Megan Richardson

Professor Megan Richardson is an Honorary Professor at the University of Melbourne's Law School, specializing in intellectual property, privacy rights, and legal theory. She has contributed significantly to privacy law reform through advisory roles with the Australian Law Reform Commission and NSW Law Reform Commission.

Research focuses on:

• Evolution of privacy rights in digital contexts
• Intellectual property intersections with personality rights
• Data governance frameworks
• Legal responses to automated decision-making
• Historical development of privacy doctrines

Publication trends show increasing engagement with technology-law interfaces, particularly algorithmic systems and data rights. Recent work examines AI's impact on privacy, blockchain applications, and pandemic surveillance technologies, often employing interdisciplinary approaches combining law with cultural studies.

Scientific Awards: No awards mentioned in provided materials.

Research Leadership: Serves as Coordinating Editor for Cambridge Elements Series: Data Rights and Wrongs. No specific student advising information available.