Dr Francesca Mazzi
Lecturer in AI, Innovation and Law
Elliott Jaques 059
- Email: francesca.mazzi@brunel.ac.uk
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 267553
Summary
Francesca Mazzi is a lecturer in artificial intelligence (AI), innovation and the law. She is an expert in computer and communication law, with a specific focus on AI, intellectual property, data protection, and sustainability.
From 2020 to 2023 she has been a postdoctoral research fellow in AI and Sustainable Development at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, and a research associate at the Digital Governance Research Group of the Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford.
She was one of the leading researchers of the Oxford Initiative on AI×SDGs, aimed at investigating how AI has been and can in the future be used to support and advance the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In her research, Francesca analyses existing AI for SDGs projects to map best practices, lessons learned, eventual gaps and potential solutions for the purpose of helping existing and future, public and private stakeholders operating within the sustainable development space.
From 2017 to 2020 she was a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Early Stage Researcher within the EIPIN- Innovation Society in a double doctorate program between Queen Mary University of London and Maastricht University. The Ph.D. research project concerned the patentability of AI generated inventions and a case study on the pharmaceutical industry, with two partner organizations, Hovione and the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations.
Francesca holds a LL.M. in computer and communication law from Queen Mary University of London, and a master’s degree in law from Luiss Guido Carli University. She is a qualified lawyer in Italy.
Qualifications
- Double doctorate (distinction) - Queen Mary University of London, Maastricht University (2022-2023)
- Artificial Intelligence certificate - Said Business School, Oxford University (2020)
- CIPP/E certificate (2018-2022) - International Association of Privacy Professionals
- Qualified Lawyer in Italy (2018)
- LL.M. in computer and communication law - Queen Mary University of London (2017)
- Master's degree in international law - LUISS Guido Carli University of Rome (2014)
Newest selected publications
Mazzi, F. (2024) 'Authorship in artificial intelligence-generated works: Exploring originality in text prompts and artificial intelligence outputs through philosophical foundations of copyright and collage protection'. The Journal of World Intellectual Property, 0 (ahead of print). pp. 1 - 18. ISSN: 1422-2213 Open Access Link
Mazzi, F. and Fasciana, S. (2024) 'Video kills the radio star: Copyright and the human versus artificial creativity war'. The Journal of World Intellectual Property, 0 (ahead of print). pp. 1 - 25. ISSN: 1422-2213 Open Access Link
Mazzi, F. (2023) 'The Intersections Between Artificial Intelligence, Intellectual Property, and the Sustainable Development Goals', in Mazzi, F. (ed.) The 2022 Yearbook of the Digital Governance Research Group. Digital Ethics Lab Yearbook. Cham : Springer. pp. 39 - 50. ISBN 10: 3-031-28678-2. ISBN 13: 978-3-031-28677-3.
Mazzi, F. and Floridi, L. (2023) 'Introduction: Understanding the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence for the Sustainable Development Goals', in Mazzi, F. and Floridi, L. (eds.) Philosophical Studies Series. Cham : Springer. , 152. pp. 3 - 7. ISBN 10: 3-031-21147-2. ISBN 13: 978-3-031-21146-1.
Mazzi, F., Taddeo, M. and Floridi, L. (2023) 'AI in Support of the SDGs: Six Recurring Challenges and Related Opportunities Identified Through Use Cases', in Mazzi, F. and Floridi, L. (eds.) Philosophical Studies Series. Cham : Springer. , 152. pp. 9 - 33. ISBN 10: 3-031-21147-2. ISBN 13: 978-3-031-21146-1.