Alessandro Bernes is currently assistant professor at the Department of Economics of Ca' Foscari University of Venice, where he teaches Data protection law and Tourism law. After his master’s degree in Law at the University of Trieste, he obtained a Ph.D. in Law, Market and Person at Ca' Foscari University. His studies focus on technical and organisational measures needed to ensure better personal data processing for scientific research purposes. He has published articles and essays in disparate scientific academic journals on the subject of digital law and data protection, real estate law, antitrust damage claims. Recently he has also co-edited a book on privacy and data protection for software services.