CALL FOR PAPERS | “Digital Fairness and Data Protection in the age of AI”

The sixth edition, which will take place in Lisbon during the 2025 Web Summit, aims to stimulate academic research on the innovative
approach to data protection issues and who can offer a visionary contribution to data exploitation in Europe and worldwide.

As part of the sixth edition of the “My Data is Mine” Award, to be held during the 2025 Web Summit in Lisbon, we invite young scholars (up to 35 years of age) to submit contributions that critically to explore the following topics:

– Profiling, personalization, and automated decision-making: data protection and fairness implications
– Emotion-recognition AI and anthropomorphic AI: regulatory gaps and consumer manipulation risks
– Consumer perceptions of AI: trust, agency, and the role of digital literacy
– The role of data protection authorities in AI governance
– AI agents and data protection: challenges in ensuring transparency and accountability
– The impact of AI on the right to be forgotten and data erasure rights
– AI-generated synthetic data and its implications for data protection frameworks
– The role of privacy-enhancing technologies (PETs) in mitigating AI-driven risks

We welcome original and unpublished papers from young scholars (up to 35 years of age). Requirements:

– Word count: 5,000–8,000 words, inclusive of footnotes and references.
– Language: English, using formal legal and academic style.
– Formatting: manuscripts should conform to a standard academic style (e.g., APA, OSCOLA).
– Abstract: 150–250 words summarizing the principal arguments and findings.
– File Format: PDF/DOC document.