Academic Curriculum Vitae 2026
EDUCATION
PhD in Law, Maynooth University School of Law and Criminology (2021-2025)
Thesis: “Can we regulate the use of online manipulative political bots around political elections?: Considering the AI Act and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union”
Supervisor: Dr David MANGAN
Funding: Research Ireland - ADVANCE CRT (Centre for Research Training in Advanced Networks for Sustainable Societies)
Selected Coursework: Legal Research Methodology · Information Technology Law · Innovation in Qualitative Social Research · The Craft and Logics of Social Research
M.A. in Human Rights, Ankara University (2020), GPA : 4.00/4.00
Thesis: “The right to free elections in the decisions of the European Court of Human Rights”
Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Özkan AGTAŞ
Selected Coursework: ECHR Law · International Humanitarian Law · Conflict Analysis · Freedom of Expression· Citizenship and Politics· Gender and Law ·
LL.B. in Law, Marmara University (2012), GPA : 81.2/100
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Artificial Intelligence Law · Political Bots · Computational Politics · Electoral Technologies · Digital Human Rights · Data Protection · AI Accountability · Government Digital Policy · Responsible & Trustworthy AI
TECHNICAL & RESEARCH SKILLS
Microsoft Excel (advanced: formulas, pivot tables, complex data analysis) ·GEPHI (advanced) NodeXL (introductory) · MAXQDA (advanced)
Legal Research & Legal Writing · Litigation · Qualitative Data Collection · Critical Thinking · Policy Analysis (EU AI Act, digital regulation, AI governance)
Languages: Turkish (Native speaker) · English (Fluent) · German (Beginner) · French (Beginner)
FELLOWSHIPS
Early Career Researcher, the Hamburg Institute for Advanced Study (HIAS), Early Career Exchange Program, Hamburg, Germany (May 2023)
PhD Scholarship, Research Ireland & ADVANCE CRT, Ireland (Oct 2021 - Oct 2025)
Brown International Advanced Research Institutes (BIARI), Watson Institute International & Public Affairs, Brown University, Ethnicity, Conflict, and Inequality in Global Perspective, Providence, Rhode Island, USA ( Jun – July 2017)
Professional Service & Consultancy
Expert Consultant, Transatlantic AI Policy Working Group, American Society for AI (since November 2025)
Contributor, Republican People’s Party (CHP), Party Program– Section 2.4.2: Science, Technology, Innovation and Digital Transformation (Turkish)
AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
Nominee, Standards + Innovation Awards, the National Standards Authority of Ireland (2024). Nominated in the Researchers category for contributions to standardisation-related research. The S+I Awards, the Standards + Innovation Awards, acknowledge researchers, innovators, and entrepreneurs nominated by CEN and CENELEC national members across 34 European countries.
CONFERENCES
“How Does the European Union’s AI Act Regulate Political Bots? Legal Uncertainties and Structural Complexities”, Queen’s University Belfast PhD Law Student Conference (19 September 2025)
“Protecting Democratic Processes: The EU AI Act’s Response to Political Bots”, Media, Democracy, and Society: 2nd FuJo PhD Conference, Dublin City University (5 September 2025)
“The Role of the EU’s AI Act in Strengthening Digital Governance: Lessons Learned from the 2024 Global Elections”, British and Irish Law, Education & Technology Association (BILETA) Conference, Goldsmiths, University of London (2-4 April 2025)
“What If Machines Make Art? A Value-Based Analysis of Refik Anadol’s Data Sculptures”, The Value Based Approach Workshop & Conference, Wolfson College, University of Cambridge (26–28 September 2024)
“Political Bots in the Age of AI: Analysing the European Union’s AI Act”, 1st FuJo PhD Conference on Media, Democracy, and Society, Dublin City University, Glasnevin Campus (6 September 2024)
“Regulating Political Bots in the Age of AI: Analysing the European Union’s AI Act”, TILTing Perspectives Conference, Tilburg University (9 July 2024)
“Protecting Free Elections in the Age of Political Bots: Assessing the AI Act in the Context of the European Convention on Human Rights”, Global Conference on AI and Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana (13-14 June 2024)
“Political Bots in the Age of AI: Analysing the European Union’s AI Act” , AI: To Govern or to Be Governed? – A Deliberation with Early-Career Researchers”, CPDP Workshop, Computers, Privacy & Data Protection Conference (CPDP), Brussels (22–23 May 2024)
“The Social Science Deficit in AI Regulation: An Analysis of the Composition of the European Commission’s High-Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence and Its Implications for Technology Regulation”, IAMCR 2023 – “Inhabiting the Planet: Challenges for Media, Communication and
Beyond”, Panel LAW-3: Platform Governance, Disinformation and AI in the OECD and the EU, Lyon (12 July 2023)
“Protecting Elections in the Digital Age: Examining the Potential Regulatory Impact of the EU’s Draft AI Act on Political Bots”, BILETA Conference 2023, Amsterdam Law & Technology Institute, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (12–14 April 2023)
CERTIFICATES & TRAININGS
Generative AI Essentials: Overview and Impact, University of Michigan (Jan 2024)
AI Policy, Center for AI and Digital Policy (Apr 2023)
AI in Society, University of Helsinki (Jan 2023)
AI & Law Summer School, European University Institute (Jul 2022)
Ethics and Interdisciplinary Research Methods for Personalised Robotics, University of
Vienna, Winter School (Mar 2022)
Understanding Research Methods, SOAS University of London (Mar 2022)
Building AI, University of Helsinki (Feb 2022)
Research Integrity: Specialist, Oxford University Press (Feb 2022)
Research Integrity: Core, Oxford University Press (Feb 2022)
AI & Law, Lund University (Nov 2021)
Introduction to Environmental Law and Policy, The Graduate School at the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Jul 2020)
Ethnicity, Conflict, and Inequality in Global Perspective, Brown University Watson
Institute (Jun 2017)
Diffusion and Impact of Internet Voting, University of Tartu ( Mar 2017)
European Union Aviation Law, IATA Training (Dec 2015)
Safety Management Systems, SOFRECO (Dec 2015)
International Law, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Türkiye ( Jan 2014)
The Academy of Local Government, Bahçeşehir University, Türkiye ( Jan 2009)
Police Law, Bahçeşehir University, Türkiye (Jan 2009)