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Vagelis Papakonstantinou is a Professor on Personal Data Protection Law at the Faculty of Law & Criminology of the Free University of Brussels (VUB, Vrije Universiteit Brussel), focusing also on Cybersecurity, Intellectual Property, and the broader topic of technology regulation. He works though the Cyber and Data Security Lab (CDSL), where he is its scientific coordinator, as well as through VUB’s Research Group on Law Science Technology & Society (LSTS) and the Brussels Privacy Hub.
Since the early 2000s Vagelis Papakonstantinou has participated in the law-making committees for the release of all major EU, Council of Europe and Greek laws and regulations on personal data protection. Over the same period of time, he has participated or managed dozens of EU-funded research projects on related fields of law.
In addition to the above, through MPlegal, a niche technology law firm, Vagelis Papakonstantinou practices business law with a particular emphasis on technology startups and mid-size companies. To match these interests, he also teaches “Entrepreneurship” at the Executive MBA Programme of the University of the Aegean.
For the period 2016-2021 he has been a member (alternate) of the Hellenic Data Protection Authority; In the past, he has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Copyright Organisation (for two terms).
His personal website may be found at https://vpapakonstantinou.com
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EUAR57: Horizon 2020: Multidisciplinary Expert System for the Assessment & Management of Complex Brain Disorders
Papakonstantinou, V. & Vazquez Maymir, S.
1/04/21 → 31/03/24
Project: Fundamental
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Cybersecurity as praxis and as a state: The EU law path towards acknowledgement of a new right to cybersecurity?
Papakonstantinou, V., Apr 2022, In : Computer Law and Security Review. 44, 105653.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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D2.4 CoBraD IPR protection and standardisation v1
Vazquez Maymir, S. & Papakonstantinou, V., 31 Mar 2022, 38 p.Research output: Other contribution
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MES-CoBraD_D2.4-CoBraD IPR protection and standarisation report v1
Vazquez Maymir, S. & Papakonstantinou, V., 31 Mar 2022Research output: Other contribution
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Surveillance in Schools Across Europe: A New Phenomenon in Light of the COVID-19 Pandemic? The Cases of Greece and France
Karagianni, A. & Papakonstantinou, V., 2 Apr 2022, In : European Journal of Educational Research. 11, 2, p. 1219-1229 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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The Right to be Forgotten
De Hert, P. & Papakonstantinou, V., 1 Feb 2022, Elgar Encyclopedia of Law and Data Science. Comandé, G. (ed.). Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., p. 175-181Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Teaching "Entrepreneurship" at University of the Aegean eMBA
Vagelis Papakonstantinou (Lecturer)1 Jan 2022 → 30 Jun 2022Activity: Other › Research and Teaching at External Organisation
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EU Cybersecurity policy: The cyber challenges for the public sector,
Vagelis Papakonstantinou (Speaker)13 May 2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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Fifth anniversary of the EU PNR Directive – la route vers la CJUE
Vagelis Papakonstantinou (Speaker)12 May 2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk at a public lecture/debate
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Teaching "Entrepreneurship" at University of the Aegean MBA
Vagelis Papakonstantinou (Participant)1 Jan 2021 → 30 Jun 2021Activity: Other › Research and Teaching at External Organisation
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International Data Transfers Under EU Law: Past, Present and Future Insights
Vagelis Papakonstantinou (Speaker)27 Sep 2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
Press / Media
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Interview to DataTech on granting legal personality to AI
25/02/21
1 Media contribution
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Comment to Digital Privacy News on European Parliament's DSA
16/11/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment