Irene works as Assistant Professor Cybercrime Law and Human Rights at the Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology, and Society in the Netherlands. Irene conducts research on how technology affects the protection of human rights. She particularly focuses on issues of cyberviolence, such as cyberstalking, bullying, image-based abuse, and the relevant EU and international law and soft law (e.g. technical standards). Irene also publishes on legal aspects of cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and personal data protection. Irene is qualified attorney-at-law and was practicising for several years before joining academia.