Dr Kinfe Yilma

Profile

My research interests, teaching and publications are in the fields of law and technology, particularly privacy and data protection law, cybersecurity law, and AI governance. I have published extensively in these fields, including three monographs ‘Privacy and the Role of International Law in the Digital Age’ (Oxford University Press, 2023), ‘The Content Governance Dilemma: Digital Constitutionalism, Social Media and the Search for a Global Standard’ (Palgrave, 2023) and ‘The Global Governance of Artificial Intelligence’ (Routledge, 2025). Before joining Leeds, I was an Associate Professor of Law and Technology at the University of Addis Ababa, and a Teaching Fellow at The University of Melbourne Law School. I am a founding member of the Platform Governance Research Network and the Digital Constitutionalism Network. I previously acted as an expert advisor and consultant on various law and technology themes for the African Union Commission, the Internet Society, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, Internews Network, Data4Change and the governments of Lesotho and Ethiopia. I hold a PhD in Law from the University of Melbourne, MPhil in Ethics of AI, Data & Algorithms from the University of Cambridge, LLM in International Law from Brunel University of London, LLM in Information Technology Law from the University of Oslo and LLB from the University of Addis Ababa. I was formerly School Ethics Leads at the University of Leeds.

Qualifications

• PhD (University of Melbourne)
• MPhil (University of Cambridge)
• LLM (Brunel, University of London)
• LLM (University of Oslo)
• LLB (University of Addis Ababa)

Professional memberships

• Society of Legal Scholars
• Digital Constitutionalism Network
• Platform Governance Research Network

Student education

I contribute to teaching in Cyber Law, Foundations of Law, Media Law and Researching Law/Postgraduate Legal Research Skills

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