Launching the DPSN online seminar series

This fall we kick start our brand new online seminar series with two exciting seminars:

9th November 16:00 – 17:30 Brussels Time: Conducting DPIAs with Oskar J. Gstrein

Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) are a useful method to spark an interdisciplinary discussion about the collection, storage, management and sharing of personal data. While the GDPR makes them mandatory in certain scenarios of data use, the methodology to implement them varies. In this session we explore ways to teach how to do a DPIA, especially in interdisciplinary teaching settings and scenarios where emerging technologies play a role. The material presented in this session is based on the COMENIUS project Privacy in Research, which was developed by Esther Hoorn at the University of Groningen in The Netherlands.

The session will be presented by Oskar J. Gstrein. Oskar is Assistant Professor at the interdisciplinary faculty Campus Fryslân/University of Groningen and serves as Programme Director of the Bachelor programme Data Science & Society. Oskar’s overall research theme is ‘Human Dignity in the Digital Age’.

If you would like to join, please sign up for the seminar here by the 2nd of November.

2nd December 15:00 – 16:00 Brussels Time: Conducting interviews for socio-legal research with Ari Ezra Waldman

How to interview lawyers and experts? In this session, Prof. Ari Ezra Waldman will give a practical insight on how to design qualitative legal research with a special focus on conducting interviews. This introductory workshop will explain how to choose a right research method, how to identify prospective participants and how to carry out interviews. During this session, we will focus particularly on the specifics of interviewing lawyers and experts in the digital rights area. We will discuss strategies to overcome potential challenges and share tips for getting the most out of the interview.

Prof. Ari Ezra Waldman (he/they) is a professor of law and computer science and Faculty Director of the Center for Law, Information, and Creativity at Northeastern University. Ari researches the relationships among data, power (both public and private), and civil rights. Ari is an Affiliate Fellow of Yale Law School’s Information Society Project, a former Belfer Fellow of the Center for Technology and Society at the Anti-Defamation League, a member of the Board of Directors of the Cyber Civil Rights Initiative, and a member of the Board of Directors of the Electronic Privacy Information Center. He is also the founder of @Legally_Queer, an Instagram-based project educating the public about law and LGBTQ history and current events. He holds a Ph.D. in sociology from Columbia University, a J.D. from Harvard Law School, and an A.B., magna cum laude, from Harvard College.

If you would like to join, please sign up for the seminar here

Interested in giving an online seminar yourself? Get in touch!

We are accepting applications from speakers on an ongoing basis on a variety of topics and issues, substantive or methodological. If you are interested in giving an online seminar (exact format to be determined in conjunction with speaker(s)), please send your name, affiliation, the title of the seminar, and a short abstract (5-6 sentences at most) to dpsn@posteo.eu