LSTS Researcher Anastasia Karagianni to Present "Verifemmication" Framework for AI Act Risk Assessment at McGill University and Host CRAFT Session at ACM FAccT 2026
We are delighted to announce that LSTS doctoral researcher Anastasia Karagianni will be undertaking a short visiting research stay at McGill University .
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Strong LSTS Delegation at TILTing Perspectives 2026
The Law, Science, Technology and Society (LSTS) research group is heading to Tilburg for the highly anticipated TILTing Perspectives 2026 conference! This year’s overarching theme, "Between Values and Innovation: Tech Governance in a Multicentric World," sets the perfect stage for our researchers.
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Public PhD Defence: Alessia Tanas
On Tuesday, 16 June 2026, Alessia Tanas will publicly defend her PhD in Law at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel.
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Public PhD Defence: Barbara da Rosa Lazarotto
We are pleased to invite you to the public defence of Ms. Barbara da Rosa Lazarotto to obtain the academic degree of Doctor of Laws . The doctoral thesis is titled: "Regulatory coherence or misalignment in EU data law?
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Recent publication in the Cambridge Forum on AI by LSTS researchers
LSTS researchers Nathan Genicot and Thiago Guimaraes Moraes have published a new article in the Cambridge Forum on AI: Law and Governance examining how AI regulatory sandboxes will function under the EU AI Act.
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Researcher Rocco Saverino recently published an article on Digibeetle
Researcher Rocco Saverino recently published an article on Digibeetle, titled “What’s the Difference Between DPAs and MSAs?” The piece offers a clear and timely analysis of the evolving relationship between Data Protection Authorities (DPAs)and Market Surveillance Authorities (MSAs) ...
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LSTS Researcher Vanessa Ugolini Delivers Talk on EU Data Governance
LSTS Researcher, Vanessa Ugolini, Postdoctoral Researcher on the DATAUNION Project, delivered a talk as part of the DIGITAL-EU × University of Lincoln School of Social and Political Science (SSPS) webinar series, Dialogues on EU Digital Governance.
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LSTS Researcher Anastasia Karagianni to Teach at Universitat Politècnica de València
On Wednesday 5th November, Anastasia Karagianni, researcher at LSTS (Law, Science, Technology & Society), will teach at the Institute of Information and Communication Technologies (ITACA) at the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV).
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LSTS Researcher Rocco Saverino visit to the Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de Las Villas (UCLV) in Cuba
LSTS Researcher Rocco Saverino visited the Universidad Central “Marta Abreu” de Las Villas (UCLV) in Cuba, in the context of the Strategic International Partnership between the VUB and UCLV. Rocco collaborated with Prof.
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LSTS Researcher recent publication in European Health & Pharmaceutical Law Review (EHPL)
LSTS researcher Cong Yao has had an article published, "A Want or A Need? Digital Health Technologies and Their Role in Reshaping the Right to Health," in the European Health & Pharmaceutical Law Review (EHPL) 3/2025 by Lexxion Publisher in collaboration with Health & Ageing Law Lab (HALL).
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New publication by Paul De Hert and Anja Dekhuijzen on European Law Blog
We are pleased to announce a new blog post co-authored by LSTS researchers, Professor Paul De Hert and Affiliate Researcher Anja Dekhuijzen, published recently on the European Law Blog .
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New Book Chapter Explores How AI Ethics Shapes Europe’s Quest for a Sovereign Digital Identity
We are excited to share that LSTS researchers Simone Casiraghi and Niels van Dijk have just published a book chapter titled “Constituting a sovereign European identity through AI ethics: A critical Exploration”. The chapter is part of the edited book “Project Europe.
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