Elora Fernandes (Remote Speaker)

Elora Fernandes is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the KU Leuven Centre for IT and IP Law (CiTiP – Belgium), where she works on the ORCHID project. The project aims to analyze the interplay between the GDPR and other legislation within the EU Digital Rulebook through the lens of children's rights. Previously, she worked in NGOs focused on digital rights in different countries and served as a Trainee and Interim Legal Officer at the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS).

Institution

Centre for IT & IP Law (CiTiP)

Belgium

The Centre for IT & IP Law (CiTiP) is a research center at the Faculty of Law and Criminology at KU Leuven, with currently a staff of over 85 researchers specialized in legal 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, transport, culture, etc. Their research constantly aspires cross-fertilization between legal, technical, economic, 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.