PhD (University of Strathclyde, 2018)
LLB (University of Strathclyde, 2010)
Significant Professional Experience
- Assistant Professor, Leiden Law School, July 2018-present
- Visiting Professor, RGSL, 2019-present
- Assistant Professor, VU-Amsterdam, 2022-24
- Lecturer, University of Leicester, July 2017- July 2018
- Teacher, London School of Economics, March 2015-July 2019
Current research
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AI, Consumer and Data Protection
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Platform Regulation
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Deceptive Design
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NeuroAI (current primary research focus)
Main publications
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Dark Patterns, Deceptive Design, and the Law (Hart/Bloomsbury, 2024)
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Artificial Intelligence, NeuroData, and Society: Law at the Edge of Cognition (forthcoming, 2026)
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Critical Perspectives on EU Data Protection Law (Hart/Bloomsbury, 2024)
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Artificial Intelligence and the Media (Edward Elgar, 2022)
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Routledge Handbook of Social Media, Law and Society (Routledge, 2025)
- Leiser, Dr Mark, Regulating Computational Propaganda: Lessons from International Law (August 20, 2019). Cambridge International Law Journal, 2019.
- Vasilis Xynogalas, M R Leiser (Mark), The Metaverse: searching for compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation, International Data Privacy Law, Volume 14, Issue 2, May 2024, Pages 89–105, https://doi.org/10.1093/idpl/ipae004