V.M. Nikolaeva

Vilma is a doctoral student part of IViR as of January 2026. She has completed her LLB in European and International Law (Technology Law specialisation) as well as her LLM in Technology Law & Innovations at the University of Groningen. Prior to joining IViR she was part of a digital policy consulting group in Brussels, working closely with the European Commission and the DG-CNECT (Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology). Her research efforts have been focused on the topics of digital human rights, surveillance, data protection, and privacy, particularly within the context of behavioural and targeted advertising. More recently she has expanded her interests to the realm of the responsible development of AI systems, examined under a gendered and intersectional feminist lens.