Oreste Pollicino is Full Professor of Constitutional Law and Law of Artificial Intelligence Regulation at Bocconi University, where he serves as Director of the LLM in Law of Technology & Automated Systems and Co-Director of the Research Unit on Law and Economic Studies (RULES). He is currently President of DICOPO – Centre for Digital Constitutionalism and Policy (Brussels), Legal Expert to the Italian Presidency of the Council of Ministers, and Advisor to the National Cybersecurity Agency.
Academic Work and Publications
Professor Pollicino is the author of the first monograph addressing the topic of digital constitutionalism (2021). He is also one of the most cited constitutional law scholars in Europe for his research on the relationship between law and new technologies, the protection of fundamental rights, digital governance, and data protection.
He has authored around ten monographs, over 200 articles, and edited approximately 30 collective volumes on topics such as European constitutional law, digital constitutionalism, the relationship between European and constitutional courts, the regulation of artificial intelligence, and the protection of personal data.
Professional Experience and Institutional Roles
Among other roles, he has served as:
• Shortlisted as Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union (2024)
• Honest Broker for the drafting of the European Union Code of Practice on Disinformation (2022)
• Shortlisted as Member of the Italian Data Protection Authority (2020)
A barrister before the Italian Supreme Court, he has over twenty years of experience in media law, digital technologies, data protection, and European and constitutional litigation.
He is now one of the most recognized lawyers in the fields of AI regulation, AI compliance and governance, privacy protection, data enhancement and protection, digital content protection, and freedom of expression online. He also advises on fundamental rights impact assessments for public and private entities, in line with current legislation on artificial intelligence and environmental sustainability.
He is an expert in European litigation (Court of Justice and European Court of Human Rights) and constitutional litigation on these matters.
Collaborations and Institutional Roles
Among his national and international appointments in digital policy and AI governance, he has collaborated with:
• European Commission
• World Economic Forum
• OECD
He also serves as:
• Independent Board Member of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
• Board Member of the Central Institute for the Digitalization of Cultural Heritage – Digital Library (Italian Ministry of Culture)
• Member of the Data Governance Working Group of the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) within the OECD
• Member of the Resilience Governance and Regulation Working Group, AI Governance Alliance, World Economic Forum
He is also a member of the Scientific Committee of:
• Fondazione Leonardo – Civiltà delle Macchine
• Fondazione Einaudi
• Special Advisor at Fondazione Occorsio
Past Roles and Other Appointments
Board Member of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, representing Italy.
Independent academic member of the European Commission’s Permanent Assembly for the drafting of the Code of Conduct on General Purpose AI, collaborating with developers and users of AI models, civil society, academia, and EU regulators.
• Expert appointed by AGCOM for the investigation on online platform services
• Member of the Expert Group on the National AI Strategy (Ministry of Economic Development, 2019)
• Member of the Ministry of Justice Expert Commission for aligning national legislation with the GDPR
• Independent expert appointed by AGCOM for drafting the White Paper on TV 2.0
International and Academic Activities
He has served, or continues to serve, as visiting professor and visiting scholar at several international universities, including:
– Fribourg University (Switzerland)
– Nuffield College – Oxford University (Jemolo Fellow)
– New York University (Fulbright and Emile Noel Fellow)
– University of Haifa (Israel)
– Sciences Po (Paris)
He regularly participates as keynote speaker in public and closed-door events hosted by prestigious national and international think tanks, addressing AI regulation, innovation, and the protection of fundamental rights.
Editorial and Research Activities
• Director of three academic book series (Giuffrè, Giappichelli, and Aracne) focused on the intersection of law and new technologies, with a particular emphasis on AI regulation and governance.
• Editor-in-chief of www.medialaws.eu, one of the leading European platforms on law, rights, and digital issues, founded in 2010.
• Co-editor of two top-tier academic journals:
– Rivista di diritto dei media
– Rivista di diritti comparati
• Member of the scientific and/or editorial board of several national and international journals, including:
– American Journal of Comparative Law
– European Law Journal
Grants and Recognitions
• The only legal scholar to have won, on his first attempt, a research grant from the Italian Ministry of University and Research through the Italian Science Fund for a project on Digital Constitutionalism (2023–2027).
• Principal Investigator for several nationally funded (PRIN 2023) and European funded (Horizon 2020) academic projects.
Education
• National qualification for professorship in Constitutional Law, Comparative Public Law, and European Union Law (2014) – the only candidate in Italy to achieve qualification in all three legal disciplines
• Post-doctoral fellowship (2005–2007) in “Welfare in Europe: a comparative perspective” – Bocconi University
• PhD in Constitutional Law (2002–2005) – University of Milan
• LLM in European Law (2001–2002) – College of Europe, Bruges
• Law degree (1994–1999) – University of Messina, summa cum laude (110/110 with honors)
Oreste Pollicino is Full Professor of Constitutional Law and Law of Artificial Intelligence Regulation at Bocconi University, where he serves as Director of the LLM in Law of Technology & Automated Systems and Co-Director of the Research Unit on Law and Economic Studies (RULES). He is currently President of DICOPO – Centre for Digital Constitutionalism and Policy (Brussels), Legal Expert to the Italian Presidency of the Council of Ministers, and Advisor to the National Cybersecurity Agency.
Academic Work and Publications
Professor Pollicino is the author of the first monograph addressing the topic of digital constitutionalism (2021). He is also one of the most cited constitutional law scholars in Europe for his research on the relationship between law and new technologies, the protection of fundamental rights, digital governance, and data protection.
He has authored around ten monographs, over 200 articles, and edited approximately 30 collective volumes on topics such as European constitutional law, digital constitutionalism, the relationship between European and constitutional courts, the regulation of artificial intelligence, and the protection of personal data.
Professional Experience and Institutional Roles
Among other roles, he has served as:
• Shortlisted as Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union (2024)
• Honest Broker for the drafting of the European Union Code of Practice on Disinformation (2022)
• Shortlisted as Member of the Italian Data Protection Authority (2020)
A barrister before the Italian Supreme Court, he has over twenty years of experience in media law, digital technologies, data protection, and European and constitutional litigation.
He is now one of the most recognized lawyers in the fields of AI regulation, AI compliance and governance, privacy protection, data enhancement and protection, digital content protection, and freedom of expression online. He also advises on fundamental rights impact assessments for public and private entities, in line with current legislation on artificial intelligence and environmental sustainability.
He is an expert in European litigation (Court of Justice and European Court of Human Rights) and constitutional litigation on these matters.
Collaborations and Institutional Roles
Among his national and international appointments in digital policy and AI governance, he has collaborated with:
• European Commission
• World Economic Forum
• OECD
He also serves as:
• Independent Board Member of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
• Board Member of the Central Institute for the Digitalization of Cultural Heritage – Digital Library (Italian Ministry of Culture)
• Member of the Data Governance Working Group of the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) within the OECD
• Member of the Resilience Governance and Regulation Working Group, AI Governance Alliance, World Economic Forum
He is also a member of the Scientific Committee of:
• Fondazione Leonardo – Civiltà delle Macchine
• Fondazione Einaudi
• Special Advisor at Fondazione Occorsio
Past Roles and Other Appointments
Board Member of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, representing Italy.
Independent academic member of the European Commission’s Permanent Assembly for the drafting of the Code of Conduct on General Purpose AI, collaborating with developers and users of AI models, civil society, academia, and EU regulators.
• Expert appointed by AGCOM for the investigation on online platform services
• Member of the Expert Group on the National AI Strategy (Ministry of Economic Development, 2019)
• Member of the Ministry of Justice Expert Commission for aligning national legislation with the GDPR
• Independent expert appointed by AGCOM for drafting the White Paper on TV 2.0
International and Academic Activities
He has served, or continues to serve, as visiting professor and visiting scholar at several international universities, including:
– Fribourg University (Switzerland)
– Nuffield College – Oxford University (Jemolo Fellow)
– New York University (Fulbright and Emile Noel Fellow)
– University of Haifa (Israel)
– Sciences Po (Paris)
He regularly participates as keynote speaker in public and closed-door events hosted by prestigious national and international think tanks, addressing AI regulation, innovation, and the protection of fundamental rights.
Editorial and Research Activities
• Director of three academic book series (Giuffrè, Giappichelli, and Aracne) focused on the intersection of law and new technologies, with a particular emphasis on AI regulation and governance.
• Editor-in-chief of www.medialaws.eu, one of the leading European platforms on law, rights, and digital issues, founded in 2010.
• Co-editor of two top-tier academic journals:
– Rivista di diritto dei media
– Rivista di diritti comparati
• Member of the scientific and/or editorial board of several national and international journals, including:
– American Journal of Comparative Law
– European Law Journal
Grants and Recognitions
• The only legal scholar to have won, on his first attempt, a research grant from the Italian Ministry of University and Research through the Italian Science Fund for a project on Digital Constitutionalism (2023–2027).
• Principal Investigator for several nationally funded (PRIN 2023) and European funded (Horizon 2020) academic projects.
Education
• National qualification for professorship in Constitutional Law, Comparative Public Law, and European Union Law (2014) – the only candidate in Italy to achieve qualification in all three legal disciplines
• Post-doctoral fellowship (2005–2007) in “Welfare in Europe: a comparative perspective” – Bocconi University
• PhD in Constitutional Law (2002–2005) – University of Milan
• LLM in European Law (2001–2002) – College of Europe, Bruges
• Law degree (1994–1999) – University of Messina, summa cum laude (110/110 with honors)