LSTS
Welcome to the website of the interdisciplinary Research Group on Law, Science, Technology & Society (LSTS) of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), focusing upon the articulations of law, science, technology, ethics and society.
LSTS Researcher recent publication in STS journal 'Social Studies of Science'
LSTS' Niels Van Dijk, alongside Katerina Sideri of the University of Crete in Greece, have recently published an article in the journal of Social Studies of Science, entitled The techno-politics of computing the mind: Opening the black box of digital psychiatry. Psychiatry has recently witn...
LSTS Researchers recent publication with Internet Policy Review
Researchers from LSTS Vanessa Ugolini and Rocco Bellanova, in collaboration with Rosamunde van Brakel (VUB) and Matthias Leese (ETH Zurich), within Dataunion, have recently published a new piece with Internet Policy Review, titled 'Automating Security?
Welcome to visiting researchers joining us at LSTS
We are delighted to welcome three new visiting researchers to Law, Science, Technology & Society (LSTS) in February! Francesco Casaril is joining for four months from Open Lab - IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca .
Successful PhD defences at LSTS
Congratulations to Andrés Chomczyk Penedo and Anastasiya Kiseleva who recently defended their PhDs successfully and became Drs!
Publication of report from LSTS researcher on Implementing AI Regulatory Sandboxes under the AI Act
How can we foster AI innovation while ensuring it is regulated effectively?
Practical info-LSTS Talk with Francesca Tassinari on Post-Brexit Law Enforcement Cooperation
On 21 March 2025, 14:00 to 15:00 CET, LSTS visiting scholar Francesca Tassinari (postdoctoral research fellow at the Department of Public Law, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)) will present her work-in-progress, entitled “Post-Brexit Law Enforcement Cooperation:
Practical info-Privacy Symposium – Save the Date!
LSTS is delighted to support the upcoming edition of the Privacy Symposium conference in Venice, Italy during May 12-16, 2025. The conference aims to promote international dialogue, cooperation, and knowledge-sharing on data regulation, compliance, and innovative technologies.
