Bart Custers
Professor of Law and Data Science
- Name
- Prof.mr.dr.ir. B.H.M. Custers
- Telephone
- +31 71 527 8838
- b.h.m.custers@law.leidenuniv.nl
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-3355-8380
Prof. mr. dr. ir. B.H.M. (Bart) Custers PhD MSc LLM is (full) professor of Law and Data Science and head of eLaw, Center for Law and Digital Technologies at Leiden University.
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News
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Marie Schwed Shenker to present at International Conference on Social Robots (ICSR 2024) -
First eLaw Conference: Law and/versus Technology -
Lawyers' risks: crown witness cases and extra secure communication tools -
eLaw master's student wins thesis award from Dutch Data Protection Authority -
eLaw publishes article in Computer Law & Security Review -
eLaw publishes a new book on Law and AI -
The Role of Humans in Surgery Automation -
Two AI Grants for Leiden University -
Symposium on technology and trust: ‘Think about privacy and security before introducing new systems’ -
eLaw Research Colloquium 2021; 'Law Gone Digital' -
Symposium on technology and privacy should offer new insights -
SAILS Summer Conference on Law & AI -
‘Technology shouldn’t shape our future; we should’ -
eLaw teaches at Haifa University -
Hadassah Drukarch presents at the Fair Medicine and AI conference -
Call for papers on law and artificial intelligence -
COST Action grant for Bart Custers -
Bart Custers advises Dutch Parliament on public transport data -
Bart Custers appointed as the new chair Law and Data Science -
eLaw researchers publish book on EU data protection law -
Bart Custers appointed in the Honours Council -
Final conference INFORM project in Sofia, Bulgaria -
Bart Custers presents at law and AI research in Tokyo -
‘Privacy is shifting from Big Brother to Kafka’ -
eLaw hosts INFORM workshop for the judiciary
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INFORM Day on EU Data Protection Law in Leiden
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MSCA (‘Marie Curie’) grant for Eduard Fosch-Villaronga and Bart Custers -
Bart Custers delivers keynote address at Basel University
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EuDEco/eLaw panel on accountability in algorithmic networks at CPDP2018 -
eLaw well represented at CPDP2018
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Bart Custers gives conference lecture at ICBDSC in Casablanca
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eLaw workshop at the Big Data Value Forum in Versailles -
eLaw workshop at the Big Data Value Forum in Versailles
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The Netherlands one of the leaders in privacy protection -
eLaw investigates cyber agent technology for secret services -
EU grant for Bart Custers -
Bart Custers delivers keynote address on ransomware
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e-SIDES holds its first workshop at the CEPE/Ethicomp conference (Turin June 7th)
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Helena Ursic presented at the Big Data conference in Ljubljana, Slovenia -
eLaw and EuDEco’s panel at the CPDP 2017 -
eLaw – Centre for Law and Digital Technologies organizes a panel at the CPDP 2017
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EU grant for Bart Custers
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The Future of Drone Use -
Bart Custers @ Cyber Summit 2016 -
Exploring new methods at Research Lab Legal Data Science
In the media
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Bart Custers on tech companies involved in criminal activities
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Bart Custers comments on Telegram’s catalogue of crimes -
Bart Custers writes blog post on judge who used ChatGPT
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Bart Custers discusses fake news on facial recognition at Jumbo
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Bart Custers discusses arrest of Telegram CEO in 'Trouw'
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Article eLaw about Fair and equitable AI in biomedical research and healthcare -
Bart Custers in Trouw on ChatGPT and cybercrime -
Bart Custers in NRC on insurers' role in fraud cases
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Bart Custers on DNA in cold cases -
Bart Custers on using genealogical DNA in criminal cases -
Bart Custers on successor to DigiD -
Bart Custers on insurance companies and fraud registers
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eLaw publishes article in Computer Law & Security Review
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Bart Custers on BBC News about Uber’s Greyballing -
Bart Custers in Trouw about new European digital identity
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Bart Custers in De Jurist on UBO register and privacy legislation
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Bart Custers on EenVandaag about investigative powers of civilians -
eLaw publishes in Nature -
Bart Custers: 'NCTV cannot track citizens using fake accounts'
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Bart Custers on CBC Radio on selling your own data -
Bart Custers in Red Pers on Virtual Reality
Books
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Law and Artificial Intelligence, Regulating AI and Applying AI in Legal Practice
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EU Personal Data Protection in Policy and Practice
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De bescherming van persoonsgegevens, Acht Europese landen vergeleken -
The Future of Drone Use
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Cybercrime en witwassen; Bitcoins, online dienstverleners en andere witwasmethoden bij banking malware en ransomware -
Het gebruik van drones; een verkennend onderzoek naar onbemande luchtvaartuigen -
Discrimination and Privacy in the Information Society; Data Mining and Profiling in Large Databases -
The Power of Knowledge Ethical, Legal and Technological Aspects of Data Mining and Group Profiling in Epidemiology
Biography
Prof. mr. dr. ir. B.H.M. (Bart) Custers PhD MSc LLM is (full) professor of Law and Data Science and head of eLaw, Center for Law and Digital Technologies at Leiden University. He has a background in both law and physics and is an expert in the area of law and digital technologies, including topics like profiling, big data, privacy, discrimination, cybercrime, technology in policing and artificial intelligence. He is a seasoned researcher and project manager who acquired and executed research for the European Commission, NWO (the National Research Council in the Netherlands), the Dutch national government, local government agencies, large corporations and SMEs. Until 2016 he was the head of the research department on Crime, Law enforcement and Sanctions of the scientific research center (WODC) of the ministry of security and justice in the Netherlands. Before that, he worked for the national government as a senior policy advisor for consecutive ministers of justice (2009-2013) and for a large consultancy firm as a senior management consultant on information strategies (2005-2009).
Prof. Custers published three books on profiling, privacy, discrimination and big data, two books on the use of drones and one book on the use of bitcoins for money laundering cybercrime profits. On a regular basis he gives lectures on profiling, privacy and big data and related topics. He has presented his work at international conferences in the United States, Canada, China, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, the Middle East and throughout Europe. He has published his work, over a hundred publications, in scientific and professional journals and in newspapers.
On behalf of the Faculty of Law, prof. Custers is the coordinator of the SAILS project. This project, funded by the Executive Board of Leiden University, deals with the societal and legal implications of Artificial Intelligence. All faculties and the Leiden University Medical Center are involved in this project. Prof. Custers is one of the SAILS professors.
Professor of Law and Data Science
- Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
- Instituut voor Metajuridica
- eLaw@Leiden
- Custers B.H.M. (11 July 2022), Uber Files: Greyballing, kill switches, lobbying – Uber’s dark tricks revealed. Interviewed by Stylianou N., Dale B. & Dahlgreen W.. [interview].
- Custers B.H.M. (21 May 2021). Het recht van de toekomst: Technologieontwikkeling bezien vanuit het recht & Het recht bezien vanuit technologieontwikkeling. Metajuridica / eLaw - Center for Law and Digital Techniologies, Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid, Universiteit Leiden. Leiden. [inaugural address].
- Custers B.H.M. (24 January 2020), Regulating Drones: Preparing ourselves for the future. Computers, Privacy & Data Protection (CPDP 2020), Brussels, Belgium. [lecture].
- Custers B.H.M. (12 April 2019), Sell your own data instead of giving it away to big tech. Interviewed by Young Nora for Spark, TV show on technology and Culture (CBC Radio (Canada)). [interview].
- Custers B.H.M. (5 November 2019), Towards Value-Centric Big Data. Bratislava, Slovakia. [lecture].
- Custers B.H.M. (5 January 2018), The Value of Personal Data: Pricing Models and Information Rights under EU Data Protection Law [Conference presentation]. 2018 International Conference on Big Data and Smart Computing (ICBDSC 2018), 5th January 2018, Casablanca, Morocco. [lecture].
- Custers B.H.M. (16 May 2018), Keynote Lecture on Discrimination, privacy and related issues in predictive big data analytics. Robots Workshop "Predictive Analytics bei Versicherungen und in der Arbeitswelt: Diskriminierung durch Algorithmen?", Juristische Fakultät, Universität Basel, Switzerland. [lecture].
- Custers B.H.M. (13 July 2018), Profiling as inferred data. Brussels, Belgium. [lecture].
- Custers B.H.M. (14 November 2018), The EU Legal Framework for Processing Personal Data in Criminal Law. Atlanta. [lecture].
- Custers B.H.M. (11 December 2018), Fairness in profiling and algorithmic predictions. Keynote Lecture for the workshop on fairness and discrimination in machine learning. Zürich, Switzerland. [lecture].
- Custers B.H.M. (2018), Big Data and AI in Legal Research. Artificial Intelligence and Cloud Computing Conference AICCC 2018, 22nd December 2018, Tokyo, Japan. [lecture].
- Custers B.H.M. (18 May 2017), Mass surveillance practices and their impact on privacy and other human rights. Leiden University, Conference on "The judicialization of human rights law and policy", Leiden. [lecture].
- Custers B.H.M. (22 May 2017), Big data en big data technologie. Symposium "Big data & het recht", Molengraaff Instituut, Universiteit Utrecht. [lecture].
- Custers B.H.M. (16 June 2017), Keynote Address: Ransomware and Money Laundering via Bitcoins. “Advanced Cyberlaw and Electronic Security”, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. [lecture].
- Custers B.H.M. (23 October 2017), Design Requirements for Responsible Big Data Research and Innovation: Privacy, Discrimination and other Challenges in Big Data [Keynote Lecture]. 2017 International Conference on Big Data Research (ICBDR 2017), Osaka, Japan. [lecture].
- Custers B.H.M. (23 September 2016), Data Science in Legal Research. Leiden. [lecture].
- Custers B.H.M. (27 October 2016), Privacy Issues in Big Data Sharing and Reuse. Cybera, Banff, Canada. [lecture].
- Custers B.H.M. (21 May 2014), Trends in Camera Surveillance and Sensing; Effectiveness, Best Practices and Privacy Issues in the Netherlands. Law Enforcement Information Management Conference. IACP, Atlanta, USA. [lecture].
- Custers B.H.M. (22 November 2014), A Model for Privacy Impact Assessments; Technology Regulation Experiences in the Netherlands. Annual Conference on Technology, Information and Society. Osaka, Japan. [lecture].
- Custers B.H.M. (14 August 2014), Presentatie wetsvoorstel ANPR. Vereniging voor Privacyrecht, Den Haag. [lecture].
- Custers B.H.M. (2013), Presentation Criteria for fair processing of Information, Consent Steering Committee Meeting, September 5th, 2012, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. [lecture].
- Custers B.H.M. (2013), The Failure of Non-Disclosure; Why Limiting Access to Sensitive Data Will Not Preserve Your Privacy in the World of Big Data. Middle East Cloud & Big Data Summit, 27th November 2013, Kuwait. [lecture].
- Custers B.H.M. (13 May 2013), Workshop on privacy and profiling, The Hague, Ministry of Security and Justice. [lecture].
- Custers B.H.M. (2013), Data Mining without Discrimination, conference presentation, International Conference on Information Security and Privacy (ISP 2010), 12-14 July 2010, Orlando, Florida, 13 juli 2010. [lecture].
- Custers B.H.M. (2013), Presentation on User Expectations Regarding Social Media Privacy Statements. Annual Conference on Management and Social Sciences, April 16-18th 2013, Bangkok, Thailand. [lecture].
- Custers B.H.M. (2013), Trends and Challenges in Computer Forensics, Forensics Europe Expo, 24-25th April, London. [lecture].
- Custers B.H.M. (2012), Presentation License Plate Readers in the Netherlands; Effectiveness, Best Practices and Privacy Issues, 36th Annual IACP Law Enforcement Information Management Conference (LEIM 2012), May 22nd, 2012, Indianapolis, USA. [lecture].
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