The International Conference

"Protecting Personal Safety, Privacy, and

Intellectual Property Rights in Cyberspace"

26 October 2018, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

An Initiative of the Cybercrime Research Unit, Faculty of Law, Babeş-Bolyai University

The rate of cyber incidents affecting personal safety, privacy, and intellectual property rights grew significantly in recent years. This Conference was an excellent opportunity to exchange ideas and discuss the most recent or relevant issues concerning the protection of personal safety, privacy, and IPRs in cyberspace.

The Conference had an interdisciplinary approach and featured high-level speakers from universities, research centers, law enforcement, and law firms, coming from several countries.

The Conference aimed to cover essential research, policies, and practice issues, including Cyber Sovereignty and Malicious Cyber Activity Attribution; Pernicious Speech on Social Media; Protection of Privacy under GDPR; Online Protection of Intellectual Property Rights; Strategies for Cybercrime Litigation; Cybersecurity Concepts and Models; Prevention of Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Cyber Attacks.

Main Speakers:

Ms. Anca I. POP, Intellectual Property Law Enforcement Coordinator for Central, Southern and Eastern Europe and Central Asia, United States Department of Justice

Mr. Rosario PIAZZESE, CEO & Managing Partner, Consulting & Development Strategies, Switzerland

Mr. Iulian ALECU, Deputy General Manager, CERT-RO

Prof. Dr. Ioana VASIU, Faculty of Law, Babeş-Bolyai University