Michael Karanicolas
Executive Director
Michael has ten years of experience in civil society, working projects connected to freedom of... Read More
About ITLP
Policy at the speed of tech
Driving research and analysis of new and emerging technologies to ensure they are developed, implemented and regulated in socially beneficial, equitable, and accountable ways.
The UCLA Institute for Technology, Law & Policy is a collaboration between the UCLA School of Law and Samueli School of Engineering. Established in 2020, ITLP currently is led by Executive Director Michael Karanicolas and Faculty Co-directors Mark McKenna and John Villasenor.
Our Team
Mark McKenna
Faculty Co-director
Professor Mark P. McKenna teaches and writes in the areas of intellectual property and privacy... Read More
John Villasenor
Faculty Co-Director
Professor Villasenor’s work addresses the intersection of technology, law, and policy, with a focus on... Read More
Barbara Chen
Communications Lead
Barbara is a veteran communications professional with multi-disciplinary, mission-driven experience in higher ed, public sector,... Read More
Alexandra Mata
Program Coordinator
Alexandra is a seasoned administrator with several years of experience within higher ed institutions.
Melodi Dincer
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Melodi Dincer is a tech justice lawyer with expertise in data privacy, AI policy, and... Read More
Alessia Zornetta
Student Researcher & SJD Candidate
Alessia is particularly interested in technology and its implications with the law.
Nikita Aggarwal
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Nikita researches and teaches in the areas of financial regulation, law and technology, and consumer law.
Affiliated Faculty
Clarice Aiello
Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Clarice is an expert on nanosensors harnessing room-temperature quantum effects in noisy environments.
Alex Alben
Lecturer in Law
Alex Alben teaches Privacy, Data & Cybsersecurity at the UCLA School of Law. He has... Read More
Richard L. Hasen
Professor of Law and Political Science
Professor Richard L. Hasen is an internationally recognized expert in election law, writing as well... Read More
Achuta Kadambi
Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science
Research and Teaching Interests: Computational Imaging, Computer Vision, Robotics, Machine Learning, Medical Devices
Jerry Kang
Distinguished Professor of Law
Professor Kang's teaching and research interests include civil procedure, race, and communications. On race, he... Read More
Prineha Narang
Associate Professor and Howard Reiss Chair in Physical Sciences
Before starting on the Harvard faculty in 2017, Dr. Narang was an Environmental Fellow at... Read More
Neil W. Netanel
Pete Kameron Professor of Law
Neil Netanel teaches and writes in the areas of copyright, free speech, international intellectual property,... Read More
Ted Parson
Dan and Rae Emmett Professor of Environmental Law
Parson studies international environmental law and policy, the societal impacts and governance of disruptive technologies... Read More
Nanyun (Violet) Peng
Assistant Professor, Computer Science
Professor Peng's research goals aim to build robust and generalizable Natural Language Processing (NLP) tools... Read More
Courtney Radsch
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Dr. Radsch’s research and work are informed by a commitment to human rights and ensuring... Read More
Andrew Selbst
Assistant Professor of Law
Selbst’s research examines the relationship between law, technology, and society.
Xiyin Tang
Assistant Professor of Law
Xiyin Tang is an Assistant Professor of Law at UCLA School of Law. She has... Read More
Sanford Williams
Lecturer in Law
Sanford S. Williams is a Lecturer in Law at UCLA School of Law. and will... Read More
Yuan Tian
Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Professor Tian’s interests include security and privacy, cyber-physical systems, machine learning and human-computer interaction.
Eugene Volokh
Gary T. Schwartz Distinguished Professor of Law
Eugene Volokh teaches First Amendment law and a First Amendment amicus brief clinic at UCLA... Read More
Mark Verstraete
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Mark's research assesses how emerging technology and the information society reshape private law concepts.
