Bárbara da Rosa Lazarotto

Bárbara da Rosa Lazarotto is a doctoral researcher at the Faculty of Law and Criminology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, specializing in the intersection of Data Protection Law, Privacy Regulation, and Smart City Technologies. Her work engages with GDPR frameworks, European data governance, and Latin American legal systems.

• Education: Master of Judiciary Law (2021) from the University of Minho.

Her research explores disinformation regulation, redistribution of digital resources, and legal challenges in data-driven public administration. She actively contributes to academic discourse through blogs, working papers, and peer-reviewed chapters.

Notable achievements include winning the BILETA European Journal of Law and Technology Prize (2023). She participates in international conferences, including the AI & Law Crossroads: Winter Academy and Brussels Privacy Hub 10th Anniversary, and has been featured in media discussions on Big Tech ethics and African digital labor.