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Eleftherios Chelioudakis

Eleftherios Chelioudakis

Lawyer

Profile


Eleftherios Chelioudakis is a lawyer with deep expertise in new technologies. For years, he has been providing his guidance on research projects and legal cases involving personal data protection, privacy, intellectual property issues (copyright, trademarks and industrial property), e-commerce and cybersecurity.  With a dual academic background in law and computer science, Eleftherios has the interdisciplinary knowledge and practical expertise needed to successfully manage complex cases, having worked on projects for international law firms, academic institutions, private companies, civil society organizations, European Union agencies, and international organizations. He is co-founder and Executive Director of Homo Digitalis, the first NGO in Greece dedicated to the protection of Human Rights in the modern digital age, which has achieved significant successes at national and international level.

Academic background

 

– LL.B, Law School of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Very Good),

– LL.M in Law & Technology, Faculty of Law, Tilburg University (Graduate of the year with the highest marks, valedictorian – Cum Laude),

– Advanced MSc in Digital Humanities, School of Computer Science KU Leuven (Cum Laude),

– Harvard University School of Law (CopyrightX),

– European University Institute and University of Pittsburgh Law School (Artificial Intelligence and Law),

– Advanced Courses on AI (ACAI) Summer Schools (AI for Multi-Agent Worlds and Statistical Relational AI) -With a scholarship from the European Association of AI (EurAI).

Languages


 – Greek

– English

Participation in Professional & Scientific Associations

 

– Member of the Piraeus Bar Association,

– Observer Member of the Council of Europe’s Committee on Artificial Intelligence (CAI), representing Homo Digitalis,

– Member of the AI for Sustainable Development Goals (AI4SDGs) Think Tank of the Center for Long-term Artificial Intelligence (CLAI),

– Member and Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP) at the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), with certifications: Certified Information Privacy Professional Europe (CIPP/E), Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM), and Certified Information Privacy Technologist (CIPT),

– Member of the International Association for Artificial Intelligence & Law,

– Member of the European Data Protection Board’s Pool of Experts,

– Member of the Europol’s Data Protection Experts Network (EDEN),

– Member of the European Data Protection Supervisor’s Internet Privacy Engineering Network (IPEN),

– Member of the Artificial Intelligence, Human Rights, and the Digital Welfare State Community of Practice of the Centre for Human Rights and Global Justice at New York University School of Law,

– Member of the Advisory Board of the Jean Monnet Chair in Mediterranean Digital Societies and Law at the Polytechnic University of Turin, representing Homo Digitalis,

– Member of the Scientific Network-International Observatory on Vulnerable People in Data Protection (VULNERA) of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel & the Future of Privacy Forum, representing Homo Digitalis,

– Member of the Justice, Equity and Technology (JET) Table of the London School of Economics and Political Science, representing Homo Digitalis,

– Member of the External Advisory Board of the Horizon Europe Research Project EITHOS (European Identity Theft Observatory System),

– Member of the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) Working Group on Artificial Intelligence & Cybersecurity (finalized work in 2020),

– Member of the External Advisory Board of the Horizon 2020 PopAI A European Positive Sum Approach towards AI tools in support of Law Enforcement and safeguarding privacy and fundamental rights Research Project (finalized work in 2023).

Publications

 

 

 Speeches in Conferences

 

  • InfoLaw, 2024, ΑΙ: From theory to Practice,
  • 8th Data Privacy & Protection Conference, Homo Digitalis’ actions before the Hellenic DPA: A brief overview of cases on Metadata Retention, Biometric Databases and AI Systems,
  • RightsCon, 2023, How to beat a Centaur? A closer look into technology-led border management in Greece,
  • 2nd Quo Vadis AI International Conference, 2022, Artificial Justice, Supervision and Rights,
  • RightsCon, 2022, “Breaking the digital baton: counter-power in the age of high-tech policing,
  • European Commission’s (DIGIT) Legal Interoperability Team, Better Regulation for Smoother Implementation (BLSI) Series, 2021, Digital-ready policies and the support of new technologies in policy activities,
  • The remote Chaos Experience (rC3) organized by the Chaos Computer Club, 2021, The ReclaimYourFace Campaign: EU, ban biometric mass surveillance,
  • EDEN Conference of Europol and the Academy of European Law, 2021, (Doin’ it right) Making sure good cops are hunting bad guys – not any other way around”,
  • Computers, Privacy and Data Protection (CPDP), 2021, The Effective Supervision Of Law Enforcement Authorities: A Reality Or A Myth?,
  • 11th Hellenic Conference on Artificial Intelligence (SETN 2020), Special Event on Artificial Intelligence, Ethics and Law, When European Criminal Justice meets Orwell: Assessing Risk Assessment tools,
  • Computers, Privacy and Data Protection (CPDP), 2020,
    AI and Migration Control: New Tools in the Service of Fortress Borders,
  • Twelfth International Workshop on Juris-informatics
    (JURISIN 2018), “AI Risk Assessment Tools: A judge’s best friend?