Rubén José Fernández Vela
Researcher
Published
August 03, 2021
CORE BELIEFS
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“innovative policies and regulation to embrace the future of the society are necessary for a resilient humanity”
ABOUT – Rubén is a Tokyo-based, bi-lingual (Spanish ＆ English) lawyer, registered in Spain (Malaga BAR Association) with more than 11 years of experience (7 years running his legal practice) both as a business lawyer and a legal consultant in the field of digital regulations and policies, new technologies law, privacy and data protection, regulation on electronic commerce, as well as the Digital EU strategy. He is a certified Data Protection Officer (DPO). He leverages his knowledge in the fields of digital transformation, legal tech, legal design, ethics of AI by design, sustainability and United Nations SDGs.
CURRENTLY
– Senior Researcher at SAMCARA, Keio Graduate School of Media Design, Keio University.
– Senior Advisor at SAN-Q (City science, sustainability and SDGs, digital regulation and policies & global data protection).
CURRENT PROJECTS
– Science of the cities project.
– The future of societies project.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
City sciences, Digital regulations and policies privacy, and data-protection and privacy.