Professor Katalin Ligeti
Katalin Ligeti is a full Professor of European and international criminal law at the University of Luxembourg. In April 2017, Prof. Ligeti was elected Dean of the Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance of the University of Luxembourg, assuming office on 1 September 2017. Professor Ligeti plays a leading role in several transnational research networks:
- Vice President in Charge of Scientific Coordination of the International Association of Penal Law (AIDP)
- Co-coordinator of the European Criminal Law Academic Network (ECLAN)
- Member of the Board of Directors of the Siracusa International Institute for Criminal Justice and Human Rights
- Member of the Board of Directors of the International Penal and Penitentiary Foundation
- Member of the Board of Directors of the International Institute of Higher Studies in Criminal Sciences (ISISC)
- Member of the Jean Monet Network on Enforcement of EU law (EULEN).
Nicole Visco Comandini
Nicole Visco Comandini is a Research and Development Specialist in AI and Criminal Law at the University of Luxembourg. In context of the CRIM_AI project, she is also national rapporteur for Luxembourg. Her main research area is European Criminal Law, with a specific interest in the use of digital evidence in national and cross-border criminal proceedings and the protection of fundamental rights. She graduated in Law from LUISS University (5-years single cycle Degree in Law) with honours in 2023 and completed an LLM in European Criminal Justice from Utrecht University with distinction in the same year. During her studies, she gained experience in national law firms in Rome and later as an intern at the Meijers Committee in Amsterdam, where she focused on EU Justice and Home Affairs.
Pia Levičnik
Pia Levičnik is a PhD researcher at the University of Luxembourg. She obtained her LL.B. at the University of Ljubljana, and her LL.M. at the Goethe University in Frankfurt. She has previously worked as a legal counsellor in the field of telecommunications, and worked in policy on internet safety at the European Commission. Her main research interests are criminology; critical legal studies; social harm; law and artificial intelligence; and the effects of information technologies on legal and political systems.
Katerina Papazi
Aikaterini (Katerina) Papazi joined the Department of Law at the University of Luxembourg in June 2024 as a Research and Development Specialist in AI and Criminal Law. She holds an LL.B. from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, and an LL.M. in Law and Technology from Tilburg University. An EU-qualified lawyer with three years of experience at Greek law firms, along with a one-year internship experience at Europol, where she specialized in interpreting and applying the AI Act guidelines.
Her research interests explore the legal challenges of AI, focusing on transparency in Black Box Algorithms and their compliance with the GDPR. Passionate about AI regulation, she blends legal expertise with technological innovation to support the responsible adoption of emerging technologies while safeguarding individual rights.
Charlotte Quaisser
Charlotte Quaisser is a Doctoral Researcher in Criminal Law at the University of Luxembourg. She studied law at Heidelberg University and the University of Montpellier.
Her dissertation focuses on the use of AI in criminal proceedings and human rights. In addition to the CRIM/AI project, she is also part of an international research project on extended confiscation and its justification in light of fundamental rights and general principles of EU law, as well as coach of the University of Luxembourg’s ICC Moot Court team.
