Dr Zihao Li
- Lecturer in Law and Technology (Law)
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2109-9196Biography
Zihao Li is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Law and Technology at CREATe Centre, School of Law, University of Glasgow. He is also a Fellow at Stanford University, and was a Guest Lecturer at Trinity College Dublin. Zihao is qualified in both Computer Science (B.Eng.) and Law (LL.B.) in 2017 from Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China. He also studied at University of California, Irvine, USA. He holds LL.M. in Intellectual Property and Digital Economy from University of Glasgow. He obtained his PhD at the same institution, where he delved into online algorithmic pricing and data protection law in both the EU and China, examining them from social, technological, and legal perspectives.
Zihao's research interests concentrate on the relationship between law, data and information technology. Recently, his research mainly covers data protection law, AI and regulation, blockchain and law, Internet and intellectual property, and electronic evidence forensics. His research has been published in top-tier interdisciplinary academic journals, conference proceedings and books, including Nature Machine Intelligence, Computer Law and Security Review, IEEE Communications Magazine, IEEE International Conference on Communications, and European Data Protection Law Review. He has also been invited to speak at several prestigious universities, including the University of Cambridge, Imperial College London (IC) and King’s College London (KCL).
Zihao is actively involved in professional services within the academic community. He is an Associate Editor and a member of Editorial Board for the journal Humanities and Social Sciences Communications (SSCI, AHCI-indexed, Q1), published by the Nature Portfolio. He is also a regular academic reviewer for prestigious journals in his field.
At the CREATe Centre, Zihao co-leads the research theme on Automation, Decentralisation, and Platforms. He is also a co-founder of the Scottish Law and Innovation Network (SCOTLIN) and the founding president of IP Society at the University of Glasgow. Drawing from his interdisciplinary and international expertise, Zihao's research seeks to explore the most effective way for regulating AI, data and other technologies, ensuring the protection of individuals in the increasingly widespread application of big data, machine learning and AI era.
Research interests
Because of Zihao's interdisciplinary background, his research interests concentrate on the relationship between law, data and information technology, particularly:
- Data Protection Law
- AI and Regulations
- Blockchain and Law
- Information Technology Law
- Internet and Intellectual Property Law
- Cybersecurity and E-evidence Forensics
Grants
Modern Law Review (MLR) Scholarship
CSC Award for Outstanding Oversea Scholars
Supervision
Zihao is willing to supervise research students whose proposed research falls within his areas of interest, especially data protection law, AI regulations, and information technology law
Teaching
Information Law and Policy (LLM)
Artificial Intelligence and Law (LLM)
Additional information
Professional Service:
- Associate Editor and member of Editorial Board:
- Humanities and Social Sciences Communications (SSCI, AHCI-indexed, Q1), published by the Nature.
- Academic Reviewer:
- International Data Privacy Law (Oxford; SSCI-Q1); Internet Policy Review; Journal of Engineering in Medicine (SCI); ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency (ACM FAccT); GRUR International Journal of European and International IP Law (Oxford); Springer Nature Computer Science;
- Workshop Chair: IEEE Global Blockchain Conference - 1st Workshop on Exploring the Intersection of Blockchain and Policy: Shaping the Future of Decentralization
- Interviewed by China Central Television (CCTV) on behalf of researchers from University of Glasgow in 2020.
Professional Membership:
- IEEE Member: Society on Social Implications of Technology
- Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Member
- Co-founder of Scottish Law and Innovation Network (SCOTLIN)
Guest Lecturer at School of Law, Trinity College Dublin
- Taught LLM course: Intellectual Property Law and Emerging Technologies
