations into patent protection in key Australian industries and the role of IP in economic development. Her research also addresses challenges in China’s IP enforcement and compliance with the Convention on Biological Diversity.

Vera SevastianovaView profile

Researcher

• Intellectual Property Law
• Trademark Law
• Freedom of Expression
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Vera Sevastianova is a Doctoral Researcher in Commercial Law at the Hanken School of Economics, specializing in intellectual property (IP) with a focus on trademark law. Her research explores intersections between trademarks and freedom of choice, automated commerce, and freedom of expression. She holds a Master’s in Economics and Business Administration (Hanken School of Economics), a Bachelor’s in Law, and a degree in International Relations. Before her PhD, Vera practiced as an IP lawyer, handling cases involving copyright, trademarks, domain names, and unfair competition. She has in-house and consulting experience in litigation, contract drafting, and IP strategy. Currently, she teaches trademark law and participates in the European Union Intellectual Property Organization’s IP Campus as a tutor for trainees. Her research addresses timely topics like wartime challenges to trademark protections, luxury brand management in crisis contexts, and legal conflicts between trademark rights and free speech. Her work has been published in journals such as the Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice and IIC International Review of Intellectual Property and Competition Law .

Mohammad AbedinView profile

Senior Lecturer

• FinTech
• Business Analytics
• Data Analytics in Finance
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Dr. Mohammad Abedin is a Senior Lecturer in Finance (FinTech) at Swansea University's School of Management, part of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Previously, he held a similar role at Teesside University. His expertise spans FinTech, data analytics in finance, sustainable finance, and energy economics. He is actively engaged in research and has over 50 publications in top journals like IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics and Annals of Operations Research . Research Interests: FinTech innovation, sustainable investment strategies, machine learning applications in finance, and climate policy analysis. His work often intersects with environmental and energy economics, exploring topics such as carbon tax impacts, green bonds, and blockchain-driven regulatory frameworks. Editorial Roles: Associate Editor of International Review of Economics and Finance , Journal of Global Information Management , and Kybernetes ; Guest Editor for Decision Support Systems and Technological Forecasting & Social Change . Supervision: Currently guiding PhD/MSc students on topics like FinTech's role in cryptocurrency adoption, sustainable development in Sub-Saharan Africa, and circular economy practices in Chinese SMEs. Teaching: Modules include Big Data in Finance and Sustainable Finance & ESG Investing, emphasizing data-driven decision-making and ethical investing practices.

Mohammad Habibur RahmanView profile

Professor

• Public Administration
• Public Policy
• Digital Government
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Mohammad Habibur Rahman is a Part Time Professor of Public Administration at the School of Political Studies, University of Ottawa, and an Affiliated Researcher at the Centre on Governance. He also holds a Non-Resident Research Fellow position at the Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government in Dubai. Part Time Professor, School of Political Studies, University of Ottawa Affiliated Researcher, Centre on Governance, University of Ottawa Non-Resident Research Fellow, Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government, UAE His research spans public administration, policy analysis, and governance reform. Key areas include digitalization of public services, agile government, environmental policy, public-private partnerships (PPP), and comparative public administration across Canada, UAE, Bangladesh, and Fiji. He has published over 60 papers and contributed to policy frameworks for institutions like the World Bank and UNDP. Recent publications focus on UAE’s digital transformation, 5G implementation, and smart governance. His work bridges theoretical public administration discourse with practical innovations in service delivery. Rahman has mentored students through thesis supervision and international research collaborations, and his consulting work with organizations like USAID and Asian Development Bank highlights his expertise in institutional diagnostics, stakeholder analysis, and project performance evaluation.

Paraskevi PaparseniouView profile

Professor

• Civil Law
• European Private Law
• Consumer Protection Law
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Professor Paraskevi Paparseniou is a Law School Professor of Civil Law at the University of Athens, Faculty of Law. She has been practicing as an Attorney at Law since 1990. Her expertise spans Civil Law, European Private Law, Consumer Protection Law, and Copyright Law. She has contributed to legislative committees, including the implementation of EU Directives 2019/770/EU and 2019/771/EU, and is a member of the Central Committee of Codification (Law 4622/2019). She also serves on the Board of Trustees of the ERA Academy of European Law in Trier (2012–2015) and collaborates with institutions like the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition. Education: Bachelor’s in Law, University of Athens (1988) Master’s in Law, University of Hannover (1990) PhD in Law, University of Athens (1994), thesis: Financial Leasing – A critical analysis in the light of liability for defects Research interests focus on European legal harmonization, consumer rights, and intellectual property. She authored five monographs and numerous articles in Greek, German, and English, addressing topics like monetary obligations, copyright enforcement, and EU consumer acquis. Her work frequently engages with European Court of Justice precedents and transnational legal frameworks. Professional activities include advising individuals and organizations on private law matters, legislative drafting, and academic leadership roles such as Director of the Institute for European Legal Studies (IELS). Office hours are held via Webex on Thursdays during academic terms.

• Law
• Philosophy of Law
• Human Needs Theory
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Mario Rosentau is a Lecturer in Comparative Jurisprudence at the University of Tartu's School of Law (Faculty of Social Sciences) since 2016. He holds a Doctor of Law degree (2004) and a Master's in Philosophy (1998), both from the University of Tartu. His research focuses on legal theory, philosophy of law, intellectual property in IT, EU constitutional law, and argumentation frameworks. He has been actively involved in academic administration, including leading bachelor's thesis defense panels and participating in EU-funded legal research networks like LAPSI (2010–2012). His creative work includes over 30 presentations at conferences such as the International Society for the Study of Argumentation (Amsterdam, 2010) and training programs on legal argumentation, IT law, and civil law for Estonian institutions. Notable awards include the 2002 ERA Award for his essay on EU constitutional theory. Rosentau has contributed to projects addressing legal harmonization in information law and has published extensively on topics like digital contracts, GDPR compliance, and the philosophical foundations of law. He has also engaged in practical legal work as an attorney and has delivered training to judges, law enforcement agencies, and IT managers across Estonia. His interdisciplinary approach bridges legal theory with digital governance, emphasizing the intersection of human needs and normative legal structures.

Jelena RadovanovićView profile

Researcher

• History of Southeast Europe
• Ottoman Empire Studies
• Urban History
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Jelena Radovanović is a researcher at the Cluster of Excellence 'Religion and Politics' at the University of Münster. She holds a PhD in Near Eastern Studies from Princeton University (2020), an MA from Freie Universität Berlin (2013), and a BA from the Faculty of Philology, University of Belgrade (2010). Her work focuses on the history of Southeast Europe and the Ottoman Empire, with special attention to legal frameworks, urban history, and memory studies. She previously served as a postdoctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity (2020–2022). Radovanović leads the research project A3-32: 'Law in Religious Spaces: Ottoman Religious Endowments (waqf) in Post-Ottoman Southeast Europe' and is a member of the Cluster's General Assembly. Her research examines the entanglement of legal, cultural, and spatial transformations in post-Ottoman societies, particularly through the lens of waqf/endowment property dynamics. Recent publications analyze how 19th-century Serbian legal reforms redefined waqf as a 'foreign' institution tied to Muslim communities, and how urban modernization in cities like Niš involved dismantling Ottoman property regimes. Her interdisciplinary approach bridges legal history, urban studies, and postcolonial theory. Radovanović’s work also explores intellectual responses to Ottoman modernity in post-1878 Niš, analyzing how Serbian intellectuals navigated Ottoman legacy in their nation-building projects. She has contributed to re-evaluating the role of figures like Jelena Dimitrijević in early Serbian orientalist scholarship, highlighting unconventional methods of knowledge production about Muslim communities.

Nadia NaimView profile

Senior Lecturer

• Intellectual Property Law
• Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Policy
• Artificial Intelligence Ethics
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Nadia Naim is a Senior Lecturer at Aston Law School within the College of Business and Social Sciences at Aston University. She holds a PhD from Aston University (2016), focusing on intellectual property regimes in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states. Her research interests span intellectual property law, artificial intelligence ethics, Islamic finance frameworks, and international trade policy. She actively supervises PhD students in intellectual property rights, Islamic finance, and international trade. Dr. Naim's work bridges legal, economic, and technological domains, with a focus on GCC policy development. Recent publications explore AI's impact on intellectual property laws, Islamic finance-based IP valuation frameworks, and the tangible economic value of IP assets. Her research often intersects with ethical considerations under Sharia principles and global digital transformation trends. Her academic contributions include books like *Intellectual Property and Innovation: Contemporary Developments in the GCC States* (2025) and peer-reviewed articles addressing AI ownership rights and cross-border IP strategies. While no specific awards are listed, her prolific output underscores her leadership in emerging interdisciplinary legal fields. Nadia advises on PhD projects involving ISDS mechanisms, GCC economic integration, and digital innovation governance. Her work frequently engages with international legal cooperation and public policy challenges in globalized economies.

• Innovation Economics
• Competition Economics
• Privacy Policies
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Bernhard Ganglmair is an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Mannheim and Head of the Junior Research Group 'Competition and Innovation' at ZEW (Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research). His roles include membership in the board of the Mannheim Centre for Competition and Innovation (MaCCI) and the steering group of the Competition Law and Economics European Network (CLEEN). He holds editorial positions at the International Journal of Industrial Organization and Economic Inquiry. Education: PhD in Economics from the University of Zurich (2011) Master's degree in Economics from the University of Linz Research Interests: Ganglmair's work focuses on innovation economics, competition policy, privacy policies, and contract theory. He employs both theoretical and empirical methods, including text-as-data approaches, to study topics like strategic information disclosure, technology standardization, and regulatory compliance. His research often bridges law and economics, examining how institutional frameworks influence market behavior and innovation outcomes. Grants and Projects: He leads projects funded by the DFG Collaborative Research Center Transregio 224 (EPoS) and the Women & Science Chair at Université Paris Dauphine - PSL. Recent work includes analyzing German privacy policy compliance, gender diversity in technology standardization, and patent claim dynamics. Labs and Activities: Ganglmair organizes workshops like the Disclosure, Information Sharing, and Secrecy (DISS) Conference and contributes to initiatives such as the MaCCI IO Day. He has held visiting positions at institutions like the University of Bologna and Boston University.

• International Economic Law
• Technology Regulation
• Data Justice
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Prof. Mariana Valente is an Assistant Professor of International Economic Law at the University of St.Gallen, Switzerland. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of São Paulo and has conducted research at UC Berkeley, LMU Munich, and Yale Law School. Her work focuses on the intersection of law, technology, and society, particularly regulating the digital economy, data justice, gender equality, and intellectual property. She co-directs InternetLab, a Brazilian think tank, and advises the Brazilian Senate on AI regulation. Previously, she worked at the São Paulo Museum of Modern Art, focusing on cultural heritage digitization and legal frameworks for museums. Her research explores topics including social protection policies in the digital age, online gender-based violence, copyright in Latin America, and the societal impact of digital technologies. She analyzes how algorithmic systems affect marginalized groups and advocates for equitable digital policies that balance innovation with human rights protections. Key affiliations include the Brazilian Senate Commission for AI regulation and the ILE-HSG research group. Her work bridges legal analysis with practical advocacy, addressing challenges such as data privacy in social protection programs, content moderation frameworks, and cultural digitization ethics.

• Global Marketing Strategy
• China Marketing
• Luxury Product Consumption
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Linda Hui Shi is an Associate Professor of Marketing and International Business at the Peter B. Gustavson School of Business, University of Victoria, Canada. She holds a BA in Finance from Sun Yat-Sen University (China) and a PhD from Michigan State University’s Eli Broad School of Business. Her research focuses on global marketing strategies, China marketing, luxury product consumption, counterfeit research, and global account management (GAM). She has published extensively in top journals like Journal of International Business Studies and Journal of International Marketing, and has received awards including the 2011 IMR Best Paper Award. Her work bridges academic theory and industry practice, with notable contributions to understanding multinational corporations' management of global customers through GAM frameworks. She has explored cross-cultural solutions to counter Shanzhai products and examined consumer behavior in luxury markets, particularly contrasting China and Western contexts. Her research also addresses power distance beliefs influencing luxury consumption and strategies for combating counterfeit goods. Linda has taught courses such as International Marketing and Research Methods at both undergraduate and executive levels. Prior to academia, she worked at Procter & Gamble China, contributing to inventory optimization and supply chain management, for which she received an 'Excellent Contribution' award. She has led multiple grants, including SSHRC-funded studies on cultural values and luxury product choice. Education: BA in Finance, Sun Yat-Sen University, China PhD in Marketing, Michigan State University Awards: IMR Best Paper Award (2011) ISBM Business Marketing Doctoral Support Award P&G 'Excellent Contribution' Award (Inventory Management) Grants: SSHRC Project on Bicultural Consumers’ Luxury Choices ($87,988) UVic Gustavson Research Grants on Cultural Values and Brand Logo Preferences Her research and teaching emphasize global business dynamics, with a focus on Asia-Pacific markets. She actively engages in international conferences, presenting at venues like the Academy of International Business and AIB Conferences. Her work addresses critical challenges in global marketing strategies and cross-cultural business practices.

• Technology Law
• Intellectual Property
• Privacy Law
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Jason M. Schultz is a Professor of Law at New York University School of Law, serving as Director of the Technology Law & Policy Clinic and Co-Director of the Engelberg Center on Innovation Law & Policy. His work bridges traditional legal domains like intellectual property, privacy, and civil rights with emerging technologies such as AI, machine learning, and the IoT. He holds a JD from UC Berkeley School of Law (2000) and a BA in Public Policy and Women's Studies from Duke University (1993). His research focuses on adapting legal frameworks to technological challenges, emphasizing practical policy solutions. Recent publications address generative AI’s impact on copyright law, digital exhaustion rights, and clinical legal education in the AI era. He co-teaches advanced technology law clinics, details of which are accessible via NYU’s All Clinical website. As a clinical director, Schultz oversees projects that blend legal advocacy with technology policy. His work often highlights interdisciplinary approaches to modern legal dilemmas, such as balancing innovation with consumer protection. No scientific awards are explicitly listed, but his contributions to tech law policy are widely recognized in academic circles. He advises students through his clinical programs but no formal advisee list is provided. His affiliations include leadership roles at NYU’s Engelberg Center and Technology Law & Policy Clinic, emphasizing cross-disciplinary legal innovation.

Rebecca HarrisView profile

Lecturer

• Fashion Law
• Environmental Sustainability
• Social Sustainability
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Rebecca Harris is a Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School's Fashion Law Lab, where she has been part of the teaching team since its inception. She also serves as an associate in Gunderson Dettmer’s Boston office, specializing in corporate partnering and intellectual property commercialization. Her expertise spans fashion industry law, environmental/social sustainability, and emerging technologies like NFTs and the Metaverse. Education: B.A. in Political Science and Middle East Studies, McGill University (2009) J.D., Harvard Law School (2017) Her research interests intersect fashion law, technology policy, and civil rights. She focuses on ethical practices in fashion supply chains, intellectual property protections in digital spaces, and legal frameworks for emerging technologies. Her work also addresses gender and LGBTQ+ rights within legal systems. Rebecca previously served as a Victim Witness Advocate at the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office (2012–2017), specializing in child protection and trial support. She was a research assistant for Professor Jeannie Suk Gersen on Title IX enforcement and campus sexual assault policies. Awards: Rappaport Fellow in Law and Public Policy She co-chaired Harvard Law School Lambda’s Political Committee and actively engages in policy advocacy. Her current course, the Fashion Law Lab, explores interdisciplinary legal challenges in the fashion industry.

Olav TorvundView profile

Professor

• Intellectual Property Law
• Contract Law
• Property Law
• +3 more

Olav Torvund is a Professor at the Department of Private Law, University of Oslo. His research focuses on intellectual property law, contract law, property law, and forensic informatics. He explores legal challenges in the information age, digital rights management, and regulatory frameworks for emerging technologies. His work intersects technology and law, addressing issues like copyright, digital commerce, and cybersecurity. Recent publications highlight themes such as digital consumer contracts, restoration rights for media, and legal implications of hyperlinking. His research also examines free software, financial privacy, and cross-border tax regulations for digital services. Torvund contributes to academic discussions through articles in journals like NIR and Scandinavian Studies in Law . He is affiliated with the Law and Technology (JOT) and Markets, Innovation, and Competition (MIK) research groups. His work bridges legal theory and practical challenges in modern technological landscapes.

Maria Luz De La CalView profile

Research Professor

• Poverty
• Labor Market
• Feminist Economics
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María Luz De La Cal is a Research Professor at the University of the Basque Country/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (UPV/EHU), affiliated with the Department of Applied Economics I under the College of Economics and Business. She specializes in poverty, labor markets, feminist economics, and social protection, teaching in the Degree in Labor Relations and Human Resources as well as feminist and gender-focused master's programs. Education: Doctor of Economic Sciences. Research Interests: Poverty reduction, labor market dynamics, feminist economics, social policies, and social solidarity economies. Key Projects: Economic empowerment of women's organizations in Northern Cauca (2021), decolonial approaches to development, and critical reflections on neoliberal labor structures. Students: Supervised Peio Salazar Martinez's 2017 PhD thesis on neoliberal labor transformations and Michela Accerenzi's 2023 thesis on body politics in Honduras. Publications: Spanning 2005–2024, her work addresses gender inequality, ethical conflicts in technological paradigms, and participatory action research frameworks.