Professor Yuri Lannes is a Brazilian scholar specialising in digital law, data protection, and technology regulation. He is Professor and Coordinator of the Graduate Law Programme at the Faculdade de Direito de Franca (FDF), where he leads the Research Group on Law, Public Policy and Technology, officially recognised by FDF and listed in the Brazilian National Directory of Research Groups maintained by CNPq.

Prof. Lannes holds a PhD in Political and Economic Law from Mackenzie Presbyterian University (UPM) and completed postdoctoral research in Law and Technology at the University of Brasília (UnB). His work focuses on AI governance, data protection, and the regulation of digital economies and includes initiatives aimed at public engagement, such as the “Lide na Nuvem” podcast on digital regulation.

At CIPPM, he will develop research on how digital regulation shapes institutional trust and international investment, with a comparative focus on Brazil, the UK, and the EU.