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Nikos Koutras is a Senior Lecturer at Curtin Law School, Curtin University, Australia. He holds dual PhDs in Law (Macquarie University) and Political Sciences (Ionian University) and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (Advance HE). He previously held postdoctoral positions at the University of Trento and University of Antwerp, focusing on open science, copyright law, and governance. His research interests span intellectual property law, open access, AI regulation, and multilevel governance.
Education: BSc (Political Science, Hons II), MSc (Science of Information, Hons I), PhD (Political Sciences, Ionian University), PhD (Law, Macquarie University). He has served as Visiting Professor at the University of Antwerp’s LLM program and held research fellowships at institutions including the University of Amsterdam and Monash University.
Research focuses on open access repositories, copyright law reform, and AI’s legal implications. He has authored monographs like *Building Equitable Access to Knowledge Through Open Access Repositories* (2019) and contributed to peer-reviewed articles on topics such as Australia’s Copyright Amendment Bill and AI-generated content regulation. His work often bridges legal frameworks and open science policy.
Awards include the 2024 Dean’s Colleague Award for Teaching and 2023 Research Award at Curtin Law School. He is an active member of organizations like the International Society for Ethics and Information Technology (INSEIT) and the Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand (IPSANZ).
Teaching includes courses on intellectual property and employment law. He has supervised eight master’s dissertations, focusing on intellectual property law and open science themes. His grants include a Senior Research Fellowship (European Institute of Policy Research, 2024–2025) and roles in initiatives like the Open Science Education Institute (2025).
He collaborates internationally, presenting at conferences such as the European University Institute’s Workshop on Open Science and the Australasian Law Academics Association (ALAA). His current projects explore AI’s intersection with copyright law and open science policy reforms in Australia.
