Damian Clifford

Damian Clifford is an academic expert specializing in data protection law, privacy, and technology regulation. He is currently an Assistant Professor at the LSE Law School. Previously, he was a Senior Lecturer at the ANU College of Law and completed his doctoral studies at KU Leuven, Belgium. Damian has authored several books, including Data and Private Law, Data Protection Law and Emotion, and Data Rights in Transition. His research explores the intersection between data protection and emotional artificial intelligence. He is also a core editor of Cambridge University Press's "Data Rights and Wrongs" series, contributing to advancing academic discussion on data rights and technology ethics.

• 2025–Present·London School of Economics and Political Science·Assistant Professor
  • Conducts research and teaches legal issues in the field of data protection, privacy, and technology regulation.
• 2021–2025·Australian National University·Senior Lecturer
  • Specialized in data protection law and technology regulation and supervised academic research in related fields.
• 2020·Australian National University·Postdoctoral Research Fellow
  • Participated in academic research projects focused on data protection and privacy.
• 2015–2019·KU Leuven·FWO Aspirant Fellow
  • Completed doctoral research at KU Leuven's Faculty of Law, focusing on data protection and privacy.

• 2015–2019·KU Leuven (University of Leuven, Belgium)·Doctoral Degree
  • Major: Data Protection Law and Privacy.