Lorena Flórez Rojas

Maria Lorena Flórez Rojas is an Assistant Professor in Technology Law at the University of Groningen's Faculty of Law, specializing in AI ethics, consumer rights, and legal tech innovation. She holds a PhD in Law and Society from Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna (Italy) and an LLM in Law and Technology from Tilburg University (Netherlands). Her research focuses on AI accountability, algorithmic governance, and the ethical-legal impacts of emerging technologies.

Education:

• PhD in Law and Society (2015–2018, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Italy)
• LLM in Law and Technology (2014–2015, Tilburg University, Netherlands)
• Law Degree (2008–2013, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia)

Research Interests:

• Artificial Intelligence Accountability and Governance
• Digital Consumer Rights and Data Protection
• Legal Frameworks for Emerging Technologies
• Blockchain and Legal Innovation

Publications: Her recent work explores AI in public administration, blockchain transparency, and ethical AI design. She co-edited the report AI and Public Administration: The (legal) limits of algorithmic governance (2024) and contributes to UNESCO's Global Toolkit on AI and the Rule of Law.

Awards:

• Faculty of Law Starting Grant (2022–present) for AI accountability research

Grants & Activities:

• Member of the Netherlands Network for Human Rights Research
• External Researcher at CinfonIA (AI research group)
• Co-organizer of the JuLIA Project on AI and Fundamental Rights (2024–2025)

Labs/Teams: Part of the Security, Technology & e-Privacy (STeP) research group and the Transboundary Legal Studies Department at Groningen.