The MetaverseUA Chair Newsletter #14 – December 2024

The MetaverseUA Chair Newsletter #14 - December 2024

Here we are again, with your favourite newsletter from the MetaverseUA Chair! Just in time for Christmas, it’s the perfect read for a cozy break by the fireplace, paired with a cup of hot chocolate—or perhaps a glass of wine, we’ll leave up that to you!

A Thursday in the Metaverse #2 – Featuring Brittan Heller

A Thursday in the Metaverse #2 - Featuring Brittan Heller

We’re excited to share the recording of the second webinar in our «Thursdays in the Metaverse» series! This session featured Brittan Heller, a renowned expert at the intersection of technology, law, and human rights, who delivered a captivating talk titled “The Embodied Web”

MetaverseUA Chair Research Paper #2 – Personal Data processing within Immersive Virtual Worlds: Privacy challenges in the interconnected data-driven Metaverse

MetaverseUA Chair Research Paper #2 – Personal Data processing within Immersive Virtual Worlds

We are pleased to announce the release of the second paper in our series, MetaverseUA Chair Research Papers titled ‘Personal Data processing within Immersive Virtual Worlds: Privacy challenges in the interconnected data-driven Metaverse‘, authored by Pablo Trigo, Researcher at LSTS, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Belgium), and Vagelis Papakonstantinou, one of the members of the Chair’s Scientific Committee and Professor of Law at Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Belgium).

The MetaverseUA Chair Newsletter #13 – November 2024

The MetaverseUA Chair Newsletter #13 - November 2024

Hey there, Metaversian friends!
Your favorite newsletter is back! We know, you missed us. In the meantime, a few things have changed in the world: summer is over, the President of the United States has changed, and the first of the the MetaverseUA Chair Research Papers’ series has been published (read it here). One thing hasn’t changed: our passion for keeping you updated on the latest in tech and sparking a few thoughts along the way. So, let’s dive in!

A Thursday in the Metaverse #1 – Featuring Anselm Küsters

A Thursday in the Metaverse #1 - Featuring Anselm Küsters

We’re thrilled to share the recording of the inaugural webinar in our «Thursdays in the Metaverse» series! Our first event featured Anselm Küsters, a leading expert in EU policy and digital governance, who presented a thought-provoking talk titled “Standards and Competition in the Metaverse: Assessing the EU’s Approach to Virtual Worlds”.