Thomas Streinz

Thomas Streinz serves as Full-time Professor - Joint Chair at the European University Institute's Department of Law and Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies since January 2025. His interdisciplinary work bridges law, technology studies, and global governance frameworks.

His research focuses on digital governance and global law, particularly examining regulatory frameworks for data economies, digital infrastructures, and the interplay between European law and global tech regulation. Key projects investigate software regulation, AI/cloud computing governance, and infrastructure-as-regulation mechanisms. He integrates perspectives from science and technology studies, infrastructure studies, and critical data studies to analyze socio-techno-legal systems across public/private and jurisdictional boundaries.

Professor Streinz previously served as Adjunct Professor of Law at New York University School of Law, where he directed the Guarini Global Law and Tech initiative and participated in MegaReg/InfraReg research projects through NYU's Institute for International Law and Justice.

• Supervises PhD candidates on global law and technology topics
• Active in International Thinking and Planetary Futures research cluster
• Administrative support provided by Alice Pineschi