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














