The Amsterdam Law and Technology Institute (ALTI) researches and teaches in the field of law and technology. ALTI covers various topics, ranging from digital services, smart devices, and artificial intelligence to biotechnology. Our work intends to inspire society at large and a new generation of lawyers to cover both the law as it is and how it should be and to bridge the gap between academia and practice. Besides research, ALTI offers around 20 courses, primarily in the bachelor minor ‘Law, Ethics and Technology’, the master ‘International Technology Law’, and the Dutch master ‘Internet, Intellectuele Eigendom en ICT’.
CEU San Pablo University was the first Spanish university to offer a Master degree on Data Protection, Transparency and Information Security (LL.M.). Our Faculty of Law has offered this official Master's degree since 2012, being a pioneer in this field in our country. Last June 24th, 2021 the launch and the beginning of the activities of the South EU Google Data Governance Chair took place. The Board is headed by Professor José Luis Piñar, from CEU San Pablo University, Madrid. The Board counts with Professors Maria da Graça Canto Moniz (Nova University Lisbon), Georgios Yannopoulos (University of Athens) and Vincenzo Zeno-Zencovich (University of RomaTre). The Chair will focus on scientific reflection and research in the academic field on data governance, in the context of the European countries. In addition, it will serve as a framework to analyze the challenges for Law and Data Governance in the European sphere, in areas such as Big Data, Data Driven Innovation, Artificial Intelligence or International Personal Data flows.
The Research Centre on Information, Law and Society (CRIDS) is member of the Namur Digital Institute (NADI) based at the University of Namur (Belgium). It addresses interdisciplinary questions relating to information systems and technological choices compliant with the ethical and legal requirements of a human life. This includes a large scope of issues, from the protection of digital consumers/patients to privacy, from new modes of governance to AI, from electronic communication law to identity’s issues raised by systems of profiling and personalization
The Center for Law and Digital Technologies (eLaw) was founded in 1985 and has a leading role in research and education on law and digital technologies. eLaw studies emerging digital technologies' social, legal, and normative impacts, focusing on their interplay with fundamental rights and the rule of law. The Center offers education on various academic levels and conducts scholarly and multidisciplinary research in online privacy, cybercrime, children's rights, and internet governance. eLaw also investigates the implications of developing and implementing cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence, robotics, legal tech, affective computing, and metaverse, focusing on vulnerability, diversity, and dignity.
FGV is a world-renowned institution of research and quality education dedicated to fostering national and regional socioeconomic development within a more globalized world. FGV acts as a bridge between society and policy makers, engaged in debates on government policies and in the search for innovative solutions. FGV research centres focus on business, economics, law, applied mathematics, history, social sciences and international affairs. In 2019, FGV was considered one of the top 10 think tanks in the world according to the Global Go To Think Tanks Index 2018, produced by the Pennsylvania University.
The Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI is part of the Fraunhofer Society, Europe’s biggest organization for applied research in Europe conducting independent, interdisciplinary research for numerous clients from the public and private sector as well as civil society. Fraunhofer ISI investigates the scientific, economic, ecological, social, organizational, legal and political framework conditions for generating innovations and their implications. Fraunhofer ISI has a long track of projects dealing with security, privacy and data protection funded by the European Commission, German national ministries. Fraunhofer has also been advising the German and European Parliament on issues related to impacts of science and technology. Currently Fraunhofer ISI is co-ordinating the interdisciplinary German Privacy Platform.
Public science and technology institution established in 1967, Inria is is the only public research body fully dedicated to computational sciences. Combining computer sciences with mathematics, Inria’s 3,400 researchers strive to invent the digital technologies of the future. Educated at leading international universities, they creatively integrate basic research with applied research and dedicate themselves to solving real problems, collaborating with the main players in public and private research in France and abroad and transferring the fruits of their work to innovative companies. The researchers at Inria published over 4,800 articles in 2010. They are behind over 270 active patents and 105 start-ups. In 2010, Inria’s budget came to 252.5 million euros, 26% of which represented its own resources.
The Institute for Information Law (IViR) at the University of Amsterdam is the largest research facility in the field of information law in Europe, and one of the largest of its kind in the world. The Institute’s mission is to further the development of information law and contribute to a legal framework that accommodates the needs and interests of the information society, its citizens and its industries in a just and balanced way while respecting fundamental rights and democratic freedoms. IViR researchers engage in cutting-edge interdisciplinary research into fundamental and topical aspects of information law and provides a forum for critical debate about the social, cultural, economic and political aspects of regulating information markets. The Institute’s international orientation is reflected in its international staff as well as various international co-operations and partnerships.
The Centre for IT & IP Law is a research center at the Faculty of Law and Criminology of the University of Leuven (KU Leuven), with currently a staff of over 85 researchers specialized in legal and ethical aspects of IT innovation and intellectual property. Researchers working at CiTiP focus on the fundamental re-thinking of the current legal framework, necessitated by the rapid evolution of technology in various fields, such as government, media, health care, informatics, digital economy, banking, transport, culture, etc. Their research is characterized by an intra- and extra-juridical interdisciplinary approach, constantly aspiring cross-fertilization between legal, technical, economic, ethical and socio-cultural perspectives. CiTiP has a solid track record as a law and ethics partner of large international and interdisciplinary research projects. It is internationally renowned for its expertise in the areas of Artificial Intelligence & Autonomous systems, Data Protection & Privacy, eHealth & Pharma, Ethics & Law, Intellectual Property, Media & Telecommunications and (Cyber)security.
FIZ Karlsruhe – Leibniz Institute for Information Infrastructure, founded in 1977, is a non-profit organisation with approx. 340 employees (thereof 40% scientists) and a total budget of about 45 Mio. EUR. FIZ Karlsruhe is a member of the Leibniz Association, one of the major German research organisations comprising 89 research and scientific service institutions. FIZ Karlsruhe has the task to produce scientific-technical information and to provide related services. It also runs internal as well as public funded applied research projects. As an international service partner to science and business, FIZ Karlsruhe has strong expertise in handling all issues related to information transfer and knowledge management. FIZ Karlsruhe’s business segments complement each other with respect to the information offer and usage possibilities.
The Institute for Information Security & Privacy at Georgia Tech is an international leader in research, developing, and disseminating technical solutions and policy about cybersecurity and privacy. The Institute’s mission is to identify and address the grand challenges in cybersecurity and privacy. The Institute will educate and train students and professionals through degree and life-long learning programs. The institute engages the government, industry, and general public on cybersecurity and privacy issues, and transfers results into deployable technologies.
The Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology, and Society (TILT) is a research institute of Tilburg Law School (Tilburg University, the Netherlands). Established in 1994, TILT is a multidisciplinary research institute combining law, philosophy, social sciences, public administration, informatics, and management sciences, which enables research that delivers valuable new insights to the existing body of knowledge at the intersection of law, technology, and society. Our focus is on the regulation and governance of technology, and particularly at the legal, social, and normative implications of emerging technologies.
Founded in 2003, the University of Luxembourg is the only public university of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg with academic staff originating from 20 different countries and 6,366 students from 113 different countries. Multilingual, international and research-oriented, it is also a modern institution with a personal atmosphere. As part of the University, the Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance offers an LL.M programme in Space, Communication and Media Law with a particular focus on data protection law, while the University’s Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) conducts internationally competitive research in information and communication technology (ICT) engaging in collaborative work with over 40 industry and government partners.
The Department of Law is the Law School of the University of Torino. It traces its roots back to the founding of the University of Torino, in the Fifteenth Century, and nurtured or hosted some of the most outstanding legal scholars, judges and statesmen in Italian history. The Department of Law is nowadays one of the leading law departments in Europe, with particular strengths in the fields of comparative law and international law and a large offer in international exchange programs with a number of the world's leading research universities. The Department of Law of the University of Torino is the winner of a five-year funding provided by the Ministry of Education for the 2023-2027 Excellence Departments (being recognized among the best fifteen law Departments in Italy).
