Dr. Desara Dushi specialises in the legal and regulatory frameworks governing the protection of children from sexual abuse and exploitation online, including CSAM detection, age verification, and the intersection of data protection law with online child safety. An affiliated researcher at the Law, Science, Technology & Society Research Group (LSTS) of Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), she holds a double PhD in Law, Science, and Technology from the University of Bologna and the University of Luxembourg. Her work spans academia, EU policy, and government, bringing a cross-institutional perspective to the challenges of regulating technology in ways that uphold children's rights and safety. Her wider expertise covers data protection, AI governance, cybercrime, and human rights in the digital age.