Directors and Staff
Jack M. Balkin
Knight Professor of Constitutional Law and the First Amendment
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Communications / Journalism / Media
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Privacy / Surveillance
Reproductive Rights / Reproductive Justice
Robotics
Telecommunications
Expertise: Democracy Online, Equal Protection, Freedom of Religion, Freedom of the Press, Information Fiduciaries, Media Law and Policy, Net Neutrality, Online Speech, Privacy Rights
Chinmayi Arun
Research Scholar in Law, and Executive Director, Information Society Project
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Expertise: Online Speech, Artificial Intelligence
Affiliated YLS Faculty
Emily Bazelon
Lecturer in Law (fall term), Senior Research Scholar in Law, and Truman Capote Fellow
Logan Beirne
Clinical Lecturer in Law
Corporate Law / Consumer Law
National Security / Foreign Affairs
Privacy / Surveillance
Expertise: Contracts, Drones, FinTech, Government Surveillance, Immigration, Torture
Linda Greenhouse
Clinical Lecturer in Law, Knight Distinguished Journalist-in-Residence, and Senior Research Scholar in Law
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Communications / Journalism / Media
Expertise: Abortion Access, Access to Abortion Care, Access to Contraception, Commercial Speech, Early Medication Abortion, Equal Protection, Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, Right to Reproductive Health Care, U.S. Supreme Court
Alice M. Miller
Associate Professor (Adjunct) of Law and Co-Director, Global Health Justice Partnership
Carol M. Rose
Gordon Bradford Tweedy Professor Emeritus of Law and Organization and Professorial Lecturer in Law
Priscilla Smith
Clinical Lecturer in Law; Associate Research Scholar in Law; and Director, Program for the Study of Reproductive Justice, Information Society Project
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Privacy / Surveillance
Reproductive Rights / Reproductive Justice
Expertise: Access to Abortion Care, Access to Contraception, Early Medication Abortion, Emergency Contraception, Fourth Amendment, Informational Privacy Rights, Religious Freedom and Reproductive Health
Resident Fellows
Amin Afrouzi
Resident Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Technology
Sandra S. Baron
Visiting Clinical Lecturer in Law
Art Law / Entertainment Law / Media Law
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Expertise: Commercial Speech, Newsgather Rights, Online Speech, Press Rights, Right of Publicity, Right to be Forgotten
Luna van Brussel Barroso
Resident Fellow
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Regulating Technology
Expertise: Censorship, Communication & Technology, Freedom of Speech, Global South, Information Intermediaries, Media Law and Policy, Terms of Service, User-Generated Content
Ximena Benavides
Resident Fellow
Big Data / Data Policy
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Health Law / Medical Law / Bioethics
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Through Technology
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Blockchain, Data Integrity, Data Representation, Healthcare, Informational Privacy Rights, Innovation Law and Policy, Law and Economics, Medical Law, Social Science
Raul Carrillo
Resident Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Technology
Regulating Through Technology
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Liat Dasht
Resident Fellow
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Government Transparency & Accountability
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Contacts, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, Hate Speech, Legal, moral, and political philosophy
Marina Federico
Resident Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
National Security / Foreign Affairs
Nick Frisch
Resident Fellow
Access to Knowledge
Communications / Journalism / Media
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Government Transparency & Accountability
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
National Security / Foreign Affairs
Expertise: Censorship, Democracy Online, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, Global Media Activism, Government Surveillance, Intercultural Communication, Journalist Rights, Media Law and Policy, Propaganda
Akriti Gaur
Resident Fellow
Big Data / Data Policy
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Government Transparency & Accountability
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Technology
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Samantha Godwin
Resident Fellow
Access to Knowledge
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Health Law / Medical Law / Bioethics
Reproductive Rights / Reproductive Justice
Expertise: Disability Rights, Education Law, Equal Protection, Healthcare, Medical Law, Reproductive Ethics, Torts, Autonomy and Paternalism, Family Law, Children and the Law
Sinclair Im
Resident Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Computer Science
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Anmol Jain
Resident Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Government Transparency & Accountability
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Regulating Technology
Expertise: Algorithmic Discrimination, False News, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Government Surveillance, Substantive Due Process Rights
Mehtab Khan
Resident Fellow
Access to Knowledge
Big Data / Data Policy
Government Transparency & Accountability
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
National Security / Foreign Affairs
Privacy / Surveillance
Leslie Qi Lei
Resident Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Government Transparency & Accountability
National Security / Foreign Affairs
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Through Technology
Expertise: Antitrust, Blockchain, Cameras in Court, FinTech, Labor Law, Privacy Rights
Spencer Livingstone
Resident Fellow
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Government Transparency & Accountability
International Law / Comparative Law
Expertise: Comparative Constitutional Law, Fourth Amendment, Freedom of Speech, Qualified Immunity, Judicial Power
Sari Mazzurco
Resident Fellow
Access to Knowledge
Art Law / Entertainment Law / Media Law
Communications / Journalism / Media
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Intellectual Property
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Privacy / Surveillance
Expertise: Defamation, Democracy Online, Fair Use, Freedom of Speech, Intellectual Privacy, Medical Law and Privacy, Privacy Rights, Right of Publicity, Social Science, User- Generated Content
Aaron Mendon-Plasek
Resident Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Computer Science
Robotics
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Artur Pericles Lima Monteiro
Resident Fellow
Big Data / Data Policy
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Intellectual Property
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Privacy / Surveillance
Rafael Nunes
Resident Fellow
Communications / Journalism / Media
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Intellectual Property
International Law / Comparative Law
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Privacy / Surveillance
Telecommunications
Expertise: Censorship, Communication & Technology, Comparative Constitutional Law, Freedom of Speech, Government Surveillance, History of Technology, Information Intermediaries, International Telecommunications, Media Law and Policy
Naama Omri
Resident Fellow
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Health Law / Medical Law / Bioethics
Intellectual Property
International Law / Comparative Law
Expertise: Customary International Law, Global South, International Human Rights Law, Treaties
Elisabeth Paar
Resident Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Government Transparency & Accountability
Health Law / Medical Law / Bioethics
International Law / Comparative Law
Regulating Technology
Regulating Through Technology
Robotics
Expertise: Administrative Law, Algorithmic Discrimination, Algorithmic Manipulation, Anthropology, Communication & Technology, Comparative Constitutional Law, Freedom of Speech, Machine Learning, Pharmaceutical & Medical Device Law, AI in court proceedings
Laura Portuondo
PSRJ Fellow
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Reproductive Rights / Reproductive Justice
Adam Posluns
Resident Fellow
Access to Knowledge
Big Data / Data Policy
Communications / Journalism / Media
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Intellectual Property
International Law / Comparative Law
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Privacy / Surveillance
Expertise: Comparative Constitutional Law, Corporate Surveillance, Defamation, False News, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, Informational Privacy Rights, Online Surveillance, Right to be Forgotten
Ayesha Rasheed
Resident Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Health Law / Medical Law / Bioethics
Intellectual Property
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Technology
Mila Samdub
Resident Fellow
Big Data / Data Policy
Privacy / Surveillance
Visual Advocacy / Visual Evidence
Expertise: Global South, Government Surveillance, History of Technology, Art and Technology
Max Schaefer
Resident Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Regulating Technology
David Sidi
Resident Fellow
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Computer Science
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
Privacy / Surveillance
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Communication & Technology, Computer Networking, Computer Programming, Consumer Protection, Encryption, Hacking, Hacktivism, Online Surveillance, Quantum networks
Stephen Stich
Resident Fellow
Access to Knowledge
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Communications / Journalism / Media
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Government Transparency & Accountability
National Security / Foreign Affairs
Privacy / Surveillance
Expertise: FOIA, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, Journalistic Rights, Media Law and Policy
Pauline Trouillard
Resident Fellow
Art Law / Entertainment Law / Media Law
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Expertise: Comparative Constitutional Law, Comparative Administrative Law, European Union Law, European Media Law and policy, European Competition Law and policy, Advertising industries, Cultural studies, Ordo and Neo-liberalism
Visiting Fellows
Ifeoma Ajunwa
Visiting Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Health Law / Medical Law / Bioethics
Intellectual Property
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Technology
Regulating Through Technology
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Vida Bajc
Visiting Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Communications / Journalism / Media
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Through Technology
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Law and Society, Surveillance and the Self
Kouroch Bellis
Visiting Fellow
Access to Knowledge
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Government Transparency & Accountability
International Law / Comparative Law
Expertise: Accessibility, Contracts, Freedom of Speech, International Human Rights Law, Law & Religion
Belabbes Benkredda
Visiting Fellow
Access to Knowledge
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Communications / Journalism / Media
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Government Transparency & Accountability
National Security / Foreign Affairs
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Expertise: Algorithmic Manipulation, Cyberespionage, Democracy Online, False News, Political Communication, The Public Sphere, Public Discourse
Elettra Bietti
Visiting Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Intellectual Property
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Technology
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Algorithmic Manipulation, Antitrust, Communication & Technology, Consumer Protection, Corporate Surveillance, Freedom of Speech, Information Intermediaries, Media Law and Policy, Sharing Economies, Propaganda
Andrew Burt
Visiting Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Computer Science
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
National Security / Foreign Affairs
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Technology
Robotics
Expertise: Algorithmic Manipulation, Autonomous Vehicles, Cloud Computing, Communication & Technology, Computer Crimes, Criminal Law, Cyber Exploitation, Data Integrity, Informational Privacy Rights, Machine Learning
Albert Fox Cahn
Visiting Fellow
Big Data / Data Policy
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
National Security / Foreign Affairs
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Technology
Greg Day
Visiting Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Art Law / Entertainment Law / Media Law
Big Data / Data Policy
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Intellectual Property
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Technology
Brenda Dvoskin
Visiting Fellow
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
International Law / Comparative Law
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Expertise: Communication & Technology, Freedom of Speech, History of Technology, International Human Rights Law, Media Law and Policy, Privacy Rights
Katrina Geddes
Visiting Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Intellectual Property
Regulating Technology
Regulating Through Technology
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Algorithmic Discrimination, Copyright,
Sebastián Guidi
Visiting Fellow
Art Law / Entertainment Law / Media Law
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Communications / Journalism / Media
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Government Transparency & Accountability
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
Rebecca Hamilton
Visiting Fellow
Communications / Journalism / Media
International Law / Comparative Law
National Security / Foreign Affairs
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Visual Advocacy / Visual Evidence
Expertise: Video Evidence, Virtual Reality, atrocity prevention, Torture, Tech Criticism, Refugees, International Human Rights, Law of War
Eva Herzog
Visiting Fellow
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
International Law / Comparative Law
Expertise: Constitutional Law & Theory / Constitutional Property / Propertization / First Amendment / Freedom of Expression / Political Economy of Property Rights / European Union Law
Salwa Hoque
Visiting Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
International Law / Comparative Law
Regulating Technology
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Algorithmic Discrimination, Anthropology, Communication & Technology, Data Integrity, Data Representation, Global South, Law & Religion, Machine Learning, Predictive Policing
Bulelani Jili
Visiting Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
National Security / Foreign Affairs
Privacy / Surveillance
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Telecommunications
Daniel Maggen
Visiting Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
Privacy / Surveillance
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Algorithmic Discrimination, Autonomous Systems, Criminal Law, Machine Learning, Sex Discrimination, Tech Philosophy
Marcela Mattiuzzo
Visiting Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Regulating Technology
Expertise: Algorithmic Discrimination, Antitrust, Consumer Protection, Global South, Law and Economics, Privacy Rights,
Valere Ndior
Visiting Fellow
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
International Law / Comparative Law
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Regulating Technology
Expertise: Communication & Technology, Customary International Law, Democracy Online, International Human Rights Law, International Relations
Sean O'Brien
Visiting Fellow
Access to Knowledge
Art Law / Entertainment Law / Media Law
Communications / Journalism / Media
Computer Science
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
Intellectual Property
Privacy / Surveillance
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Cloud Computing, Communication & Technology, Computer Networking, Computer Programming, Corporate Surveillance, Cyberattacks, Encryption, Government Surveillance, Hacking, Hacktivism
Catherine Powell
Visiting Fellow
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Privacy / Surveillance
Daniel Rauch
Visiting Fellow
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Communications / Journalism / Media
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Technology
Expertise: Communication & Technology, Democracy Online, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, Informational Privacy Rights, Media Law and Policy, Political Communication, Privacy Rights, State and Federal Constitutional Protections
Shlomit Yanisky Ravid
Visiting Fellow
Access to Knowledge
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
Intellectual Property
International Law / Comparative Law
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Privacy / Surveillance
Expertise: Class Discrimination, Computer Programming, Copyright, Employment Law, Equal Protection, International IP, Machine Learning, Patents, Privacy Rights, Sex Discrimination, Theoretical justifications, Anti-discrimination laws, Social networks, Internet, Advanced technology, 3D printing, Policy making, Service inventions
Ramesh Subramanian
Visiting Fellow
Access to Knowledge
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
Privacy / Surveillance
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Telecommunications
Expertise: Blockchain, Communication & Technology, Computer Networking, Computer Programming, Cyberespionage, Cyberwarfare, History of Technology, ICANN, Net Neutrality, Online Surveillance
Nabiha Syed
Visiting Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Art Law / Entertainment Law / Media Law
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Communications / Journalism / Media
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Government Transparency & Accountability
Intellectual Property
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Censorship, Compelled Disclosure, Defamation, Drones, Encryption, FOIA, Hate Speech, Innovation Law and Policy, Media Law and Policy, Press Rights
Nafees Syed
Visiting Fellow
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Government Transparency & Accountability
National Security / Foreign Affairs
Privacy / Surveillance
Expertise: Equal Protection, Fourth Amendment, Freedom of Religion, Government Surveillance, Hate Speech, International Human Rights Law, Law & Religion, Liberty Rights
Gabe Teninbaum
Visiting Fellow
Access to Knowledge
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Technology
Expertise: Communication & Technology, Data Integrity, Hacktivism, Tech Criticism, Tech Philosophy, Workforce Automation, Legal innovation and legal tech
Patricia Vargas-Leon
Visiting Fellow
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
International Law / Comparative Law
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
National Security / Foreign Affairs
Privacy / Surveillance
Expertise: cyberattacks, cybercrime, cyberwarfare, ICANN, Multistakeholder Governance, Meta Date, Net neutrality, treaties, United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS
Maren Woebbeking
Visiting Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Corporate Law / Consumer Law
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
Intellectual Property
International Law / Comparative Law
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Regulating Technology
Regulating Through Technology
Expertise: Contract Law, Computable Contracts, Smart Contracts, Blockchain, Natural Legal Language Processing, Platform Regulation, Consumer Protection, Property Rights, Intellectual Property
Student Fellows
Dorrin Akbari
Student Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Privacy / Surveillance
Alice Ao
Student Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Computer Science
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Technology
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
John Bowers
Student Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Computer Science
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Privacy / Surveillance
Telecommunications
Expertise: Computer Programming, Cyberwarfare, Encryption, ICANN, Machine Learning, Net Neutrality, Spectrum Policy,
Ben Ditchfield
Student Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Algorithmic Discrimination, Antitrust, Data Integrity, Democracy Online, False News, Information Warfare, International Relations, Law and Economics, Sharing Economies
Kart Kandula
Student Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Computer Science
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
National Security / Foreign Affairs
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Regulating Technology
Expertise: Antitrust, Consumer Protection, Encryption, Freedom of Speech, Government Surveillance, Hate Speech, Online Surveillance, Tech Criticism, User-Generated Content
Spencer Kaplan
Student Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Health Law / Medical Law / Bioethics
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Abby Lemert
Student Fellow
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Communications / Journalism / Media
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Government Transparency & Accountability
International Law / Comparative Law
National Security / Foreign Affairs
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Technology
Expertise: Censorship, Corporate Surveillance, Facial Recognition, Global South, Government Surveillance, Immigration, International Human Rights Law, International Relations, International Relations, Propaganda
Luis Leon Medina
Student Fellow
Access to Knowledge
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
Government Transparency & Accountability
Privacy / Surveillance
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Data Integrity, Data Representation, Race Discrimination, Sociology,
Layla Malamut
Student Fellow
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Communications / Journalism / Media
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Health Law / Medical Law / Bioethics
Intellectual Property
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Expertise: Cognitive Psychology, Corporate Law, Defamation, Disability Rights, Labor Law, Whistleblowers
Esha Meher
Student Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Privacy / Surveillance
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Beatrice Pollard
Student Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Technology
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Telecommunications
Expertise: Algorithmic Discrimination, Commercial Speech, Government Surveillance, Information Fiduciaries, Information Intermediaries, Legislation, Media Law and Policy, Net Neutrality, Privacy Rights, Spectrum Policy
Vincent Schaffer
Student Fellow
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Technology
Regulating Through Technology
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Communication & Technology, Cyber Exploitation, Fair use, Privacy Rights
Edward Seol
Student Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
National Security / Foreign Affairs
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Regulating Technology
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Antitrust, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency
Andrew West
Student Fellow
Art Law / Entertainment Law / Media Law
Big Data / Data Policy
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Privacy / Surveillance
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Brianna Yang
Student Fellow
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Government Transparency & Accountability
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Technology
Regulating Through Technology
Eun Ji Yoo
Student Fellow
Art Law / Entertainment Law / Media Law
Intellectual Property
International Law / Comparative Law
National Security / Foreign Affairs
Yale Affiliated Fellows
Floyd Abrams
Abrams Institute for Freedom of Expression
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Intellectual Property
Privacy / Surveillance
Catherine Crump
Affiliated Fellow
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Government Transparency & Accountability
Privacy / Surveillance
Louisa C. DeLand
Yale Affiliated Fellow
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Communications / Journalism / Media
Visual Advocacy / Visual Evidence
Expertise: Advocacy Film Production, Anthropology, Communication & Technology, Documentaries, Photography, Refugees
Michael Fischer
Yale Affiliated Fellow
Computer Science
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
Privacy / Surveillance
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Autonomous Vehicles, Computer Programming, Cyberattacks, Cybercrime, Cyberespionage, Cyberwarfare, Data Integrity, Data Representation, Encryption, Online Surveillance
Vali Gazula
Yale Affiliated Fellow
Health Law / Medical Law / Bioethics
Expertise: Biotechnology, Gene Editing
Bonnie Kaplan
Yale Affiliated Fellow
Big Data / Data Policy
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
Health Law / Medical Law / Bioethics
Privacy / Surveillance
Robotics
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Anthropology, Health Privacy, History, History of Technology, Medical Informatics, Bioethics
Anat Lior
Yale Affiliated Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Intellectual Property
Regulating Technology
Robotics
Expertise: Algorithmic Discrimination, Algorithmic Manipulation, Autonomous Vehicles,Facial Recognition,Gamification, Internet of Things, Machine Learning, Torts
Limor Peer
Yale Affiliated Fellow
Access to Knowledge
Big Data / Data Policy
Communications / Journalism / Media
Expertise: Open Science, Political Communication, Social Science
Stefan Simon
Yale Affiliated Fellow
Access to Knowledge
Art Law / Entertainment Law / Media Law
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
International Law / Comparative Law
National Security / Foreign Affairs
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Anthropology, Augmented Reality, Conservation, Cultural Heritage Preservation, Disaster Prevention, Global South, History, History of Technology, Intercultural Communication, Internet of Things, Open Science, Values Exploitation
Christina O. Spiesel
Senior Research Scholar in Law, Information Society Project
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Intellectual Property
Privacy / Surveillance
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Visual Advocacy / Visual Evidence
Expertise: Advocacy Film Production, Anthropology, Cameras in Court, Cognitive Psychology, Fair Use, History of Technology, Litigation Visuals, Photography, Police Bodycams, Tech Criticism, Video Evidence
Jason Stanley
Yale Affiliated Fellow
Access to Knowledge
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Communications / Journalism / Media
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Expertise: Cognitive Psychology, False News, Forced Ideological Speech, Freedom of Speech, Hate Speech, Information Warfare, Propaganda, Race Discrimination, Refugees, Propaganda
Xiyin Tang
Yale Affiliated Fellow
Art Law / Entertainment Law / Media Law
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Intellectual Property
Expertise: Copyright, Intellectual Privacy, Trademark
Affiliated Fellows
Vigjilenca Abazi
Affiliated Faculty
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Government Transparency & Accountability
International Law / Comparative Law
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
Privacy / Surveillance
Expertise: Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, Government Surveillance, International Human Rights Law, Open Government, Privacy Rights, Right to be Forgotten
Colin Agur
Affiliated Fellow
Big Data / Data Policy
Communications / Journalism / Media
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Communication & Technology, Mobile Technologies, Social Science
RonNell Andersen Jones
Affiliated Fellow
Art Law / Entertainment Law / Media Law
Communications / Journalism / Media
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Government Transparency & Accountability
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Expertise: Cameras in Court, Defamation, False News, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Press, Journalist Rights, Legislation, Media Law and Policy, Press Rights, Newsgathering and Reporter's Privilege
BJ Ard
Affliated Fellow
Communications / Journalism / Media
Corporate Law / Consumer Law
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
Intellectual Property
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Technology
Expertise: Contracts, Copyright, Fair Use, Innovation Law and Policy, Intellectual Privacy, IP Licensing, Net Neutrality, Patents, Property, Terms of Service
Enrique Armijo
Affiliated Fellow
Communications / Journalism / Media
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
International Law / Comparative Law
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
Regulating Technology
Telecommunications
Expertise: Administrative Law, Censorship, Communication & Technology, Defamation, False News, Forced Ideological Speech, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, Innovation Law and Policy, Online Speech
Jane Bambauer
Affiliated Fellows
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Government Transparency & Accountability
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Through Technology
Expertise: Algorithmic Discrimination, Algorithmic Manipulation, Commercial Speech, FOIA, Fourth Amendment, Freedom of Speech, Innovation Law and Policy, Predictive Policing, Quantum Computing and Networking
Valerie Belair-Gagnon
Affiliated Fellow
Big Data / Data Policy
Communications / Journalism / Media
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Communication & Technology, Mobile Technologies, Social Science, Sociology, User-Generated Content, Journalism (News Production Studies)
Hannah Bloch-Wehba
Affiliated Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Technology
Expertise: Censorship, Commercial Speech, Constitutional Law, Corporate Surveillance, First Amendment, FOIA, Fourth Amendment, Freedom of Speech, Government Surveillance, Press Rights
Joshua Braun
Affiliated Fellow
Access to Knowledge
Communications / Journalism / Media
Health Law / Medical Law / Bioethics
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Regulating Through Technology
Expertise: Communication & Technology, Information Intermediaries, Streaming Media, Media Distribution
Kiel Brennan-Marquez
Affiliated Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Privacy / Surveillance
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Commercial Speech, Corporate Surveillance, Criminal Law, Fourth Amendment, Information Fiduciaries, Information Intermediaries, Police Militarization, Predictive Policing, Qualified Immunity
Annemarie Bridy
Affiliate Fellow
Access to Knowledge
Art Law / Entertainment Law / Media Law
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Intellectual Property
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Regulating Technology
Telecommunications
Expertise: Censorship, Communications & Technology, Copyright, Fair Use, Information Intermediaries, Innovation Law and Policy, Online Shaming, Online Speech, Streaming Media, User-generated Content
Abigail Burman
PSRJ Visiting Fellow
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Health Law / Medical Law / Bioethics
Reproductive Rights / Reproductive Justice
Expertise: Abortion access, Access to Abortion Care, Access to Contraception, Consumer Protection, Consumer Rights, Early Medication Abortion, Emergency Contraception, state and local law
Celine Castets-Renard
Affiliated Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
Government Transparency & Accountability
International Law / Comparative Law
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Privacy / Surveillance
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Algorithmic Discrimination, Autonomous Vehicles, Consumer Protection, Copyright, Government Surveillance, Information Privacy Rights, Machine Learning, Predictive Policing, Privacy Rights, Right to be Forgotten
Anupam Chander
Affiliated Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
International Law / Comparative Law
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Technology
Robotics
Expertise: Algorithmic Discrimination, Bitcoin, Global South, Government Surveillance, Information Intermediaries, Internet of Things, Multistakeholder Governance, Online Speech, Online Surveillance, User-Generated Content
Ge Chen
Affiliated Fellow
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Communications / Journalism / Media
Privacy / Surveillance
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Bryan Choi
Affiliated Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
Intellectual Property
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Technology
Regulating Through Technology
Robotics
Expertise: Algorithmic Manipulation, Anonymity, Autonomous Vehicles, Computer Programming, Cyberattacks, Information Intermediaries, Machine Learning, Privacy Rights, Products Liability
Danielle Citron
Affiliated Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Government Transparency & Accountability
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Technology
Expertise: Algorithmic Discrimination, Consumer Rights, Cyber Exploitation, Freedom of Speech, Hate Speech, Information Intermediaries, Informational Privacy Rights, Online Harassment & Bullying, Online Speech, Privacy Rights
Ignacio Cofone
Affiliated Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Corporate Law / Consumer Law
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Technology
Expertise: Algorithmic Discrimination, Antitrust, Health Privacy, Informational Privacy Rights, Law and Economics, Online Surveillance, Right to be Forgotten, Torts
Gerardo Con Diaz
Affiliated Fellow
Computer Science
Intellectual Property
Regulating Technology
Expertise: Antitrust, Copyright, History, History of Technology, Innovation Law and Policy, Patents
Rebecca Crootof
Affiliated Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
International Law / Comparative Law
National Security / Foreign Affairs
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Technology
Robotics
Expertise: Autonomous Weapon Systems, Corporate Surveillance, Cyberwarfare, International Human Rights Law, International Humanitarian Law / Law of War, Internet of Things, Product Liability, Torts, Weapons Bans
Laura DeNardis
Affiliated Fellow
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Privacy / Surveillance
Telecommunications
Expertise: Communication & Technology, Computer Networking, Corporate Surveillance, Cyberattacks, Cybercrime, Cyberespionage, Cyberwarfare, Encryption, Internet of Things
evelyn douek
Affiliated Fellow
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Regulating Technology
Regulating Through Technology
Niklas Eder
Affiliated Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
International Law / Comparative Law
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Technology
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Algorithmic Discrimination, Algorithmic Manipulation, Anthropology, Corporate Surveillance, Informational Privacy Rights, Liberty Rights, Online Surveillance, Privacy Rights
Kamel El Hilali
Affiliated Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
International Law / Comparative Law
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
National Security / Foreign Affairs
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Privacy / Surveillance
Telecommunications
Expertise: intelligence, national security, data protection, international data transfers, content moderation, online platforms regulation, artificial intelligence, GDPR, DSA/DMA, §230 CDA, First Amendment, freedom of expression, privacy
Niva Elkin-Koren
Affiliated Fellow
Access to Knowledge
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
Intellectual Property
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Regulating Technology
Regulating Through Technology
Expertise: Accessibility, Algorithmic Discrimination, Algorithmic Manipulation, Copyright, Democracy Online, Fair Use, Intellectual Privacy, Open Science, User-Generated Content
Katherine Fink
Affiliated Fellow
Access to Knowledge
Art Law / Entertainment Law / Media Law
Big Data / Data Policy
Communications / Journalism / Media
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Government Transparency & Accountability
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Communication & Technology, Drones, FOIA, Freedom of the Press, Journalist Rights, Media Law and Policy, Press Rights, Social Science, User-Generated Content
Roger Ford
Affiliated Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
Intellectual Property
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Technology
Regulating Through Technology
Expertise: Cloud Computing, Corporate Surveillance, Government Surveillance, Innovation Law and Policy, Intellectual Privacy, Internet of Things, Law and Economics, Patents, Privacy Rights, Property,
Laura Forlano
Affiliated Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Communications / Journalism / Media
Regulating Technology
Regulating Through Technology
Robotics
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Anthropology, Autonomous Systems, Autonomous Vehicles, Communication and Technology, Internet of Things, Sociology, Tech Criticism, workforce automation, Design
Mary Anne Franks
Affiliated Fellow
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Technology
Regulating Through Technology
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Telecommunications
Expertise: Censorship, Criminal Law, Cyber Exploitation, Equal Protection, fourth Amendment, Freedom of Speech, Hate Speech, Online Surveillance, Sex Discrimination, Virtual Reality
Jeanne Fromer
Affiliated Fellow
Art Law / Entertainment Law / Media Law
Intellectual Property
Expertise: Cognitive Psychology, Computer Programming, Copyright, Fair Use, Patents, Right of Publicity, Trade Secrets, Trademark
Michael Froomkin
Affiliated Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Technology
Robotics
Expertise: Administrative Law, Cryptocurrency, Drones, Encryption, Government Surveillance, ICANN, Informational Privacy Rights, Online Surveillance, Privacy Rights, Right to be Forgotten
Seeta Peña Gangadharan
Affiliated Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Communications / Journalism / Media
Privacy / Surveillance
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Communication & Technology, Data Representation, Information Poor Communities, Race Discrimination, Socioeconomic Discrimination, Justice and Equity
Kristelia Garcia
Affiliated Fellow
Art Law / Entertainment Law / Media Law
Intellectual Property
Regulating Technology
Regulating Through Technology
Expertise: Antitrust, Copyright, IP Licensing, Law and Economics, Streaming Media, Trademark, User-Generated Content, Licensing, Regulation
Shubha Gokhale
Affiliated Fellow
Access to Knowledge
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Government Transparency & Accountability
International Law / Comparative Law
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
National Security / Foreign Affairs
Privacy / Surveillance
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Bitcoin, Contracts, Cryptocurrency, FinTech, Government Surveillance, Innovation Law and Policy, International Relations, Internet of things, Online Surveillance, Treaties
Aaron Goldzimer
Affiliated Fellow
Government Transparency & Accountability
Expertise: Global South, International Relations,International environmental, human rights, and development issues. Democracy; electoral politics.
James Grimmelmann
Affiliated Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Intellectual Property
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Mateusz Grochowski
Affiliated Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Regulating Technology
Regulating Through Technology
Robotics
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Algorithmic Discrimination, Blockchain, Consumer Contracts, Contracts, Law and Economics, Mandatory Information Disclosures, Right to be Forgotten, Sharing Economies, Sociology, smart contracts
Claudia Haupt
Affiliated Fellow
Access to Knowledge
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Health Law / Medical Law / Bioethics
International Law / Comparative Law
Expertise: Comparative Constitutional Law, Compelled Disclosures, Forced Ideological Speech, Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech, Hate Speech, Law & Religion, Professional Responsibility, Torts
Jennifer Henrichsen
Visiting Fellow
Big Data / Data Policy
Communications / Journalism / Media
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Government Transparency & Accountability
National Security / Foreign Affairs
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Privacy / Surveillance
Expertise: Communication & Technology, Corporate Surveillance, Cyberwarfare, Encryption, Freedom of the Press, Government Surveillance, Hacking, Journalist Rights, Online Surveillance, Social Science
Robert Heverly
Affiliated Fellow
Art Law / Entertainment Law / Media Law
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
Intellectual Property
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
National Security / Foreign Affairs
Regulating Technology
Regulating Through Technology
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Communication & Technology, Copyright, Cyber Exploitation, Cyberattacks, Drones, Government Surveillance, Internet of Things, Net Neutrality, Online Surveillance, Torts
Erik Hovenkamp
Affiliated Fellow
Big Data / Data Policy
Government Transparency & Accountability
International Law / Comparative Law
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
National Security / Foreign Affairs
Privacy / Surveillance
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Telecommunications
Expertise: Communications & Technology, History, Net Neutrality
Camilla Hrdy
Affiliated Fellow
Intellectual Property
Expertise: Innovation Law and Policy, Patents, Technology Finance, Trade Secrets, Trademark, Workforce Automation
David Johnson
Affiliated Fellow
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
Intellectual Property
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
Regulating Technology
Regulating Through Technology
Expertise: Communication & Technology, Computer Programming, Democracy Online, ICANN, Intellectual Privacy, IP Licensing, Online Speech
Margot Kaminski
Affiliated Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Intellectual Property
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Technology
Robotics
Expertise: Copyright, Drones, Freedom of Speech, Government Surveillance, Intellectual Privacy, Online Speech, Online Surveillance, Police Bodycams, Privacy Rights
Michael Karanicolas
Affiliated Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Government Transparency & Accountability
Intellectual Property
International Law / Comparative Law
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Privacy / Surveillance
Expertise: Censorship, Comparative Constitutional Law, False News, FOIA, Global South, Government Surveillance, ICANN, Open Government, Press Rights, Terms of Service
David Karpf
Affiliated Fellow
Communications / Journalism / Media
Government Transparency & Accountability
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Communication & Technology, Democracy Online, Global Media Activism, Open Government, Political Communication, Social Science, Tech Criticism
Eddan Katz
Affliated Fellow (in Practice)
Access to Knowledge
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Regulating Through Technology
Daphne Keller
Affiliated Fellow
Access to Knowledge
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Intellectual Property
International Law / Comparative Law
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Regulating Technology
Expertise: Algorithmic Manipulation, Censorship, Comparative Constitutional Law, Copyright, Freedom of Speech, Information Intermediaries, International Human Rights Law, Right to be Forgotten, Terms of Service, User-Generated Content
Cortelyou Kenney
Affiliated Fellow
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Government Transparency & Accountability
Health Law / Medical Law / Bioethics
Expertise: Data Integrity, FOIA, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, Journalist Rights, Open Government, Open Science
Lina Khan
Affiliated Fellow
Corporate Law / Consumer Law
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Expertise: Algorithmic Discrimination, Algorithmic Manipulation, Antitrust, Consumer Rights, Corporate Surveillance, Information Intermediaries, Law and Economics
Jisu Kim
Affiliated Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Communications / Journalism / Media
Computer Science
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Telecommunications
Expertise: Communication & Technology, Democracy Online, False News, Global Media Activism, Machine Learning, Mobile Technologies, Political Communication, Social Science, User-Generated Content, Virtual Reality
Alyssa King
Affiliated Fellow
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Corporate Law / Consumer Law
Government Transparency & Accountability
International Law / Comparative Law
Expertise: Abortion Access, Access to Contraception, Comparative Constitutional Law, Contracts, International Arbitration, International Human Rights Law, Religious Freedom and Reproductive Health, Secret Courts, Domestic Arbitration
Kate Klonick
Affiliated Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Intellectual Property
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Regulating Technology
Regulating Through Technology
Expertise: Cognitive Psychology, Communication & Technology, Copyright, Freedom of Speech, Hate Speech, Information Fiduciaries, Online Harassment & Bullying, Online Shaming, Online Speech, Torts
Daniel Kreiss
Affiliated Fellow
Big Data / Data Policy
Communications / Journalism / Media
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Expertise: Communication & Technology, Democracy Online, False News, History of Technology, Political Communication, Social Science
Adrian Kuenzler
Affiliated Fellow
Corporate Law / Consumer Law
Intellectual Property
Regulating Technology
Expertise: Advertising and Public Relations, Antitrust, Cognitive Psychology, Fair Use, Innovation Law and Policy, Law and Economics, Peer Production, Sharing Economies, Social Science, Trademark
Molly Land
Affiliated Fellow
Access to Knowledge
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Intellectual Property
International Law / Comparative Law
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Censorship, Copyright, Freedom of Speech, Hate Speech, Information Intermediaries, International Human Rights Law, International IP, Online Speech, Peer Production, Treaties
Seth Lewis
Affiliated Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
International Law / Comparative Law
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Technology
Robotics
Expertise: Algorithmic Discrimination, Bitcoin, Global South, Government Surveillance, Information Intermediaries, Internet of Things, Multistakeholder Governance, Online Speech, Online Surveillance, User-Generated Content
Tiffany Li
Affiliated Fellow
Access to Knowledge
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Corporate Law / Consumer Law
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Intellectual Property
International Law / Comparative Law
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Technology
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Access to Information, AI Ethics / Data Ethics,Communications & Technology, Copyright, Corporate Law, Intermediaries,Online Speech, Open Knowledge, Open Internet, Privacy, Robots,Technology Policy, Virtual Reality
Asaf Lubin
Affiliated Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
International Law / Comparative Law
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
National Security / Foreign Affairs
Privacy / Surveillance
Expertise: Cybercrime, Government Surveillance, Information Intermediaries, Information Warfare, Informational Privacy Rights, International Human Rights Law, Internet of Things, Torts, Insurance Law
Ji Ma
Affiliated Fellow
Big Data / Data Policy
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
International Law / Comparative Law
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
National Security / Foreign Affairs
Privacy / Surveillance
Expertise: Customary International Law, Cyberattacks, FinTech, International Arbitration, Internet of Things, Net Neutrality, Online Surveillance, Torts
Jonathan Manes
Affiliated Fellow
Art Law / Entertainment Law / Media Law
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Government Transparency & Accountability
National Security / Foreign Affairs
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Technology
Expertise: FOIA, Freedom of Speech, Government Surveillance, Informational Privacy Rights, Online Speech, Open Government, Police Bodycams, Secret Courts, Secret Law, Whistleblowers
Avi Marciano
Affiliated Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Communications / Journalism / Media
Government Transparency & Accountability
Privacy / Surveillance
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Algorithmic Discrimination, Communication & Technology, Government Surveillance, Information Privacy Rights, Privacy Rights, Social Science, Biometrics
João Marinotti
Affiliated Fellow
Big Data / Data Policy
Intellectual Property
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Technology
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Visual Advocacy / Visual Evidence
Expertise: Blockchain, Cognitive Psychology, Fourth Amendment, Property, Linguistics, Private Law
Mason Marks
Affiliated Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Health Law / Medical Law / Bioethics
Intellectual Property
Regulating Technology
Robotics
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Algorithmic Discrimination, Consumer Protection, Disability Rights, Genetic Rights, Health Privacy, Healthcare, Information Fiduciaries, Internet of Things, Machine Learning, Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Law
Christopher Mason
Affiliated Fellow
Access to Knowledge
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Intellectual Property
Regulating Through Technology
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Biotechnology Law and Policy, Gene Patents, Genomics, Epigenomics, Forensics, Metagenomics, Privacy, International IP, Open Science, FDA Regulations, Pharmaceutical & Medical Device Law
Peter Maybarduk
Affiliated Fellow
Access to Knowledge
Big Data / Data Policy
Health Law / Medical Law / Bioethics
Intellectual Property
Privacy / Surveillance
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Anthropology, Consumer Protection, Consumer Rights, Global South, Healthcare, Innovation Law and Policy, International IP, Medical Law, Patents, Pharmaceutical & Medical Device Law
Eden Medina
Affiliated Fellow
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Regulating Through Technology
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Communication & Technology, Global South, History, History of Technology, International Human Rights Law, Tech Criticism
Christina Mulligan
Affiliated Fellow
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Intellectual Property
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Technology
Expertise: Copyright, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, Information Intermediaries, Internet of Things, IP Licensing, Patents, Property, Terms of Service, User-Generated Content
Ngozi Okidegbe
Affiliated Fellow
Access to Knowledge
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Government Transparency & Accountability
Regulating Technology
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Algorithmic Discrimination, Criminal Law, Equal Protection, Police Bodycams, Predictive Policing, Race Discrimination, Evidence
Lisa Ouellette
Affiliated Fellow
Access to Knowledge
Intellectual Property
Regulating Technology
Expertise: Cognitive Psychology, Innovation Law and Policy, International IP, Law and Economics, Nanotechnology, Open Science, Pharmaceutical & Medical Device Law, Trademark
Przemysław Pałka
Affiliated Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Intellectual Property
International Law / Comparative Law
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Regulating Technology
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: https://przemysLAW.technology
Frank Pasquale
Affiliated Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Regulating Technology
Regulating Through Technology
Robotics
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Algorithmic Manipulation, Autonomous Vehicles, Autonomous Weapon Systems, Blockchain, Tech Criticism, Tech Philosophy, Workforce Automation
Pierluigi Perri
Affiliated Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Technology
Regulating Through Technology
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Algorithmic Discrimination, Algorithmic Manipulation, Cloud Computing, Computer Crimes, Computer Networking, Criminal Law, Cybercrime, Hacking, Hate Speech, Privacy Rights
Benjamin Peters
Affiliated Fellow
Access to Knowledge
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Communications / Journalism / Media
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Privacy / Surveillance
Robotics
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Communication & Technology, Computer Networking, History, History of Technology, Internet of Things, Sociology, Tech Criticism, Tech Philosophy, Values Exploitation
Caitlin Petre
Affiliated Fellow
Big Data / Data Policy
Communications / Journalism / Media
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Expertise: Communication & Technology, Gamification, Social Science, Sociology
Tamara Piety
Affiliated Fellow
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Communications / Journalism / Media
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Health Law / Medical Law / Bioethics
Visual Advocacy / Visual Evidence
Expertise: Advertising and Public Relations, Cognitive Psychology, Commercial Speech,, Consumer Protection,Corporate Law, False News, Freedom of Speech, Propaganda, Trademark
Natalie Ram
Affiliated Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Health Law / Medical Law / Bioethics
Intellectual Property
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Technology
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Algorithmic Discrimination, Genetic Rights, Health Privacy, Informational Privacy Rights, Innovation Law and Policy
Sandra Ristovska
Affiliated Fellow
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Communications / Journalism / Media
Visual Advocacy / Visual Evidence
Expertise: Advocacy Film Production, Cameras in Court, Communication & Technology, Documentaries, Global Media Activism, Photography, Police Bodycams, User-Generated Content, Video Evidence
Nagla Rizk
Affiliated Fellow
Access to Knowledge
Art Law / Entertainment Law / Media Law
Big Data / Data Policy
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Expertise: Copyright, FOIA, Law and Economics, Mobile Technologies, Peer Production, Sharing Economies, Data Driven Innovation; Economic Development
Adriana Robertson
Affiliated Fellow
Big Data / Data Policy
Privacy / Surveillance
Expertise: Bitcoin, Blockchain, Contracts, Cryptocurrency, FinTech, Law and Economics, Privacy Rights
Kermit Roosevelt
Affiliated Fellow
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
National Security / Foreign Affairs
Reproductive Rights / Reproductive Justice
Expertise: Abortion Access, Comparative Constitutional Law, Equal Protection, Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech, Race Discrimination, Religious Freedom and Reproductive Health, Sex Discrimination, State and Federal Constitutional Protections
Brad Rosen
Affiliated Fellow
Art Law / Entertainment Law / Media Law
Big Data / Data Policy
Computer Science
Corporate Law / Consumer Law
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Privacy / Surveillance
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Autonomous Vehicles, Blockchain, Compelled Disclosures, Computer Crimes, Computer Programming, Government Surveillance, Media Law and Policy, Right of Publicity, Right to be Forgotten, Torts
Maximilian Schneider
Affiliated Fellow
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
International Law / Comparative Law
Expertise: Class Discrimination, Comparative Constitutional Law, Equal Protection, History, Legislation, Liberty Rights, Social Science, State and Federal Constitutional Protections, Legal Methodology and Legal Theory
Sarita Schoenebeck
Affiliated Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Privacy / Surveillance
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Social Computing; Human-Computer Interaction, Hate Speech, User Generated Content
Lauren Henry Scholz
Affiliated Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Corporate Law / Consumer Law
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
International Law / Comparative Law
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Technology
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Autonomous Vehicles, Consumer Contracts, Contracts, Crowdfunding, Information Fiduciaries, Informational Privacy Rights, Intellectual Privacy, Machine Learning, Privacy Rights, Torts
Joseph Schwerha
Affiliated Fellow
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
Privacy / Surveillance
Visual Advocacy / Visual Evidence
Expertise: cybercrime, cybersecurity, privacy, transnational electronic criminal investigations, COE Cybercrime Convention, electronic discovery, computer forensics, cyberlaw, 4th Amendment, cyberterrorism, cybersecurity
Andrew Selbst
Affiliated Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Technology
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Algorithmic Discrimination, Communication & Technology, Fourth Amendment, Machine Learning, Predictive Policing, Privacy Rights, Race Discrimination, Tech Criticism
Amanda Shanor
Affiliated Fellow
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
National Security / Foreign Affairs
Expertise: Administrative Law, Commercial Speech, Compelled Disclosures, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, Government Surveillance, Liberty Rights, Social Science, State and Federal Constitutional Protections
Jessica Silbey
Affiliated Fellow
Art Law / Entertainment Law / Media Law
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Communications / Journalism / Media
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Intellectual Property
Reproductive Rights / Reproductive Justice
Visual Advocacy / Visual Evidence
Expertise: Access to Abortion Care, Advocacy Film Production, Cameras in Court, Copyright, Documentaries, Fair Use, Police Bodycams, Social Science, Trademark, Video Evidence
Caio Mario da Silva Pereira Neto
Affiliated Fellow
Access to Knowledge
Big Data / Data Policy
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Regulating Technology
Telecommunications
Expertise: Administrative Law, Antitrust, Communication & Technology, Freedom of Speech, Global South, Innovation Law and Policy, International Telecommunications, Internet of Things, Net Neutrality, Zero Rating Networks
Alicia Solow-Niederman
Affiliated Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
Government Transparency & Accountability
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Technology
Regulating Through Technology
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Administrative Law, Algorithmic Discrimination, Communication & Technology, Informational Privacy Rights, Legislation, Machine Learning, State and Federal Constitutional Protections, Algorithmic Governance; Algorithmic Accountability
Lucia Sommerer
Affiliated Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Privacy / Surveillance
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Predictive Policing, Criminal Law, Criminology
Madhavi Sunder
Affiliated Fellow
Access to Knowledge
Art Law / Entertainment Law / Media Law
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Health Law / Medical Law / Bioethics
Intellectual Property
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Copyright, Democracy Online, Education Law, Fair Use, Global South, Innovation Law and Policy, Intercultural Communication, International Human Rights Law, User-Generated Content
Faren Tang
Affiliated Fellow (in Practice)
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Health Law / Medical Law / Bioethics
Reproductive Rights / Reproductive Justice
Expertise: Abortion Access, Access to Contraception, Commercial Speech, Emergency Contraception, Equal Protection, Familial Status Discrimination, Healthcare, Religious Freedom and Reproductive Health, Reproductive Technologies, Queer Family Law; Pregnancy & Birth Rights
David Thaw
Affiliated Fellow
Computer Science
Corporate Law / Consumer Law
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
National Security / Foreign Affairs
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Privacy / Surveillance
Expertise: Administrative Law, Computer Crimes, Computer Networking, Corporate Surveillance, Criminal Law, Cyberattacks, Cybercrime, Cyberespionage, Cyberwarfare, Hacking
Lorianne Updike Toler
Affiliated Fellow
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
International Law / Comparative Law
Rory Van Loo
Affiliated Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Corporate Law / Consumer Law
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Regulating Technology
Regulating Through Technology
Expertise: Algorithmic Manipulation, Blockchain, Compelled Disclosures, Consumer Contracts, Contracts, FinTech, Information Intermediaries, Mandatory Information Disclosures
Jacob Victor
Affliated Fellows
Access to Knowledge
Art Law / Entertainment Law / Media Law
Intellectual Property
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Regulating Technology
Expertise: Communication & Technology, Copyright, Fair Use, Innovation Law and Policy, International IP, IP Licensing, Privacy Rights, Streaming Media, Trade Secrets, Tradmark
Salome Viljoen
Affiliated Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Technology
Regulating Through Technology
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Autonomous Systems, Communication & Technology, Consumer Contracts, Contracts, Corporate Surveillance, Democracy Online, Machine Learning, Online Surveillance
Ari Ezra Waldman
Affiliated Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Privacy / Surveillance
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: False News, Freedom of Speech, Hate Speech, Information Fiduciaries, Information Privacy Rights, Privacy Rights, Product Liability,Sex Discrimination, Social Science, Sociology
Rebecca Wexler
Affiliated Fellow
Access to Knowledge
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Civil Rights / Civil Liberties / Human Rights
Government Transparency & Accountability
Intellectual Property
Privacy / Surveillance
Visual Advocacy / Visual Evidence
Expertise: Algorithmic Manipulation, Facial Recognition, Fourth Amendment, Informational Privacy Rights, Intellectual Privacy, Police Bodycams, Predictive Policing, Privacy Rights, Trade Secrets, Video Evidence
Edmund Yeh
Affiliated Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Computer Science
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
Telecommunications
Expertise: Augmented Reality, Cloud Computing, Computer Networking, Cyberattacks, Internet of Things, Mesh Networks, Mobile Technologies, Net Neutrality, Streaming Media, Virtual Reality
Tal Zarsky
Affiliated Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Cyberlaw / Cybersecurity
Internet Governance / Internet Infrastructure
Platforms / Social Networks / Social Media
Privacy / Surveillance
Regulating Technology
Telecommunications
Expertise: Algorithmic Discrimination, Communication & Technology, Consumer Contracts, Cyberattacks, Defamation, Informational Privacy Rights, Online Surveillance, Predictive Policing, Privacy Rights, Property
Elana Zeide
Affiliated Fellow
AI / Algorithmic Decisionmaking
Big Data / Data Policy
Corporate Law / Consumer Law
First Amendment / Freedom of Expression
Intellectual Property
Privacy / Surveillance
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Administrative Law, Contracts, Innovation Law and Policy, Legislation, Media Law and Policy, Online Speech, Online Surveillance, Student Privacy, Predictive Algorithms, People Analytics
Michael Zimmer
Affiliated Fellow
Big Data / Data Policy
Communications / Journalism / Media
Privacy / Surveillance
Tech Ethics / Social Consequences
Expertise: Communication & Technology, Informational Privacy Rights, Online Surveillance, Privacy Rights, Internet Research Ethics, Data Ethics, Library/Intellectual Privacy