Group Leader – Law, AI, and Society
Dr. Alina Wernick
alina.wernick@uni-tuebingen.de
+49 (0)7071 29 707 98
Secretariat: Patrizia Balloch
+49 7071 29 70849
ailawinstitute@uni-tuebingen.de
Law, AI and Society Group
CZS Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Law
University of Tübingen
Maria-von-Linden-Str. 6
72076 Tübingen
Germany
Background
Alina is a legal scholar specialized both in intellectual property law and law, technology and society. She is passionate about understanding the legal and societal implications of integrating AI into new contexts, as well studying the tension between fostering AI development and adoption and protecting against its risks, such as threats to fundamental rights. She loves interdisciplinary research, and considers it paramount for responsible development and deployment of technology in the society..
Research Interests
Alina’s range covers research on accountable, sustainable and open R&D&I practices in AI and beyond; rights-based and by-design approaches to regulating algorithmic technology; legal guardrails against surveillance and studies on digital twins, smart cities and cerebral organoid intelligence.
CV
Education
2012-2021
- Dr. iur. Patent Law (Grade: summa cum laude) Reviewers: Prof. Reto Hilty, Prof. Dr. Josef Drexl, Prof. Dr. Annette Kur
Ludwig-Maximilian University, Munich, Germany. Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Reto Hilty, Dr. Sylvie Nérisson
2021-2015
IMPRS-CI PhD program – IP and competition law, management, economics (Grade: 1.24, scale 5 – 1)
Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, Munich, Germany
2011-2012
- LLM, Commercial Law
University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
2004 – 2011
LL.B. Medical and biomedical law
- University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
2008
- Chinese University of Hong Kong -exchange semester
Academic Experience
6/2024 –
Tübingen University, Faculties of Law and Computer Science The CZS Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Law
Independent Research Group Lead on Law, AI and Society
2/2021 – 5/2024
University of Helsinki, The Faculty of Law, The Legal Tech Lab, Finland, Helsinki Institute of Urban and Regional Studies, Urbaria
Principal Investigator, Grant-funded researcher, Affiliated researcher
- Built and led a remote team of 3 in a socio-legal research project “Long-term human rights risks of smart city technologies.”
- Managed the project budget, recruitment and HR, and stakeholder communication and acquisition of 3 grants.
- Co-edited the Internet Policy Review Special Issue and organized an international, hybrid, interdisciplinary conference with 80 participants.
- Mentored PhD students, contributed the Lab’s policy statements, collaborated with the department of computer science as well as Tilburg and York Universities
4/2023 – 5/2023
6/2023 – 7/2023
Visited the MPI for Innovation & Competition, Munich, advisor: Dr. Daria Kim
Visited the Shamgar Center for Digital Law and Innovation, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, host: Prof. Dr. Niva Elkin-Koren
11/2021 – 3/2022
European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), Germany European New School for Digital Studies
Lecturer
- Taught the Introduction to the Law and Ethics of the Digital Economy (6 ECTS) as a substitute for Prof. Philipp Hacker.
- Covered topics such as the GDPR, AI and blockchain to an international, interdisciplinary group of students.
- Lecturing 48 x 45 min, evaluation of 27 x 12-page student essays.
11/2020 – 9/2022
89 Belgium think-do tank, Brussels
Research Director, Innovation
- Policy report on predictive analytics in partnership with the College of Europe.
- Supervising and teaching a group of 6 students in research and drafting the report
05/2020 – 12/2020
Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society, Berlin
Associated researcher, Project leader
• Preparation of a research project, finalization of doctoral studies
7/2018 – 12/2020
Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society, Berlin, Germany
Researcher
- Legal research on data governance and eHealth in 2 interdisciplinary, collaborative projects.
- 4 publications, 1 edited book, 8 presentations, 5 assistants managed
- Conceptualized and organized 3 international events.
- Acquired a 0,26 million € research funding in 2019
10/2012 – 7/2018
Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, München, Germany
Scholarship holder, Visiting researcher
- An exceptionally ambitious 450-page thesis on open innovation in patent law.
- Collaborative, interdisciplinary research on copyright and standard-essential patents.
- Feedback: identification of innovative solutions, clear communication of complex topics orally and in writing, thoroughness
05/2009 – 09/2012
Aalto University, Espoo
Researcher, Project Manager, Research assistant
- Interdisciplinary research on open innovation, IP law, public procurement, proactive contracting and legal design.
- Assisted Prof. Järvenpää and visited the University of Texas.
- Managed an R&D project with 2 assistants, conducted and analysed 100 interviews, wrote 6 papers, and a master’s thesis.
- Feedback: exceptional pattern recognition, productivity, reliability, and excellent collaboration skills.
Other experience :
Internships at the Patent Law Department of the European Patent Office, and competition law department of Gleiss Lutz, Munich
List of Publications
Books, book chapters, articles, edited volumes etc.
2025
- Wernick, A., & Meding, K. (2025). Beware! The AI Act Can Also Apply to Your AI Research Practices. arXiv preprint arXiv:2506.03218. Submitted to NeurIPS 2025.
- Wernick. A., Udoh, G.,Banzuzi, E. (2025). Reimaging Smart City Transplants for the Global South: A Post-colonial Lens on Human Rights and Digital Sovereignty. In Akbari, A. & Masiero. S (eds). Critical ICT for Development. Routledge
- Wernick, A., Medlar, A., Söderholm S., Glowaka. D. (2025) Evaluating the Contextual Integrity of False Positives in Algorithmic Travel Surveillance. FAccT ’25: Proceedings of the 2025 ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency, 2056 – 2070, https://doi.org/10.1145/3715275.3732139
2024
- Wernick, A (2024). Ordre public exceptions for algorithmic surveillance patents. Thouvenin, F., Peukert, A., Jäger, T. and Geiger C. (eds). Kreation | Innovation | Märkte – Creation | Innovation | Markets – Festschrift Reto M. Hilty. (p. 469-481) Springer
- Wernick, A. (2024) Impact Assessment as a Legal Design Pattern – a “Timeless Way” of Managing Future Risks? Digital Society.
- Wernick, A. (2024) Deconstructing creative destruction as underlying normative goal in IP law. Transformative Law Blog. Amsterdam Centre for Transformative Private Law. https://transformativeprivatelaw.com/deconstructing-creative-destruction-as-an-underlying-normative-goal-of-ip-law/
2023
Wernick, A. (2023): Substantive aspects of compulsory licenses. In Desaunettes-Barbero, L., Visscher, F., Stowel, A., de Cassiers, V. (eds) The Unified Patent Court – Problems, Possible Improvements and Alternatives. (p. 515-524). Ledizioni.
- Wernick, A. & Artyushina, A. (guest eds, 2023). Future-proofing the city – Human rights-based approaches to governing algorithmic, biometric and smart city technologies. The Internet Policy Review
- Wernick, A., Banzuzi, E., Mörelius-Wulff. (2023), A Do European smart city developers dream of GDPR-free countries? The Internet Policy Review. Collaboration between 2 lawyers and a sociologist. A study on whether national and international R&D funding instruments for smart city technologies support compliance with the privacy by design principle and other human rights. We apply grounded theory method to a sample of 20 interviews.
2022
Estéves, N., Wernick, A., Carls, S. (2022) The potential of follow-on innovation financing instruments to support a sustainable transition. Max Planck Institute for Innovation & Competition Research Paper No. 22-07 / In T.Pihlajarinne,, J. Mähönen, P. N. Upreti (eds, forthcoming 2023): Intellectual Property Rights in the Post Pandemic World: an Integrated Framework of Sustainability, Innovation and Global Justice. Edward Elgar. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4119552
2021
- Wernick A. (2021). Mechanisms to enable follow-on innovation. Liability Rules vs. Open Innovation Models. Doctoral dissertation. Springer :https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-72257-9
- Artyushina, A. & Wernick, A. (2021) Smart city in a post-pandemic world: Small-scale, green, and over-policed. Spacing Toronto. 2021. http://spacing.ca/toronto/2021/11/08/smart-city-tech-post-pandemic-small-scale-green-over-policed/
- Wernick, A., Dominici, L., Garrido Moreno, M., Kaya, E., Petre, B., Soupart, C., Travaglini, T., Turci, E., (2021) Innovating a Predictive Society? The Benefits and Risks of Predictive AI Systems for Europe. 89 Initiative. https://89initiative.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Belgium_Innovation_Report_2021.pdf
- Wernick A. & Erden, D. (2021). Computer says Hausfrau – Can Automated Credit Scoring Contribute to Gendered Digital Divide? HIIG Encore. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4290286
2020
- Wernick, A., Olk, C. & Grafenstein, M. v. (2020). Defining data intermediaries. Technology & Regulation, 65-77. https://doi.org/10.26116/techreg.2020.007
- Noreña, I., Shah, N., Ndenkeh, J. et al. (2020) Proceedings from the CIHLMU Symposium 2020 on “eHealth: Trends and innovations”. BMC Proc 14, 17. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12919-020-00202-3
2019
- Wernick, A., & Klünker, I. (2019). Prohibitions on long distance treatment: Historical roots and continuities in limiting the use of electronic telemedicine. In T. C. Bächle, & A. Wernick (Eds.), The futures of eHealth. Social, ethical and legal challenges. (p. 169-177). HIIG, Berlin. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3297377
- Bächle, T. C. & Wernick, A. (eds.) (2019). The futures of eHealth. Social, ethical and legal challenges. HIIG, Berlin. eBook ISBN: 978-3-9820242-4-0; https://www.hiig.de/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Ehealth2040_web-1.pdf
- Grafenstein, M. v., Wernick, A. & Olk, C. (2019). Data governance: Enhancing innovation and protecting against its risks. Intereconomics, 54 (4), 228-232.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10272-019-0829-9 - Wernick, A. (2019). Myth #40: The Internet democratizes innovation. In Kettemann, M. C. & Dreyer, S. (Eds), Busted! The Truth about the 50 Most Common Internet Myths (p.180-183). Verlag Hans-Bredow-Institut, Hamburg. ISBN 978-3-87296-154-9 (E-Book)
2012
- Wernick, A. (2012). Defining trade secrets in multilateral research collaboration. Article in: Oesch, Rainer & Kankaanpää, Hannes (Eds.): Sopimaton menettely elinkeinotoiminnassa verkkotalouden aikana. (p. 193-227) Lakimiesliiton kustannus, Helsinki. ISBN: 9789522461728
- Jarvenpaa, S.L. & Wernick, A (2012). Open Innovation Networks: The Evolution of Bureaucratic Control. Article in: Bollingtoft, A.; Donaldson, L.; Huber, G. P.; Dojbak Hakonsson, D. & Snow, C.C. (Eds.) Collaborative Communities of Firms: Purpose, Process, and Design. Information and Organization Design Series. (p. 9-34) Springer, New York. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-1284-7_
2011
- Jarvenpaa, S.L. & Wernick, A. (2011). Paradoxical tensions in open innovation networks. European Journal of Innovation Management. 14 (4) Fall, 521–548. https://doi.org/10.1108/14601061111174943
Selected presentations and conference activity
Invited Talks
2025
- Madison, M. & Wernick, A. Governing Knowledge Commons Framework:
Stage-Setting Reflections. Convergence Conference on Governing Knowledge Commons, Villanova University. The US. 22.05.2025
2024
- Wernick. A. (presenting). Estéves, N., Carls, S. The Potential of Follow-on Innovation Financing Instruments to Support Sustainable Transition. Book Launch Intellectual Property Rights in the Post-Pandemic World. Faculty of Law. University of Helsinki. 27.08.2024
- Panelist. Virtual coffee: smart cities – technology implementation and implications. CENSIS Innovation Centre for sensor and imaging systems and Internet of Things (IoT). University of Glasgow, Glasgow, the UK. 23.05.2024.
- The long-term human rights risks of smart city technologies. STS Departmental Workshop Series. York University, Toronto. 30.01.2024.
2023
- Panelist: Public data: Planning cities. Digital mare Nostrum. Jean Monnet Chair of Mediterranean Digital Societies and law. Politecnico di Torino. Turin, Italy. 12. December 2023.
- Wernick, A, Banzuzi, E; Mörelius-Wulff, A. Älykaupunkiratkaisujen lokalisaation haasteet ja kansainväliset ihmisoikeusvaikutukset. Kaupunkiakatemian aamukahvit – Vastuullinen älykaupunki. Kaupunkiakatemia/Urban Academy. Helsinki, 23.11.2023.
- Wernick A. & Artyushina A. Protecting Human Rights in (Smart) Cities: Governance and Responsible Design of Urban Technologies. Governance of Knowledge Commons Workshop. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, School of Information Sciences, United States. 29.06.2023.
- Smart cities and human rights. DRAILS Workshop. UCLouvain & USL-Bruxelles, Belgium. 15.06.2023.
- What impact assessments for AI cannot do? The Buchmann Faculty of Law, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel. 12.6.2023.
2022
- Panelist. Artificial Intelligence and the City of the Future. Roundtable. Nova School of Law, Whatsnext.Law Research Centre &VdA. Lisbon, Portugal. 5.4.2022.
2021
- Patent injunctions in the context of liability rules. AIPPI Belgium Study Day: Patents, Trademarks, Trade secrets: : Capita selecta & recent Developments. Brussels, Belgium. 25.11.2021
- Panelist. Response to the Key Issues at the Intersection of AI and Society. FCAI Society Retreat: Engaging with critical issues at the intersection of AI and Society. 26.8.2021.
- Voorwinden, A. & Wernick A. Workshop. Legal and Governance Systems for Living Lab Operation. Urban Living Lab Summit 2021: ‘Perspectives on Impact’. Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Solutions, the Netherlands. 22.6.2021.
- Compulsory licenses under the unitary patent system and ways forward. Unified Patent Court and possible alternatives. Workshop. Catholic University of Louvain. Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. 27.5.2021
2020
- Personal data in eHealth. Urban Knights Salon. Prof. Teresa Dillon in partnership with Southwest Creative Technology Network, Watershed, and DCRC, University of the West of England. Watershed, The Workshop, Studio 5, Bristol, UK. 09.1.2020.
2019
- Testing AI for health – introduction to legal questions. Workshop on Artificial Intelligence for Health & ITU. International Telecommunication Union, World Health Organization. EPFL SwissTech Convention Center,Lausanne, Switzerland: 22.1.2019.
- Panelist. AI & IP: New Issues – New Rules?. Artificial Intelligence, Innovation and Competition: New Tools, New Rules. The MPI Alumni Association. Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, Munich, Germany. 5.7.2019.
2018
- Intellectual property law, open innovation, and incentives. Open Innovation Kongress Baden-Württemberg 2018. Haus der Wirtschaft, Stuttgart, Germany. 9.3.2018.
Presentations
2025
- Wernick, A, Medlar, A., Söderholm, S., Glowacka, D. Evaluating the Contextual Integrity of False Positives in Algorithmic Travel Surveillance. ACM FAccT. Athens, Greece. 25.06.2025.
- Derr. R. (presenting), Wernick, A., Williamson, R.C. Being Accurate: The EU AI Act on Accuracy. Lightning Talk. ACM Symposium on Computer Science and Law. TUM Munich, Munich, Germany, 25.03.2025.
- Brain Organoid Intelligence – Legal Questions on the Emerging Computing Frontier. The 5th International Interdisciplinary Symposium between Doshisha University and the University of Tübingen. Humans and AI: Coexistence and Conscience – Toward a Future Where Humans and AI Develop Together for the Improvement of Society. Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan. 11-12.3.2025.
2024
- Participant, Property group. Workshop Social Justice, Private Law and Europe (?) 2004-2044
- Keeping the Hope Alive. 24-25 October 2024. Amsterdam Law School, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- Who controls my secret twin? Trade secret protection of digital twins. Workshop on Research Handbook on Trade Secrecy in Data and Data Infrastructure. Columbia University & New York University. 18.10.2024
- Udoh, G.(presenting); Wernick, A; Banzuzi, E. Reimaging Smart City Transplants for the Global South: A Post-colonial Lens on Human Rights and Digital Sovereignty. Surveillance in an Age of Crisis.The 10th Biennial Surveillance Studies Network / Surveillance & Society Conference, Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia Ljubljana, Slovenia. 30.05.2024
2023
- What Impact Assessments Cannot Do? Beyond Data Protection Conference. Regulating information and protection against risks of the digital society. Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands. 21-22.09.2023.
- Artyushina, A. (Presenting) & Wernick, A. Future-Proofing the City: A Human Rights-Based Approach to the Governance of Algorithmic, Biometric, and Smart City Technologies (use case). A 5th Annual Symposium on Applications of Contextual Integrity, Lassonde School of Engineering, York University, Toronto, Canada, 21-22.09.2023.
- Impact assessment as a legal design pattern – a “timeless way” of managing future risks? Workshop on “Legal Design Patterns“ Special Issue of Digital Society. The Legal Tech Lab. Helsinki University, Helsinki, Finland. 1-2.6.2023.
- Banzuzi, E., Wernick, A., Schütte, B. (Presenting). Data Protection by Design as a Travelling Concept. Examining the path to Standardised Data Protection. Workshop. A Brussels Effect for the EU Digital Governance. Solvay Brussels School of Economics & Management. Brussels, Belgium, 27-28.4.2023.
2022
- What impact assessments cannot do? AI-Humanity-Society proposal for Ludwig Maximilian University -Tel Aviv University workshop for Early-Career Researchers. Workshop. Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Germany, 6.12.2022.
- Wernick. A., Wulff A.M. (Presenting), Banzuzi, E (Presenting). Where do all the smart city pilots go? Data commons workshop. Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society, Berlin, Germany. 6.10.2022.
- Wernick, A (Presenting); Udoh, G (Presenting). & Banzuzi, E. The safeguards for building safe and just smart cities: A comparison between Finland and Nigeria. Beyond Smart Cities Conference. Malmö University, Sweden. 17.6.2022.
2021
- Human rights safeguards against the use of facial recognition technology in the EU. Artificial Intelligence: The New Frontier of Business and Human Rights. Workshop. The Asser Institute. Haag, the Netherlands. 8.9.2021.
- Legal Instruments to Contain Long-Term Human Rights Risk of Smart City. Geneva Digital Law Research Colloquium. Digital Law Center, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland. 25.06.2021.
- Erden, D. (Presenting) & Wernick, A. Can online credit solutions reinforce marginalization? TILTing Perspectives 2021: Regulating in Times of Crisis. Tilburg University. Tilburg, The Netherlands. 21.05.2021.
2019
- Wernick, A. (Presenting), Olk, C. & Grafenstein, M. v. Defining data intermediaries. Workshop: Governing Data as a Resource. Tilburg Law and Economics Center (TILEC). Tilburg University, Tilburg, the Netherlands: 22.11.2019.
2016
- The Fragile Commons. 3rd IASC Thematic Conference on Knowledge Commons, SciencesPo Paris, France. 21.10.2016
2014
- Wernick, A., Häfeli, M. & de Belsunce, H. Tolerated use as a basis of cultural commons – what are the limits? 2nd Thematic Conference on the Knowledge Commons: Governing Pooled Knowledge Resources, September 3–5 2014. New York University, Engelberg Center on Innovation Law & Policy, New York University, New York, US.
Campus Talks
2025
- AI Law in Time: Exploring the Temporal Scope of the AI Act. AI meets Law Workshop. CZS Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Law. University of Tübingen. Tübingen, Germany. 05.02.2025.
2024
- Digital Law in the Era of Technological Convergence. Bits & Law x Elsa. Faculty of Law. University of Tübingen. Tübingen, Germany. 09.12.2024.
- Dark Patterns and EU Law. CZS & MPI-IS Workshop. Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems. Tübingen, 10.10.2024
- AI, Law and Society – in Search of Blind Spots of AI Regulation. 6th Cluster Conference”, Machine Learning in Science”. Cluster of Excellence – Machine Learning for Science. Tübingen University. Tübingen, Germany. 09.07.2024
2022
- Söderholm. S. (presenting), Medlar, A., Wernick, A. & Glowacka, D. Legitimacy of surveillance technology in air travel – Passengers’ level of acceptance regarding false positives in pre-screening of terrorists. Draft Research Plan. Institute for Criminology and Legal Policy. University of Helsinki. 26.10.2022.
- Wernick, A.; Banzuzi, E.& Wulff A.M. Do European smart city developers dream of GDPR-free countries? The Faculty of Law, the Legal Tech Lab. University of Helsinki, Finland. 26.08.2022.
2021
- Long-term human rights risks in smart cities: the example of facial recognition technology. Digitech Coffee Seminar. The Legal Tech Lab. University of Helsinki, Finland. 24.9.2021.
2019
- Face-to-face treatment in the age of telemedicine. Die Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften. Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society, Berlin, Germany: 15.06.2019.
2015
- Transcending the Shortcomings of Open Innovation. Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, Munich, Germany: 13.10.2015.
Events organized
2025
- Conference: Inaugural conference of the CZS Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Law. The CZS Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Law Cluster of Excellence – Machine Learning for Science. Tübingen University. Tübingen, Germany. Forthcoming November 2025.
- Colloquium: AI and Law. The CZS Institute for AI & Law, Cluster of Excellence – Machine Learning for Science. Tübingen University. Tübingen, Germany. 06.05.2025–
- Doctoral seminar: AI, Law and Human rights. The CZS Institute for AI & Law, Cluster of Excellence – Machine Learning for Science. Tübingen University. Tübingen, Germany. 27.02.2025.
- Workshop: Machine Learning and Law. The CZS Institute for AI & Law, Cluster of Excellence – Machine Learning for Science. Tübingen University. Tübingen, Germany. 5.2.2025.
2022
- Workshop: Future-proofing the city. The Legal Tech Lab, University of Helsinki, Finland. 26.8.2022.
2021
- Symposium: Measures to ensure access to patents. IPR University Center. Helsinki, Finland. 19.11.2021.
2019
- Workshop: Data Governance for Smarter City Mobility. Internet Governance Forum 2019. Estrel Berlin, Berlin, Germany. 28.11.2019.
Conference. The Futures of eHealth. 2018. HIIG, Berlin, Germany. 29-30.4.2019
Teaching
Courses
- EU Law and the Use of Artificial Intelligence Tools in Health and Wellbeing (UT). CIVIS Health and Wellbeing Microprogramme. (2 ECTS, forthcoming in Autumn 2025) The Faculty of Law, The University of Tübingen.
- Co-leading the course with Dr. Fia
- Co-designing the curriculum, planning lectures and teaching
- Introduction to the Law and Ethics of the Digital Economy (6 ECTS), 33 students, European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), Germany, winter semester 2021-2022.
- Mandatory course in the transdisciplinary master’s program called “Master of Digital Entrepreneurship” (MoDE), substituting Prof. Philipp Hacker.
- Teaching on the key topics of digital law, such as the GDPR, algorithmic discrimination and blockchain and data governance to students from diverse backgrounds, such as economics, law, sociology, political science, anthropology, data science, and computer science
- Outstanding teaching evaluations, faculty praise on the agility to take up teaching and revise the curriculum short notice, constructive essay feedback and professionalism in handling a case of plagiarism.
- The Predictive Society-project – directed 6 students from the College of Europe to write a 60-paged policy paper. 89 Belgium. 2020–2021. (Extracurricular project).
- Extracurricular project in the Department of European Political and Governance Studies at the College of Europe in Bruges.
- Meetings and seminars with the students every two weeks, guiding their work, reviewing their outputs and offering 1:1 supervision during the writing and research processes.
- Output: “Innovating a Predictive Society? The Benefits and Risks of Predictive AI Systems for Europe” report of more than 20,000 words in length.
- Student rating 4,6, on a scale 1-5.
Lectures
- AI, Law and Human Rights & In-betweening: The Practice of Interdisciplinary Research at the Interface of Law, Technology, and Society. AI, Law and Human Rights Doctoral Workshop, CZS Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Law. University of Tübingen. 27.02.2025.
- Smart cities and human rights. Lecture at the European Leadership Programme. Comenius Leergangen (the Netherlands), Helsinki, Finland, 21.6.2023, 9.01.2024, 6.2.2025.
- Very positive student feedback on the accessibility of the complex interdisciplinary topic, reinvited.
- Smart cities and human rights. Guest Lecture at the Technology and Society Course, Department of Computer Science, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland. 6.2.2023 and 6.2.2024
- Positive faculty feedback on the suitable level of complexity for the students.
- Human rights and Artificial Intelligence. Department of Diplomacy and College of Law, National Chengchi University. 21.12.2023.
- Human rights-based approaches to smart cities. Lund University. Guest lecture. Smart City Governance: AI Ethics in a Spatial Context, Faculty of Engineering. 16.11.2023
- Human rights protection and sustainability in the smart city – opposite or parallel goals? Technische Universität München, Expert input at Sustainable Smart Cities project week at Hochschule für Politik, Munich, Germany. 29.10.2022, 6.10.2023.
- Very positive feedback from students.
- Open and Collaborative Innovation. Methodology Lab. Cities, Digital Innovation and Sustainability in the XXst Century. LUISS University, Rome, Italy: 25.06.2020.
- Regulatory, ethical, and social aspects of emerging eHealth technologies. Symposium on eHealth: Trends and Innovations. Center of International Health. Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, Germany: 5.3.2020.
Doctoral supervision & mentorship
- The second academic supervisor to Emeline Banzuzi, LL.M, The Faculty of Law of the University of Helsinki, Finland, 2022-
- Thesis topic: Public (In)security in Smart Cities: Legal Protection Against Ethnic Discrimination in Data-driven Policing.
- The second academic supervisor to Alexander-Mörelius Wulff, PhD programme in Economics of the Tuscan Universities, 2024-
- Thesis topic: The Role of Immaterial Assets in the Process of Finanzialization
- Member of the Dissertation Committee of Dr. Anna Artyushina, School of Graduate Studies, York University, Canada, 2022-2023.
- Thesis topic: Data governance in Smart Cities: Personal Data as Private Asset, Commons, and/or Public Good. Accepted on 9.06.2023 with minor revisions.
- Acedemic mentor* to Sanidhya Rao, LL.M. (Berkeley), The Faculty of Law, University of Tübingen, 2025-
- Thesis topic: The Regulation of Deep Fake Technologies
- Acedemic mentor* Ali Semih Çamkerten, LL.M, The Faculty of Law, University of Tübingen, 2025-
- Thesis topic: Open-Source AI
(*Only full professors can be formally recognized as doctoral supervisors at Faculty of Law of the University of Tübingen )
Scholarships and Awards
- Project funding (co-applicant): Mundane tech governance: algorithms, democracy, and academia in the Netherlands. 255.567 €. Tilburg Law School, Tilburg University. 2024. Not executed due to an administrative obstacle
- Project funding (co-applicant): Modelling the legitimacy of algorithmic surveillance in EU cross-border travel. 15 000 €. Helsinki Institute for Information Technology. 2022.
- A grant to cover the expenses of an experiment on passengers’ preferences for algorithmic surveillance. The project draws from Nissenbaum’s framework for contextual integrity and human-computer interaction researchers’ method for measuring subjective preferences.
- Grant to cover PhD publishing expenses. 4161 €. The Olga and Kaarle Oskari Laitinen Foundation. 2022.
- Catalyst Grant for an interdisciplinary workshop (PI). 7000 €. Helsinki Institute for Social Sciences and Humanities. 2021.
- Project funding (PI): Human right risks in Smart Cities. 269 500 €. Kone Foundation. Finland, 2019.
- A competitive interdisciplinary call, acceptance rate of 5,6%.
- Funding for doctoral research. Finnish Cultural Foundation. Finland. 24 000 €. Finland, 2016.
- Funding for doctoral research. Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition. 51 000 €. Germany, 2012-2015.
- Award for a distinguished Master´s thesis. The Finnish Association for Industrial Property. Finland, 2013.
- Funding for doctoral research. Finnish Association for Lawyers. 4 000 €. Finland, 2012.
Hobbies
Alina enjoys hiking, art museums and Chinese and Slavic cuisine. She dreams of cloudberry picking and whale watching.