Assistant Professor of International Law and Director of the Lodz Cyber Hub at the University of Lodz

Joanna Kulesza is an Assistant Professor of International Law and Director of the Lodz Cyber Hub at the University of Lodz, where she leads research on the application of international law in cyberspace. She is also a liaison to the Governmental Advisory Committee of ICANN and a former Vice-Chair of the At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC).

Joanna served on the Scientific Committee of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (2018-2023) and is a faculty member at Vilnius University and Oslo University. She held postdoctoral positions at the University of Cambridge and Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. Delivered guest lectures at prestigeous academic institutions including Stanford University, the University of Oxford, Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and the University of Münster.

Participant in the “Oxford Process on International Law Protections in Cyberspace” and co-author of its declarations.  Additionally, Joanna contributed to the United Nations (UN) Commission on developing an international convention to counter the misuse of information and communication technologies for criminal purposes (2021-2024).

Reviewer for esteemed peer reviewed journals including Telecommunications Policy, Data & Policy (CUP), International Data Privacy Law (Oxford Academic), European Journal of Law and Technology (University of Exeter), Law, Innovation and Technology (T&F), and Internet Policy Review (Humboldt University of Berlin). An expert in human rights, technology, and international law, Kulesza has authored numerous publications and actively engages in global policy initiatives on digital governance and cybersecurity.