'How to collect consent without creating consent fatigue?': Paul De Hert and Gianclaudio Malgieri (Webinar, 4 June 2020)
[Webinar] On 4 June 2020, Paul De Hert and Gianclaudio Malgieri will participate in the webinar 'How to collect consent without creating consent fatigue?, a joint initiative by the Belgian Cyber Security Coalition and Beltug.
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CPDP2021 Call for Panels: Enforcing Rights in a Changing World
[CPDP news] CPDP is closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation and we will follow recommendations concerning travel and public events. At this time, we are continuing preparations for CPDP2021 to take place in Brussels on January 27-29.
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Launch of the Awareness Raising Campaign for SMEs (ARC) project
[Project] A new project co-funded by the European Union under the Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme, ARC: (Awareness Raising Campaign for SMEs) has been launched on 1st March 2020.
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PERSONA Training on the Concept of Impact Assessment
Between 18 and 27 May 2020, the Brussels Laboratory for Data Protection & Privacy Impact Assessments (d.pia.lab) – a sub-group within the VUB-LSTS – has delivered a training on the concept of impact assessment for the members of the research consortium of the PERSONA (Privacy, ethical, regulat...
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Release of the 2nd Edition of the Handbook on Data Protection in Humanitarian Action
[Publication and event] Upon the occasion of the release of the second edition of the Data Protection Handbook for Humanitarian Action, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has convened a panel of experts to discuss how, in today's technological landscape, data protection is a more es...
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Prof. Mireille Hildebrandt on 'Machines in the Loop: Smart for Whom?'
On 26 May 2020, a couple of weeks after Google announced its withdrawal from the Sidewalk Toronto Smart City project, Prof. Mireille Hildebrandt will speak at a panel, revisiting the Sidewalk Project at the University of Toronto Centre for Ethics (C4E).
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Implementation of the European Small Claims Procedure in Belgium (Webinar, 26 May 2020)
[Webinar] On 26 May 2020 (16:00-17:20 CEST), the SCAN-Project together with the VUB will host a webinar on 'Implementation of the European Small Claims Procedure in Belgium: Challenges and Opportunities'. The event will feature presentations by Prof. dr.
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New PhD vacancy on theories of legal argumentations: AI in private law (Deadline: 31 July 2020)
[Vacancy] LSTS is looking for a motivated researcher who will focus on the application of Artificial Intelligence in private law.
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The Continuing Challenge of AI & Data Protection Law amid the COVID-19 crisis: Mireille Hildebrandt & Gloria González Fuster
[Webinar] Prof. dr. Mireille Hildebrandt & Prof. dr.
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Vulnerable data subjects: New publication by Gianclaudio Malgieri and Jędrzej Niklas
[Publication] LSTS researcher Gianclaudio Malgieri and Jędrzej Niklas have a new publication entitled 'Vulnerable data subjects' in Computer Law & Security Review.
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Gianclaudio Malgieri on myth and realities of accountable AI @LegalEDHEC webinar (13 May 2020)
[Webinar] On 13 May 2020 (13:00-14:00 Paris time), upon the occasion of joining the EDHEC Faculty and LegalEDHEC as Associate Professor and researcher in September 2020, LSTS Doctoral Researcher Gianclaudio Malgieri will be presenting a webinar on the myth and realities of accountable Artificial...
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Prof Mireille Hildebrandt on the European Commission's White Paper on AI
Prof Mireille Hildebrandt provided invited feedback to the European Commission on its White Paper on AI including some remarks on the European Data Strategy. Her dedicated input can be found .
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