Maëlle Picout is a researcher at eLaw - Center for Law and Digital Technologies.

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Maëlle Picout is a researcher at eLaw - Center for Law and Digital Technologies. Drawing on her vast expertise in Horizon Europe, Internal Security Fund, and CERV projects, she is currently working on the NWO-NWA Synergy Grant Project 'RESOCIAL', a project which seeks to identify, measure, and thereby mitigate human vulnerabilities on social media platforms (including the metaverse and immersive technologies), thereby fostering the resilience of their users. 

Maëlle holds a Bachelor's degree in International and European Law from Maastricht University Faculty of Law, as well as two Master's degrees (LLM in Forensics, Criminology and Law from Maastricht University Faculty of Law; LLM in International Technology Law from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, with Cum Laude distinction). Her academic background and past experience as a research analyst specialised in cybersecurity demonstrates her deep interest for exploring the intersection of law and technology, notably data protection issues, children's rights online and cyber criminality.