In connection with the department’s role in the VirtualBrainCloud project, Mariana Rissetto presented an overview of the most relevant legal provisions contained in the GDPR, as well as ethical considerations, in relation to data processing taking place during the course of the project. In particular, she focused on the definition of personal data in the context of health data processing and the factors to be taken into account when assessing the lawfulness of further processing of personal data. In addition to the data protection legal analysis, ethical implications of employing an artificial intelligence system trained with personal data were also considered. Finally, the presentation focused on the requirements to ensure that data sharing within the VirtualBrainCloud project complies with the GDPR. 

Further information on the workshop can be found via the following link: https://www.brainsimulation.org/bsw/zwei/events/single/3144-cns-2019-workshop-in-barcelona