Alessandro Bernes

Alessandro Bernes is a Researcher in Private Law at the Department of Economics of Ca' Foscari University of Venice, where he has been employed since June 2021. His work spans legal research, teaching, and institutional roles, including membership in committees like the Joint Committee of Teachers and Students (CPDS) and the Ethics Commission of Ca' Foscari University.

• Research Focus: Data protection, residential tourism models (e.g., condhotel), digital privacy, AI ethics, and corporate social responsibility in personal data governance.
• Teaching: Offers courses on Data Protection Regulation, Travel and Tourism Contract Law, and Legal Issues in Data Management for Master's programs.
• Grants & Projects: Principal Investigator for the PNRR-funded PadS4Health project and contributor to EU initiatives like H2020 CITIES and TranspArEEnS.

Scientific Engagement: Regular speaker at international conferences (Privacy Symposium, Jóvenes Civilistas), with recent publications on property law, data sharing, and GDPR compliance. Organized sessions on metaverse legal frameworks and virtual reality privacy.

Awards: Recognized with the Giuseppe Sperduti Award (2011, team) for social housing research. Holds editorial roles in journals like Rassegna di diritto civile and Jus Civile.

Labs & Teams: Affiliated with the VeraLabEx research group (PNRR project) and part of Ca' Foscari's Research Institutes for Complexity and Social Innovation.