Biography

On the job market, looking for a position as a researcher or consultant in privacy/security (or any other topic at the interplay of technology and law) in Oslo, NO.

Victor Morel holds a PhD in computer science from Inria - Privatics. His research interests include privacy and data protection, interplay of technology and law, the articulation between AI and privacy, usability and Human-Computer Interactions, applied cryptography and security, and ethics of technology in a broad manner. He carries out applied research on topics blending privacy and security with recent technological developments, such as AI, IoT, or the modern web. He studies how this intertwining impacts society, and whether regulations can provide an adequate response to the new challenges raised. On a personal level, he appreciates sober, hackable, and accessible technology that works.

He is currently working as a research associate (researcher) in the Security & Privacy Lab at Chalmers University of Technology. He is also a selected member of the EDPB’s support pool of experts, and a keynote speaker.

Besides his academic activities, he is a member of FELINN’s collegiate council, a French non-profit (“association loi 1901”) defending decentralization, privacy, and free software through popular education.