Melinda started her Research Master in Information Law at IViR in 2019. She has a broad interest in the socio-legal implications of digitization. She obtained her bachelor diploma with a cum laude distinction from the University of Amsterdam, following the small-scale Honours programme of Politics, Psychology, Law and Economics where she majored in law. She wrote her bachelor thesis on the institutional power struggles within the EU in relation to the balancing of privacy interests with counter-terrorism objectives. Next to her studies, she has been involved with Amnesty International, working on various human rights projects.