Dr. Valerio Lubello
Bocconi University (Italy)
Date: 05.05.2026, 6:00 p.m.
Venue: Room L619, 6th floor | Faculty of Law | Sigmund Freud University | Lassallestraße 3, 1020 Vienna
The contemporary landscape of health research is undergoing a radical transformation driven by the convergence of data-driven medicine and Artificial Intelligence. While multi-center collective studies are a long-standing practice, the rapid evolution of the European normative framework now necessitates a systematic re-evaluation of compliance measures and interest-balancing processes. The sharing of vast databases across diverse research units is no longer merely a technical hurdle; it represents a complex legal “melting pot” where the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the AI Act, and Cybersecurity directives overlap and intersect.
The research focuses on the so-called Secondary Use of personal data as it has been introduced by the European Health Data Space (EHDS) Regulation. The EHDS introduces an unprecedented layer of data governance in the EU, functioning as an ecosystem designed to dismantle information silos. It enables both public and private entities to access high-quality datasets for research, innovation, and policy-making purposes, effectively moving beyond the fragmented national approaches that previously hindered large-scale analysis.
The research is predicated on the fact that the EHDS does not exist in a vacuum; rather, it acts as a new regulatory tier that must be harmonized with existing principles in EU data governance frameworks.
The analysis will assess the possibilities and risks for the health sector once the framework is fully implemented, arguing that the positive effects of centralized data infrastructure must always be weighed against the structural risks of function creep and mass surveillance.
Please register until 04.05.2026: konrad.lachmayer@jus.sfu.ac.at
Biography
Valerio Lubello is Research Fellow at the Bocconi University where he has been teaching Public and Comparative Law since 2014.
He was rewarded with his Ph. D in European and Comparative Constitutional Law and has been postdoc at Bocconi University until 2021. His current research focuses on the intersection of sustainability and technology, with a particular emphasis on Fundamental Rights, Privacy Law, Artificial Intelligence, and Energy Transitions.
He is a practicing lawyer in Milan and managing partner at GLA since 2017.
The Discussion Group on Comparative Constitutional Law and Theory is organised by Prof. Konrad Lachmayer and Dr. Andreas Orator at the Sigmund Freud Private University, Faculty of Law, in Vienna.