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Katja de Vries is a Senior Lecturer in Public Law at Uppsala University's Department of Law and affiliated with the Institute of Legal Informatics (SU). Her work bridges legal scholarship with technological innovation, focusing on the societal implications of artificial intelligence within European regulatory frameworks.
Dr. de Vries holds a doctorate in law (Jur. dr.) and has developed an interdisciplinary research profile centered on the legal dimensions of emerging technologies. Her academic trajectory demonstrates consistent engagement with the evolving relationship between law and computational systems since her early work on profiling algorithms (2009-2010).
Her research program critically examines AI's impact on fundamental rights, with current emphasis on AI-created data and voices. She leads the Swedish Research Council-funded VOICE project (2025-2030) investigating legal and societal perspectives of synthetic speech. Key thematic clusters include algorithmic transparency (counterfactual explanations in ADM systems), data governance (synthetic data and European data commons), and regulatory responses to AI (EU AI Act implementation, digital right to repair). Her scholarship uniquely combines doctrinal legal analysis with insights from computer science, ethics, and social theory.
Analysis of her 15 most recent publications reveals intensifying focus on practical regulatory challenges in EU digital policy, particularly regarding AI-generated content and sustainable technology. Her work demonstrates methodological evolution from theoretical explorations of profiling (2010) toward solution-oriented research addressing contemporary legislative gaps, while maintaining critical theoretical engagement with legal personhood and algorithmic power structures.
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Dr. de Vries directs the VOICE research environment (Swedish Research Council 2025-2030), which examines legal frameworks for AI-generated voices through interdisciplinary collaboration. She previously contributed to EU projects including USEMP (User Empowerment for Enhanced Online Presence Management). Her policy impact is evidenced through formal opinions like the 2023 Uppsala Law Faculty statement on the EU repair directive, demonstrating translation of academic research into legislative discourse. She maintains active collaboration with researchers across computer science, social sciences, and humanities.
The VOICE initiative represents her primary research infrastructure, assembling legal scholars, technologists, and social scientists to study AI voice synthesis implications. This environment facilitates her distinctive approach to technology regulation that prioritizes societal values alongside technical feasibility, particularly regarding embodiment in synthetic media and legal personhood questions emerging from creative AI applications.
