Dr Jiahong Chen (he/him)

School of Law

Lecturer in Law

Departmental EDI Director and Deputy LLM Programme Director

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jiahong.chen@sheffield.ac.uk
AF22A, Bartolome House

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Dr Jiahong Chen
School of Law
AF22A
Bartolome House
Winter Street
Sheffield
S3 7ND
Profile

I joined the University of Sheffield in June 2021 as a Lecturer in Law. Previously I worked at the University of Nottingham as a Research Fellow in IT Law, and before that, completed my PhD at the University of Edinburgh.

My research focuses on the intersection between law and technology, in particular data protection law, cybersecurity law, law and AI, data ethics and internet regulation. My work has been published in leading peer-reviewed journals and cited by policymakers.

I am the PI of the ongoing ESRC-funded project "The Internet of Tactical Engagement (IoTE)" (ES/Y00020X/1), addressing public attitudes towards data-driven public communications in smart homes and the associated regulatory implications. I am also a Co-I on the 瞿3.5m Responsible AI UK (RAI UK) Keystone project "" (EP/Y009800/1), leading the legal use case to tackle the challenges around ChatGPT-like Generative AI systems. Previously my funded projects also addressed privacy and broader societal issues in the contexts of , , and .

Based on my expertise and research, I have also been teaching a range of postgraduate and undergraduate modules such as Information Technology Law, Data Privacy and Governance, Consumer Law, and Contemporary Issues in Law and Justice.

Qualifications

PhD, University of Edinburgh; LLM, China University of Political Science and Law; LLB, China University of Political Science and Law

Research interests

Data Protection Law
Cybersecurity Law
Law and AI
Data Ethics
Internet Regulation

Publications

Books

  • Chen J (2021) . Edward Elgar Publishing.

Journal articles

  • Li W & Chen J (2024) . Computer Law and Security Review, 54.
  • Piasecki S, Chen J & McAuley D (2022) Putting the right P in PIMS: normative challenges for protecting vulnerable peoples data through personal information management systems. European Journal of Law and Technology, 13(3).
  • Chen J, Nichele E, Ellerby Z & Wagner C (2022) . Journal of Responsible Technology, 11.
  • Piasecki S & Chen J (2022) . International Data Privacy Law, 12(2), 113-131.
  • Chen J & Urquhart L (2022) . Information & Communications Technology Law, 31(1), 99-122.
  • Dove ES & Chen J (2021) . International Data Privacy Law, 11(2), 107-124.
  • Chen J, Edwards L, Urquhart L & McAuley D (2020) . International Data Privacy Law, 10(4), 279-293.
  • Urquhart L & Chen J (2020) On the Principle of Accountability: Challenges for Smart Homes & Cybersecurity.
  • Dove ES & Chen J (2020) . International Data Privacy Law, 10(2), 117-131.
  • Dove ES & Chen J (2020) . Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, 48(S1), 187-195.
  • Chen J & Burgess P (2019) . Artificial Intelligence and Law, 27(1), 73-92.
  • Chen J (2018) . European Data Protection Law Review, 4(1), 36-52.
  • Chen J (2017) . International Data Privacy Law, 7(1), 72-72.
  • Chen J (2017) . International Journal of Law and Information Technology, 25(3), 233-236.
  • Crabtree A, Urquhart L & Chen J () . SSRN Electronic Journal.
  • Chen J, Sorbie A & Vrakas G () . SCRIPT-ed, 15(1), 1-3.
  • Dove ES & Chen J () . SCRIPT-ed, 14(2), 164-167.
  • Dove ES & Chen J () . SCRIPTed, 14(1), 1-4.
  • Chen J () . SCRIPTed, 13(3), 382-386.
  • Chen J () . SCRIPTed, 13(1), 105-107.
  • Chen J () . SCRIPTed, 12(2), 167-175.

Book chapters

  • Manohar A, Sengul C & Chen J (2023) In Hayes S, Jopling M, Connor S & Johnson M (Ed.), Human Data Interaction, Disadvantage and Skills in the Community: Enabling Cross-Sector Environments for Postdigital Inclusion (pp. 151-176). Springer Cham
  • Chen J & Miotto L (2022) In Jongepier F & Klenk M (Ed.), The Philosophy of Online Manipulation (pp. 392-409). Abingdon: Taylor & Francis.
  • Chen J, S. Dove E & Bhakuni H (2022) , Research Handbook on EU Data Protection Law Edward Elgar Publishing

Other

  • Dove ES, Chen J & Loideain NN (2021) . Science, 371(6525), 133-134.
  • Chen J (2019) . Fachinformationsdienst f羹r internationale und interdisziplin瓣re Rechtsforschung.
  • Chen J () . SCRIPT-ed, 17(1), 152-159.

Preprints

  • Li W & Chen J (2023) , Center for Open Science.
Teaching activities

Undergraduate

  • Contemporary Issues in Law and Justice
  • Consumer Law

Postgraduate

  • Information Technology Law
  • Data Privacy and Governance