My Data is Mine Award - 2022 edition
The My data is mine Award is aimed at supporting young scholars with an innovative approach to data protection issues and who can offer a visionary contribution to data exploitation in Europe and worldwide
You can read in this section the most valuable papers received for the award. The winner of the 2022 edition was unveiled at the Web Summit in Lisbon, on November 3rd. Re-live the panel “My data is mine award, 2022: Data sharing and its pro-competitive effect on the market”, at this link.
8 publications
Data Altruism by Default: An Alternative to Consent for Personal Data Processing in Machine Learning
// WINNER
This paper examines the need for a new framework to balance the development of high-quality AI systems with the protection of personal data. It critiques current data practices, which often involve dubious or unlawful monetization of personal data, misleadingly labeled as data altruism. The author argues that the Data Governance Act's definition of data altruism is too limited to address these issues. The paper proposes a novel approach that allows necessary data processing for AI development while enforcing strict safeguards and objective limitations on business models. This approach aims to provoke societal and political discussion rather than serve as a final solution.
CALL FOR PAPERS | “Towards an innovative data ecosystem in the Age of Artificial Intelligence”
The fifth edition, which will take place in Lisbon during the 2024 Web Summit, aims to stimulate academic research on the sustainable development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) from a data protection perspective.
GDPR Stress-tests by AI: Towards a user-centric data protection approach
// WINNER
Taking into account both the GDPR and the data protection-related provisions of the proposed AI Act, this paper aims to identify the main data protection challenges machine learning systems bring and to stress the importance of embracing legal design and utilizing technology to preserve privacy and ensure effective compliance.
My data to develop AI: How data protection and intellectual property laws shape AI research
// SPECIAL MENTION
The study explores the research exception of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and IP-relevant directives, emphasizing the aimed balance between privacy, creator’s rights, and innovation.
Call for papers | My data is mine 2023
The fourth edition, which will take place in Lisbon during the 2023 Web Summit, aims to recognize outstanding research in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data protection.
Intermediaries do matter: voluntary standards and the Right to Data Portability // WINNER
This paper enlightens an understudied aspect of the application of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Right to Data Portability (RtDP), introducing a framework to analyse empirically the voluntary data portability standards adopted by various data controllers.
