Audrey Guinchard

Professor Audrey Guinchard is a faculty member at Essex Law School, University of Essex, with academic expertise in Criminal Law, Data Protection, Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, and Human Rights. She joined the university in 2000 as a Lecturer and has since become a leading voice in the intersection of law and digital technology.

• Qualifications: PhD/Doctorat en droit (Jean Moulin University Lyon 3, 2001), LLM/D.E.A. in Private and Criminal Law (Jean Moulin University Lyon 3), Maitrise en droit (Jean Moulin University Lyon 3) with transfer from Boston University

Research interests include:

• Impact of digital technologies on legal frameworks
• Reforming cybercrime legislation (e.g., UK's Computer Misuse Act 1990)
• Contextual integrity in data protection
• Comparative analysis of French and international laws
• Human rights implications of cybersecurity practices
• Neurodivergence and environmental impacts of cybersecurity

Scientific awards:

• 2018: UK Academic Award by Franco-British Lawyers Society for the LLB English and French Laws double degree

Supervision and grants: Supervised PhD theses on topics like Duty of Care for Animals in Criminal Law and Regulation of the Sex Industry. Major grants include:

• 2024: Addressing Hallucinations in Generative AI (Innovate UK)
• 2019: Mondaq KTP 2 (Innovate UK)
• 2013: Digital Personhood research (EPSRC)