The Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) is one of the major public universities in Spain, and it is in Cerdanyola del Vallès, near the city of Barcelona in Catalonia, Spain. The university consists of 57 departments in the experimental, life, social and human sciences, spread among 13 faculties/schools. All these centres together award a total of 85 qualifications in the form of first degrees, diplomas, and engineering degrees. Moreover, almost 80 doctoral programs, and more than 80 others postgraduate programs are offered. UAB has more than 40,000 students and more than 3,600 academic and research staff. The UAB is a pioneering institution in terms of fostering research. There are many research institutes in the campus, as well as other research centres, technical support services and service-providing laboratories, and the ALBA (synchrotron) located in the Barcelona Synchrotron Park is very close to the UAB.

The UAB Institute of Law and Technology (IDT), housed at the Faculty of Law of the Autonomous University of Barcelona, is a research center promoting cutting-edge research on Law, Ethics and Technology from a multidisciplinary perspective. The IDT-UAB has extensive experience as ethical and legal partner of EU funded research projects. It is internationally renowned for its expertise in legal and ethical compliance of data-driven technologies in different domains. Research areas include ethical AI, data protection and privacy and algorithmic legal and ethical governance.

The IDT role in EU Projects entails: (i) identifying the ethical and legal framework; ii) defining the ethical and legal requirements that must be observed in all research activities; (iii) assessing the legal, ethical and societal risks of the technologies and providing technical and organizational mitigation measures; (iv) assisting Consortium partners with legal and ethical issues; (v) setting up a robust monitoring strategy to ensure compliance, involving independent experts as members of the Independent Ethics Board.

IDT researchers also contribute significantly to the organization of specialized workshops, and the dissemination of the project findings and results through scientific publications and presentations in the main Data Protection and Law & Technology Conferences and Workshops (e.g. IVR, Jurix, ICAIL, and AICOL).

The IDT is a Consolidated Research Center recognized by the Catalan Government. 

Law & Ethics

Human Rights, Data Protection & Ethics

  • Legal and Ethical Compliance of Data-Driven Technologies
  • Identification of Legal and Ethical Frameworks
  • Assessment of Legal and Ethical Risks
  • Robust Legal and Ethical Monitoring Strategy

Social Acceptability

Technology Acceptance & Trust

  • Individual and Societal Well-Being
  • Human-Centered Technologies
  • Digital Literacy, Awareness Raising and Citizens’ Empowerment
  • Environmental Friendliness and Sustainability

Responsible Research & Innovation

Research, Innovation & Society

  • Integrity: Reliability, Honesty, Respect and Accountability
  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • Anticipation and Reflection
  • Openness and Transparency
  • Responsiveness and Adaptive Change

News & Events

  • IDT researchers: international activities
    During the last month, IDT researchers had the opportunity to participate in a set of different scientific workshops, congresses and activities closely related with the projects that we are part. Andrés Chomczyk Penedo participated in the congress Computers, Privacy and Data Protection (21-23 may, Brussels), having the opportunity to coordinate… Read more: IDT researchers: international activities
  • INDUX-R 3rd Plenary Meeting
    Today, Monday 10th of June, INDUX-R consortium is conducting its third plenary meeting via online. Together with our partners, we will discuss the new advances of the project, as well as the recent updates regarding the monitoring tasks of IDT-UAB and the identification of the legal, ethical and societal framework.… Read more: INDUX-R 3rd Plenary Meeting
  • Visiting researchers at IDT
    Last monday 26 May we had pleasure of welcoming Armando Luciano Carvalho Agostini, phd researcher in Engenheria e Gestão do conhecimento at Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC) and Legislative consultant for Assembleia Legislativa de Santa Catarina; and professor Eloi Puertas i Prat, expert in Mathematics and Computer Science and… Read more: Visiting researchers at IDT
  • UAB Advanced Materials R&I Days 
    On 13 and 14 May the UAB Department of Physics held conferences and seminars for researchers with the goal of presenting the numerous research and innovation possibilities in advanced materials within the UAB campus’ ecosystem. Since its creation, the University has participated in the IAM-I Innovative Advanced Materials Initiative, which… Read more: UAB Advanced Materials R&I Days 
  • SEMINAR “CLAVES DEL ANTEPROYECTO DE LEY EN IA”
    We are pleased to announce that on 21st of May, Ignasi Belda will conduct the seminar “Hacia una gobernanza responsable de la Inteligencia Artificial en España. Claves del anteproyecto de la ley en IA”. Ignasi Belda, director of the Agencia Española de Supervisión de la Inteligencia Artificial (AESIA), will adress… Read more: SEMINAR “CLAVES DEL ANTEPROYECTO DE LEY EN IA”

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How to reach us

Faculty of Law, B Building, Department of Political Science and Public Law, Campus UAB, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona (Spain)

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