Sylvain Métille

Sylvain Métille serves as an Associate Professor at the University of Lausanne, where he holds leadership roles in specialized academic programs. He is Head of the Master of Law in Legal Issues, Crime and Security of Information—a collaborative program between the School of Criminal Justice, Law School, and Business School—and Head of the Certificate of Advanced Studies in Data Protection offered by UniDistance, a Swiss online university.

His expertise centers on legal frameworks for digital society challenges, with primary research interests in privacy law, data protection law, cybercrime law, and the ethical dimensions of cybersecurity. His current project "Promoting trust in cybersecurity through ethics and law" investigates how legal and ethical principles can enhance cybersecurity trustworthiness, reflecting his interdisciplinary approach to bridging technology, security, and regulatory compliance in digital environments.