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The department is home to professors and their assistants (academic assistants, student research assistants, and administrative assistants), as well as lecturers, adjunct faculty, and research fellows.
The law of digitalisation and innovation is a cross-cutting field: our course offerings span the entire degree programme and form part of several areas of specialisation (formerly elective clusters).
Latest news, conferences, and lecture series: Find out more about our activities and join us in discussing key issues of the future at the intersection of law, technology, and innovation.
Our research projects address key legal challenges of digitalisation. A major portion is funded through competitive third-party grants, in particular EU funding programmes.
Our publications and activities cover almost the entire Austrian and European legal landscape – from the Telecommunications Act 2021 to the AI Act.
Knowledge transfer and exchange strengthen the impact of research. To this end, we foster cooperation with selected international and national stakeholders.
Since its founding in 2017, the Department of Innovation and Digitalisation in Law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Vienna has seen itself as a key interface between the legal community and the digital as well as socio-technological revolution. In an era of rapid change, we provide the academic foundation to address complex legal issues within the modern information and innovation society.
Our expertise spans the entire spectrum of IT law and intellectual property law. In doing so, the Department of Innovation and Digitalisation in Law focuses on the following core areas:
Data Protection Law & Copyright Law: Analysis of legal frameworks in an interconnected world.
E-Commerce & Consumer Protection: European and comparative legal perspectives on the digital single market.
Legal Tech & Digital Transformation: Research into innovations within legal professions and the legal system.
Regulation of Future Technologies: Legal analysis and support for Artificial Intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), autonomous vehicles, robotics, drones, and developments in the life sciences.
We are convinced that addressing technological advances from a legal perspective is inextricably linked to ethical and social questions. Therefore, the Department of Innovation and Digitalisation in Law pursues a consistently multidisciplinary approach.
Our reputation is reflected in numerous externally funded research projects in which we collaborate with international partners to develop solutions for healthcare, law enforcement, and future technological safety and security. In doing so, we not only ensure the transfer of knowledge between academia and practice, but also actively help shape the regulatory framework for a responsible digital future.
The Privacy Symposium 2027 brings together data governance professionals, authorities and researchers in Venice to discuss regulatory compliance,…
Online event on 15 October 2026, 9:00–10:30 ET (15:00–16:30 CEST): a presentation and discussion of the paper “Adjudicating False Information: A…
The forum shall focus on the need to strengthen the skills of young users to engage with social media in a safe environment. The dialogue will address…
Ziel der Tagung ist es, eine Brücke zwischen der medien- und informationsrechtlichen Praxis und der wissenschaftlichen Forschung zu schlagen und somit…
The Institute in Numbers
34 ongoing, 17 completed
Iris Eisenberger, Nikolaus Forgó, Florian Möslein and Christiane Wendehorst
since its founding in 2017 – as a central interface between the legal profession and the digital revolution
in the institute’s publication list (as of October 2026)
