Alpana Roy

Professor Alpana Roy is a distinguished academic and legal expert at the University of New England (UNE), Australia, where she serves as Professor and Head of School in the School of Law, Faculty of Science, Agriculture, Business and Law. She has held senior academic and leadership roles at institutions including the University of Waikato (as Dean and Professor), University of Sydney, University of Queensland, University of Technology Sydney, and Western Sydney University.

Her educational background includes:

• PhD, University of Sydney
• LLB (Hons), University of Sydney
• MA (Journalism), University of Technology, Sydney
• BA (Soc Sci), University of Technology, Sydney
• Graduate Certificate in Higher Education Teaching and Learning, UTS
• Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, College of Law
• Bar Practice Course, NSW Bar Association
• Practitioner’s Certificate in Mediation, Institute of Arbitrators & Mediators Australia

Her research and expertise focus on intellectual property law, internet and domain name law, alternative dispute resolution, and the legal protection of traditional and Indigenous knowledge. She is a widely published legal scholar and commissioned author for leading publishers such as Oxford University Press, LexisNexis, Thomson Reuters, Federation Press, and CCH.

Alpana Roy is admitted to practice in New South Wales and is on the Roll of Legal Practitioners of the High Court of Australia. She has worked as a solicitor, barrister at the Sydney Bar, and nationally accredited mediator, serving on panels such as the NSW Law Society Mediators Panel, District Court of NSW Mediators Panel, and Family Law Settlement Service Panel. She has been involved in leading cases in the Federal Court of Australia and has provided legal consultancy to public and private sector organizations, including the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

Her professional memberships include:

• Law Society of New South Wales
• Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand (IPSANZ)
• International Trademark Association (INTA)
• Copyright Society of Australia (CSA)
• Internet Society of Australia
• .au Domain Administration Ltd (auDA)

She has held numerous senior leadership and management roles and has served on various elected and appointed committees and boards. Her work bridges academia, legal practice, and policy, making significant contributions to law, technology, and dispute resolution in national and international contexts.