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Stephanie Volz serves as a Researcher and Scientific Managing Director of the Center for Information Technology, Society, and Law (ITSL) at the University of Zurich's Faculty of Law, with additional affiliation to the University Research Priority Program (URPP) Human Reproduction Reloaded / H2R.
Her academic credentials include:
- Legal studies at the University of Zurich (2003–2008)
- Didactical training in Teaching Skills at the University of Zurich (2008–2010)
- Doctoral thesis in media law at the University of Zurich (2013)
- Admission to the Zurich bar (2013)
- Research stay at Hamburg's Hans-Bredow-Institut (2023)
- Visiting Researcher position at UNSW Sydney (2025)
Volz's scholarship critically examines digital law and technology governance, with concentrated expertise in data protection frameworks, media regulation, and privacy jurisprudence. Her current URPP H2R work investigates normative structures in human reproduction, bridging bioethics and legal theory within digital society contexts. She analyzes evolving regulatory challenges at law-technology intersections, particularly regarding algorithmic accountability and biometric data sovereignty.
As Scientific Managing Director of ITSL, Volz leads an interdisciplinary hub advancing research on digital constitutionalism and platform regulation. Her URPP H2R contributions focus on reproductive technology governance, examining legal personhood constructs and cross-border fertility service frameworks through collaborative teams spanning law, ethics, and medical sciences.
