2026–
Associate Professor, Law & Tech Lab
Faculty of Law, Maastricht University
Curriculum Vitae
Konrad Kollnig
Computer scientist working at the intersection of technology, law, and society.
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Academic career
2023–26
Assistant Professor, Law & Tech Lab
Faculty of Law, Maastricht University
2019–23
PhD in Computer Science and Law
University of Oxford · DeepMind Scholar
2018–19
MSc in Computer Science, with distinction
University of Oxford
2014–17
BSc in Computer Science and Mathematics, with distinction
RWTH Aachen · top of a cohort of around 700
Research
I study privacy, platform power, and technology regulation—combining large-scale empirical measurement with legal analysis. My work has examined tracking across millions of mobile apps, the practical effects of the GDPR and EU AI Act, and the power of Apple and Google in the app economy.
I lead Comp4Good, an interdisciplinary team focused on AI auditing, and the €800,503 RegTech4AI fellowship. I also co-lead the €4.7 million REGULAIRE doctoral network and projects on platform data access. I have secured €1.8 million in research funding as principal or co-principal investigator.
Selected distinctions
- 2024 Council of Europe Stefano Rodotà Award for the best PhD thesis in data protection
- 2023 ConPro Best Paper Award
- 2022 UN Privacy Hackathon winner
- 2022 FPF Privacy Papers for Policymakers Award
Selected service
- Technology Advisory Panel, UK Information Commissioner’s Office
- Pool of Experts, European Data Protection Board
- Developer of TrackerControl, with 200,000+ downloads
- PhD and postdoctoral supervision at Maastricht University