Members

Meet the team

The Brussels Privacy Hub Team

The Brussels Privacy Hub is an internationally recognised research centre at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, bringing together experts in privacy, data protection, and digital rights. Our multidisciplinary team of academics, practitioners, and policy advisors works closely with EU institutions, NGOs, and global partners to advance impactful research and informed policymaking.

From AI governance to data transfers, from privacy law theory to digital identity systems, the Hub’s members drive innovation and foster collaborative solutions to today’s most pressing privacy challenges.

The Executive Co-Directors

The Co-Directors coordinate the workings of the Brussels Privacy Hub and is in charge of the relationships with external partners and are responsible for the academic activities of the Hub.

Sophie Stalla-Bourdillon

BPH Co-Director

Privacy Engineering | Digital Identity

Barbara Lazarotto

BPH Co-Director

Data Governance | Data Protection

Executive Team

The Executive Team of the Brussels Privacy Hub is tasked with the day-to-day management, execution and academic output.

David Leys

Managing Director

Pablo Rodrigo Trigo Kramcsák

Strategic Projects

Vincenzo Tiani

External Relations

Fellows

The Fellows of the Brussels Privacy Hub are senior and junior researchers organizing and producing the academic activities and output of the Brussels Privacy Hub.

Prof. Monika Zalnieriute

Senior Fellow

AI and Courts

Dongshu Zhou

Senior Fellow

Data Transfers

Prof. Hielke Hijmans

Senior Fellow

Data Protection

Michaël Thomas

Fellow

Cybersecurity Law

Dr. Andrés Chomczyk

Senior Fellow

Digital Finance

Liubomir Nikiforov

Fellow

Personal Data and Collective Redress

Pablo Trigo Kramcsák

Fellow

AI and Data Protection

Michaël Van den Poel

Fellow

Data Protection in Legal Practice

Renato Sabbadini

Fellow

Disinformation

Alessandro Ortalda

Fellow

Digital ID

Vincenzo Tiani

Fellow

AI, Deepfakes and Biometric Data

Anna Maria Totokotsi

Fellow

Consumer rights