Dr. Johan Morren is a part-time Assistant Professor in Electrical Energy Systems at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), concurrently serving as Senior System Responsible at Enexis Netbeheer. His research focuses on smart grid technologies for distribution networks, including distributed generation integration and grid automation. Education: PhD and MSc in Electrical Power Engineering from Delft University of Technology. Research: Develops solutions for network planning, congestion management, and renewable integration using optimization methods and real-time control strategies. Current projects examine grid flexibility aggregation, power-to-gas coordination, and thermal rating of underground cables. Professional Experience: Combines academic research with practical grid operation expertise from Dutch distribution system operator Enexis, focusing on implementing smart grid solutions in real-world networks.
Giulia Ranzini is an Assistant Professor in Social Media at the Department of Communication Science, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. She holds a PhD in Strategy and Management from the University of St. Gallen. Her roles include teaching courses on organizational communication, branding, and media entertainment, and she serves as Teaching Coordinator for the department. Affiliated with the Network Institute and the Communication Choices, Content and Consequences (CCCC) research group, her work focuses on privacy concerns and technology-mediated decision-making, particularly in online relationships and data management. Education: PhD in Strategy and Management, University of St. Gallen (2014). Research Interests: Privacy paradox, online dating dynamics, sharenting behaviors, and the intersection of technology and identity. Her work emphasizes privacy cynicism and agency constraints in digital environments, with contributions to understanding surveillance capitalism and sharing economy ethics. Grants & Projects: Recipient of the NWO Starters Grant (2019). Current project: 'CSR efforts: corporate approaches and consumers' attitudes' (2023–2029). Media Contributions: Public commentary on online dating trends and digital privacy via platforms like Universiteit van Nederland, reaching 21+ news outlets.
Dr. Min Chen is an Assistant Professor in Computer Science at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam's Faculty of Science, with joint affiliation to the Network Institute. Her research focuses on security and privacy challenges in machine learning systems. Her work addresses privacy vulnerabilities in AI through techniques like differential privacy and membership inference attack prevention, with applications to graph neural networks, facial recognition, and text-to-image models. Recent publications explore dataset copyright auditing, poisoning attacks against recommender systems, and privacy-preserving graph data publication. Dr. Chen develops practical frameworks including DPMLBench for privacy algorithm evaluation, PrivGraph for graph anonymization, and FACE-AUDITOR for biometric system compliance. Her research advances both theoretical foundations and practical implementations for trustworthy AI systems.
Prof. Dr. Eleni Kosta is a Full Professor of Technology Law and Human Rights at Tilburg University's Tilburg Law School (TILT). She specializes in privacy, data protection, AI ethics, and anti-money laundering regulations. Her work bridges legal frameworks with technological advancements, focusing on issues like surveillance, digital rights, and EU policy coordination. She co-edited major works on data retention and law enforcement directives, and leads EU-funded projects like LEA-DATA and CONSENTIS. Eleni holds a PhD from KU Leuven and has received a VENI/NWO grant for privacy research. She teaches courses on privacy law and collaborates with organizations like timelex and the European Data Protection Board. Affiliations: TILT, Tilburg Law School, KYSATS (Cyprus qualifications council) Key Roles: Principal Investigator on multiple EU research grants, advisor to the European Data Protection Board Her research explores the intersection of law, technology, and human rights, with a focus on AI governance, data retention policies, and financial crime prevention. Recent publications analyze EU legal frameworks for data protection, AML authorities, and CJEU case law on surveillance. She actively participates in international conferences and workshops on digital governance. Major Awards: VENI/NWO Research Grant (2014), NNHRR grants for organizing research workshops (2021, 2024).
Professor Jeanne Mifsud Bonnici holds the Chair in European Technology Law and Human Rights at the University of Groningen's Faculty of Law. She specializes in interdisciplinary legal research, focusing on privacy, data protection, internet governance, and AI ethics. With a PhD from the University of Groningen and prior academic roles at institutions like the University of Malta and University of Amsterdam, she co-leads the STeP Research Group and contributes to EU-funded projects like ESSENTIAL and ARMOUR. Her work bridges legal frameworks with emerging technologies, addressing challenges in cybersecurity, biomedical data, and digital evidence. She actively participates in policy initiatives through roles in ethics committees and advisory boards. Education: LLD (Doctor of Laws), University of Malta MSc in Cognitive Science (Chevening Scholar), University of Birmingham PhD in Law, University of Groningen Research Interests: Privacy vs. Security Balancing Data Protection in Healthcare Internet Governance and Regulation Legal Implications of Converging Technologies Her research often intersects with EU policy, emphasizing proportionality in legal frameworks and ethical AI governance. Awards & Grants: Recipient of the ELSA - North Netherlands Lab Grant (€2.2 million) Principal Investigator in the panoptiwork project (Digitalization & Work Ethics) Professional Roles: Member, Research Ethics Review Committee (CETOR), Faculty of Law Advisory Board Member, L3S Research Centre (Lower Saxony) Visiting Lecturer, University of Malta Key Projects: Co-founded/co-leads STeP Research Group (focusing on technology law and policy) EU Projects: EVIDENCE2E-CODEX (digital evidence frameworks), ARMOUR (countering extremism), and GRACE (Responsible Research & Innovation)
Rein Tijm serves as a Lecturer in the Department of Legal Theory and Legal History at the Faculty of Law, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. His academic work critically examines data protection frameworks within European regulatory landscapes, with emphasis on technological implications for privacy and fundamental rights. Research Focus: Tijm's scholarship centers on: Data Protection Law and Policy Evolution General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Implementation Big Data Analytics and Privacy Challenges Fundamental Rights in Digital Surveillance Contexts Personal Data Governance Systems His 2022 publication analyzing the Dutch delegation's role in reshaping the purpose limitation principle demonstrates his contribution to understanding dynamic regulatory adaptations in EU data protection. This work reveals how national influences transform foundational data protection norms amidst technological advancements. No scientific awards are documented in the provided materials. Tijm actively teaches Pleitoefening (legal pleading and advocacy) for the 2025-2026 academic year, including specialized notarial track instruction. Concurrently, he maintains professional legal practice as director and owner of Tijm Legal in Amsterdam since February 2024, bridging academic theory with real-world legal application.
Marco Bassini is an Assistant Professor of Fundamental Rights and Artificial Intelligence at Tilburg Law School, affiliated with the TILT research group focused on Regulating Socio-Technical Change. His roles include teaching and coordinating courses on law and technology, alongside external positions as Lecturer at Bocconi University and Fribourg University, Fellow at Baffi Centre on Economics, and consultant roles in Italy's public sector. Education: PhD in Constitutional Law and European Law (University of Verona, 2016) Law Degree (Bocconi University, 2010) Emile Noel Fellow at NYU (2016) Research Focus: Bassini's work centers on digital rights, AI governance, EU regulatory strategies, and the intersection of technology with fundamental rights. Notable areas include generative AI constitutional challenges, data retention policies, and balancing free speech with digital governance. He actively contributes to shaping EU digital policy frameworks. Recent Articles: His 2025 publications explore AI constitutionalism, EU digital competitiveness, and court rulings on data protection. Earlier work includes analysis of social media liability and disinformation regulation. Awards: 2016 Vittorio Frosini Prize for best doctoral thesis in IT law Grants & Projects: Principal Investigator for RetrAIn (2024-2027): Enforcing constitutional rights in generative AI Researcher in ENCRYPT (2022-2025): Privacy-preserving frameworks Contributor to Regulating Socio-Technical Change (2019-2023) Labs & Teams: Active within TILT, a multidisciplinary research cluster addressing law, technology, and societal challenges. Collaborates internationally on AI governance and digital rights initiatives.
Ana-Maria Hriscu is a PhD researcher at the Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology, and Society (TILT), Tilburg Law School, Tilburg University. She serves as a Lecturer for the Joint BSc Data Science program and supervises Master's theses in Law and Technology, focusing on privacy and data protection law within digital platform ecosystems. Her academic background includes a Master's Degree in Law from TILT (2021), a Bachelor's Degree in Law from Tilburg University (2019), and a Bachelor's Degree in Languages and Literature from the University of Kent (2014). Her research centers on the legal frameworks governing personal data processing by large online platforms, with emphasis on consent mechanisms, data subject rights enforcement, and the intersection of data protection law with competition and consumer law. She investigates regulatory gaps in digital markets and practical challenges in cross-border data governance. Her publications analyze evolving trends in EU data protection jurisprudence, particularly regarding Big Tech accountability, transparency in algorithmic processing, and the harmonization of data protection with competition enforcement. Key themes include the limitations of consent-based processing models and the operationalization of data subject rights in complex digital ecosystems. Scientific awards: IAPP Westin Scholar Award (2021) JC Baak Prize (2022) Max van der Stoel Human Rights Award Nominee (2021) As an active academic contributor, she supervises Master's theses, serves on the Management Committee of the Data Protection Scholars' Network, and participates in the Dutch Law Sector Plan-funded Digital Legal Lab. Her grant-related work includes organizing international seminars on data protection impact assessment and legal research methodologies. She maintains strong affiliations with the Data Protection Scholars' Network and Digital Legal Lab, driving collaborative research on digital regulation through conference organization, peer review activities, and cross-institutional knowledge exchange initiatives.
Kelly Breemen serves as Assistant Professor at Utrecht University's Faculty of Law, Economics and Governance, specifically within the Department of Law and Molengraaff Institute for Private Law. She concurrently holds a research position at the Montaigne Center for Rule of Law and Administration of Justice, where she develops interdisciplinary frameworks connecting legal theory with cultural and technological practice. Her research critically examines copyright law's evolution in digital cultural heritage contexts, focusing on tensions between access control systems and human rights protections. Key interests include the legal implications of AI in cultural institutions, regulatory approaches to 'slow libraries,' and the constitutional dimensions of artistic freedom. Her work bridges European jurisprudence with global heritage preservation challenges, particularly regarding indigenous knowledge systems and digital repatriation. Recent publications reveal a cohesive trajectory analyzing how intellectual property frameworks intersect with human rights principles in technology-mediated cultural spaces. Her scholarship consistently addresses regulatory gaps in digital heritage management while advocating for rights-based approaches to cultural AI development, with significant attention to European Court of Justice jurisprudence and international criminal law applications. Scientific Awards: G.J. Wiarda Prize for Excellent Academic Publication (Honorable Mention, 2023) for interdisciplinary legal scholarship Researcher-in-residence Fellowship (2024) supporting collaboration with Dutch national libraries Dr. Breemen's research receives institutional support through competitive fellowships like the 2024 Researcher-in-residence award, which facilitates partnerships with national cultural institutions. While formal advisee relationships aren't documented in available materials, her work demonstrates active mentorship through collaborative publications with co-researcher V. Breemen across multiple high-impact projects. She contributes to the Montaigne Center's Rule of Law and Administration of Justice initiatives, particularly in projects addressing digital transformation challenges for cultural heritage institutions. Her current work involves developing regulatory frameworks for 'Cultural AI' applications in partnership with European memory institutions, focusing on ethical implementation and human rights compliance.
