 | PLSC-E 2026: Privacy Law Scholars Conference Europe Hosted by Centre of IT & IP Law (CiTiP) - KU Leuven Leuven, Belgium, October 29-30, 2026 |
| Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=plsce2026 |
| Abstract registration deadline | May 15, 2026 |
| Submission deadline | October 4, 2026 |
PLSC Europe 2026
Hosted by Centre of IT & IP Law (CiTiP), KU Leuven.
Just like PLSC in the United States, PLSC-Europe is a paper workshop conference. There is no opportunity or obligation to publish connected to the conference. The goal is to provide support for in-progress scholarship related to information privacy law. To do so, PLSC-Europe assembles a wide array of privacy scholars and a number of academically engaged practitioners (from civil society or public and private sectors). Scholars from non-law disciplines – including but not limited to surveillance studies, information and technology studies, critical (legal) studies, humanities, and computer science – are crucial participants in this interdisciplinary field. We follow a format in which a discussant, rather than the author, introduces and leads a discussion on a paper. There are no panels or talking heads; attendees read papers in advance and offer constructive feedback as full participants in the workshop. Having your paper accepted is not a requirement for attending and contributing to the conference, and indeed, many attendees do not present a paper.
Submission GuidelinesSubmission Guidelines
Abstracts should be between 400-700 words and contain sufficient detail to review the approach and potential contribution of the work.
As a paper workshop conference, authors are free to submit a working paper (draft, in progress) for which they seek constructive feedback and suggestions for improvement/evolution. There are no formal requirements for the paper. The paper is then discussed by the discussant and audience, and authors and participants should leave the session inspired by the discussion and with insights that will help them in their own work
The program committee for the conference will review (double-blind) abstracts. Authors of abstracts that are accepted will be notified by 25 June 2026. Workshop versions of the paper are due by 4 October 2026. We reserve the right to cancel workshops if the paper draft is not provided on time for meaningful evaluation by participants. The confirmation of the conference and of its logistics will follow in further communication.
CommitteesCommittees
Organizing Committee
Program committee
- Jef Ausloos, University of Amsterdam
- Rocco Bellanova, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Anna Berlee, Open Universiteit
- Elisabetta Biasin, KU Leuven CiTiP
- Felix Bieker, Office of the Data Protection Commissioner of Schleswig-Holstein (ULD)
- Franziska Boehm, FIZ Karlsruhe
- Stefanie Boss, University of Amsterdam
- Alessandra Calvi, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Andrés Chomczyk Penedo, Universidad Pontificia Comillas
- Damian Clifford, London School of Economics and Political Science
- Jennifer Cobbe, University of Cambridge
- Ignacio Cofone, Oxford University
- Mark David Cole, University of Luxembourg
- Bart Custers, Leiden University
- Michal Czerniawski, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Barbara da Rosa Lazarotto, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Paul de Hert, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Pierre Dewitte, KU Leuven Centre for IT & IP Law – imec
- Orian Dheu, KU Leuven Centre for IT & IP Law – imec
- Kasper Drazewski, KU Leuven CiTiP
- Laura Drechsler, KU Leuven CiTiP
- Tatiana Duarte, KU Leuven Centre for IT & IP Law – imec
- Desara Dushi, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Abdullah Elbi, KU Leuven CiTiP - imec
- David Erdos, University of Cambridge
- Elora Fernandes, KU Leuven Centre for IT & IP Law – imec
- César Augusto Fontanillo López, KU Leuven CiTiP
- Marta Cantero Gamito, European University Institute
- Gloria González Fuster, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Jarosław Greser, Adam Mickiewicz University
- Mateusz Grochowski, Tulane University Law School
- Pia Groenewolt, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Woodrow Hartzog, Boston University School of Law
- Natali Helberger, University of Amsterdam
- Victoria Hendrickx, KU Leuven CiTiP
- Kristina Irion, University of Amsterdam
- Irene Kamara, Tilburg University
- Erik Kamenjašević, KU Leuven Centre for IT & IP Law – imec
- Margot Kaminski, University of Colorado Boulder
- Eleni Kosta, Tilburg University
- Eyüp Kun, KU Leuven CiTiP
- Maxime Lassalle, L’Université de Bourgogne Europe
- Eva Lievens, Ghent University
- Orla Lynskey, University College of London
- René Mahieu, Open Universiteit
- Gianclaudio Malgieri, Leiden University
- Alessandro Mantelero, Politecnico di Torino
- Raminta Matulyté, KU Leuven CiTiP
- Joanna Mazur, University of Warsaw
- Janos Meszaros, KU Leuven Centre for IT & IP Law – imec
- Jakub Míšek, Masaryk University
- Laurens Naudts, University of Amsterdam
- Nóra Ní Loideáin, University of London
- Maciej Otmianowski, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Alexandra Papageorgiou, KU Leuven CiTiP
- Jon Penny, York University
- Nadya Purtova, Utrecht University
- Giorgio Resta, Roma 3 University
- Neil Richards, Washington University in St. Louis
- Pablo Rodrigo Trigo Kramcsak, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Isabela Rosal, KU Leuven CiTiP
- Stephanie Rossello, Open Universiteit
- Sofie Royer, Vrije Universiteit Brussel/KU Leuven CiTiP
- Cristiana Teixeira Santos, Utrecht University
- Giovanni Sartor, University of Bologna / European University Institute
- Luca Schirru, KU Leuven Centre for IT & IP Law – imec
- Daniela Spajic, KU Leuven Centre for IT & IP Law – imec
- Sophie Stalla-Bourdillon, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Joris van Hoboken, University of Amsterdam
- Simone van der Hof, Leiden University
- Bart van der Sloot, Tilburg University
- Plixavra Vogiatzoglou, University of Amsterdam
- Ari Ezra Waldman, University of California, Irvine School of Law
- Monika Zalnieriute, Vilnius University Faculty of Law
- Gerrit-Jan Zwenne, Leiden University / Open Universiteit
Venue and RegistrationVenue and Registration
The conference will be held at the Faculty of Law at KU Leuven, Belgium, on the 29th and 30th of October.
PLSC-Europe will be funded through institutional funds and registration fees only (standard: €185, students/NGO’s: €105). We will not seek corporate sponsorship for the conference.
ContactContact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to isa.rosalsantos@kuleuven.be