Subhajit Basu

Prof. Dr. Subhajit Basu

School of Law, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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Chair in Law and Technology

Biography

Professor Subhajit Basu is Professor of Law and Technology at the University of Leeds School of Law. His research examines how digital technologies, big data and artificial intelligence are reshaping law, governance and society. Working across cyberlaw, data protection, privacy, online harms, health data, autonomous systems, and emerging technologies, his scholarship focuses particularly on the Global South and the legal and ethical challenges posed by data-driven decision-making.Professor Basu has built an international reputation for interdisciplinary research combining legal analysis with a close understanding of technological change and its social consequences. A central theme of his work is the power of digital and AI-enabled systems to influence choices, structure opportunities and affect autonomy. His research asks how law and policy can protect privacy, promote transparency and accountability, and ensure innovation remains consistent with fairness, trust and human dignity. He has held significant professional and advisory roles in law and technology. He was Chair of the British and Irish Law Education Technology Association from 2018 to 2021 and is Editor-in-Chief of the International Review of Law, Computers & Technology.

Affiliations

University of Leeds

Leeds, UK

School of Law

Honors and Awards

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Hind Rattan (a Hindi phrase which translates to English as "Jewel of India")

Non-Resident Indians (NRI) Welfare Society of India

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