CPDP Workshop - Call for Early-Stage Researchers (ESRs)

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A dialogue on AI and Data Governance when the world is watching—a deliberation with early-career researchers 

Are you an early-stage researcher working on AI and data governance?

Join our interactive workshop at CPDP, which brings together early-stage researchers (ESRs) and experts from academia, industry, civil society, and policymaking for in-depth discussions on research and real-world challenges and opportunities in the area of AI and data governance. 

What to Expect:

  • Present your research to an interdisciplinary audience
  • Discuss the practical and policy implications of your research with experts and practitioners
  • Gain insights into opportunities and challenges in digital regulation from diverse perspectives

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

  • Balancing AI regulation and innovation—the shifts towards simplified regulation
  • Global challenges and opportunities in AI and data governance
  • AI regulatory divergence between the EU and the US 
  • Success factors for AI beyond technical performance
  • Evidence-based, participatory, and cross-sector approaches for AI policymaking
  • Regulatory technology (RegTech) solutions for compliance with AI and data regulations
  • Cross-border data flows and data sovereignty
  • Risk-based approaches to AI oversight

 

To express your interest in presenting at the workshop, please submit a brief abstract of your research (max 300 words) by 7 April 2025 to JRC-Digital-Governance@ec.europa.eu.

Five ESRs will be selected and notified by 9 April 2025.

This is an in-person event, and attendance requires registration for the CPDP conference, taking place in Brussels from 21 to 23 May 2025. 

If you are considering attending the CPDP conference this year, there are volunteering opportunities available that can contribute towards the conference registration fees: https://www.privacysalon.org/jobs-and-volunteering 

The workshop will run for 2 hours and 30 minutes. This interactive double-slot workshop includes two parts:

  1. Each ESR will present their novel research (5 min each). Then, they will be joined by experts in breakout sessions to discuss their research (45 min).
  2.  Experts will discuss the opportunities and challenges for ESRs in the international digital regulatory space and share their experiences. 

The exact date and time will  be announced by the end of March. 

The workshop is co-organised by the ADAPT Centre and European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), JRC’s FreshMinds initiative FreshMinds: Public sector digital transformation – European Commission.

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