Doctor of Laws (Ph.D / Juris Doctor) on Data Governance and Ethics of Artificial Intelligence.
Post Doctor at the Munich Center for Technology & Society at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). Affiliate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, contributing for more than 10 years on projects alongside the BKC community such as on the Professorship of the CopyrightX and the development of the Global Network of Internet & Society Centers (NoC), among other international initiatives.
Former Coordinator of Law and Technology at ITS Rio and Senior Fellow at the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG). Professor Doctor of Law & Technology at the Catholic University of Lisbon in Portugal and at FGV Law School in Brazil. One of the pioneers in Brazilian Data Protection Law, having worked as co-developer of the bill that led to the current Brazilian General Data Protection Law (LGPD) in coordination with the Brazilian Ministry of Justice. Co-Developer of the first comprehensive Internet legislation: Brazil's Internet Bill of Rights (“Marco Civil da Internet”). Former President of the National Institute for Data Protection (INPD) in Brazil.
Co-developer of the Ethical Framework for Artificial Intelligence in coordination with the Brazilian Ministry of Economy. Former Partner at Demarest Advogados, head of "Privacy, Technology & Cybersecurity" and "Intellectual Property & Innovation" areas. Lawyer and Senior Consultant at CCA Law Firm in Portugal on matters of Privacy, Intellectual Property and artificial intelligence. Google Regional Legal Counsel for Portugal (Secondment 2022). Global Senior Fellow and Consultant for the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS) on Innovation Policy, Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence. Advisor and Consultant for the development of National Strategy Plans for Artificial Intelligence in Europe and Latin America. Coordinator for strategic projects on Responsible Artificial Intelligence in the private and public sectors in Latin America and Europe. Author of the books "Connected Democracy" (Democracia Conectada), "The Internet of Things" (Internet das Coisas), "Among Data and Robots" (Entre Dados e Robôs) and "Digital Rights: Latin America and the Caribbean".