prof. dr. Eleni Kosta

Bio

Eleni Kosta is full Professor of Technology Law and Human Rights at the Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology and Society (TILT, Tilburg University, the Netherlands). Eleni is conducting research on human rights with a focus on privacy and data protection, specialising in electronic communications and new technologies. She has been involved in numerous EU research projects. In 2014 Eleni was awarded a personal research grant for research on privacy and surveillance by the Dutch Research Organisation (VENI/NWO). She is member of the Cyprus Council of Recognition of Higher Education Qualifications (KY.S.A.T.S.) and observer to the Europol Financial Intelligence Public Private Partnership (EFIPPP). She is a member of editorial boards of academic journals (EDPL, IRLCT etc.) and conferences and workshops scientific and organising committees  (CPDP, ISP etc.). Eleni also collaborates as associate with timelex (www.timelex.eu).

Courses

• Capita Selecta Privacy and Data Protection
• Cybercrime
• Researching Law & Technology

Recent publications

1. Data retention in Europe and beyond - Law and policy in the aftermath…

   Kosta, E., & Kamara, I. (Eds.) (2024). Data retention in Europe and beyond: Law and policy in the aftermath of an invalidated directive. Oxford University Press.

2. From the fight against money laundering and financing of terrorism to…

   Brewczyńska, M., & Kosta, E. (2023). From the fight against money laundering and financing of terrorism towards the fight for fundamental rights: The role of data protection. In H. Matsumi, D. Hallinan, D. Dimitrova, E. Kosta, & P. De Hert (Eds.), Data protection and privacy: In transitional times (pp. 157-183). Bloomsbury Publishing.

3. Report on the EU data protection framework and the interplay with AML…

   Brewczyńska, M., & Kosta, E. (2023). Report on the EU data protection framework and the interplay with AML/CFT.

4. Private-public partnerships in fighting terrorism and money launderin…

   Kosta, E., Brewczyńska, M., & van der Sloot, B. (2023). Private-public partnerships in fighting terrorism and money laundering in the Netherlands.

5. The Law Enforcement Directive: A commentary

   Kosta, E., & Boehm , F. (Eds.) (2023). The Law Enforcement Directive: A commentary. Oxford University Press.