Desara Dushi

Desara Dushi is a postdoctoral researcher specializing in the intersection of law, technology, and human rights. Her work primarily addresses cybercrime, online child protection, and data governance, with a focus on EU legal frameworks such as the GDPR and AI Act. She is affiliated with the Law, Science, Technology & Society group and has contributed to interdisciplinary projects like ALTEP-DP and CoHuBiCoL.

• Ph.D. in Law from the University of Bologna (2019).
• Current projects: Regulating AI, GDPR compliance automation, and child safety in digital spaces.
• Active in international conferences and policy discussions, including the IAIL 2022 workshop.

Her research explores how emerging technologies challenge legal norms, particularly in law enforcement, privacy, and human rights. She has published extensively on topics like AI-generated abuse material, facial recognition, and cybercrime prosecution.

Recent publications highlight trends in AI regulation (2024-2022), data protection (2024), and child safety (2024-2019). Her work often combines legal analysis with technological insights to propose policy solutions.

• Co-organizer of the 2023 Re-articulating data? conference.
• Speaker on facial recognition ethics (2022) and emerging tech regulation (2022).
• Contributor to EU-level debates on automated decision-making (2022).