About me

You can download the full CV in PDF here Download Curriculum vitae et studiorum Contact information First Name: Nicola Last Name - Surname: FABIANO Nationality: Italian Main areas of expertise: Civil Law; Data Protection and Privacy: Advisor on Data Protection, Privacy, Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence, Digital Innovation Cybersecurity: Advisor as Security Manager (ICT), Information Security Management Systems Professional, Information Systems, System Administrator (Linux-based OS - macOS) Adjunct Professor at the University of Ostrava - (Office in Rome) - on “Fundamentals of Data Protection Law”; Researcher on Artificial Intelligence, Data Protection, Privacy, Cybersecurity, and Innovation; ORCID profile: 0000-0002-8188-7656. Certified: DPO and Privacy Assessor - UNI 11697:2017; Security Manager (ICT) - UNI 11506:2017; ISMS professional - ISO/IEC 27021:2017; Europrivacy Academy “Introductory Course v77”; Europrivacy Academy “Implementation Course v77”; Europrivacy Academy “Assessment Course v77”; ForHumanity “Foundations of Independent Audit of AI Systems”; ForHumanity “Certified Auditor (FHCA) on the EU AI Act”; ForHumanity “FH EU GDPR”. Professional Profile and work experience Lawyer, Founder and Partner of the (Studio Legale Fabiano (Fabiano Law Firm)); Entitled to represent clients before the Italian High Courts; Adjunct Professor; Professional Computer Scientist (pursuant to Articles 4, 7 and 8 of Law No. 4 of 14/01/2013); Former President of the San Marino Data Protection Authority; Former national expert of the Republic of San Marino to Committee of Convention 108 of the Council of Europe; Former national expert of the Republic of San Marino to the CAHAI (Ad hoc Committee on Artificial Intelligence) of the Council of Europe; Former Technical Expert/Inspector at ACCREDIA; Component of the "IEEE SA P7007 Ontological Standard for Ethically Driven Robotics and Automation Systems Working Group" and chair of the subgroup “Data Privacy and Protection.” Reviewer for ASTESJ (Advances in Science, Technology and Engineering Systems Journal (ISSN: 2415-6698); Information Technology Contact Person for the Foggia Bar Association; President of the Italian “Centro per l’Informatica e l’Innovazione Forense - CINFOR” (Center for Forensic Informatics and Innovation), Institutional Body of the Foggia Bar Association; Component of the scientific committee and lecturer of the “Higher Training Course on Personal Data Protection for Data Protection Officer (DPO)”, organized by the Italian “Centro per l’Informatica e l’Innovazione Forense - CINFOR” (Center for Forensic Informatics and Innovation), Institutional Body of the Foggia Bar Association, under the patronage of the Garante per la protezione dei dati personali (Italian Data Protection Authority), the Consiglio Nazionale Forense (CNF) (Italian National Bar) and of the Fondazione Italiana per l’Innovazione Forense (FIIF) del CNF (Italian Foundation for Forensic Innovation of the CNF). Education and qualification 11/12/1989 - Degree in Law, Top grade (magna cum laude) - University of Bari (Italy); 27/03/1996 - Postgraduate Degree in Civil Law (Civil Law Specialist - Specialista in Diritto Civile), University of Camerino (Italy); 2012 - Course Auditor / Lead Auditor ISO/IEC 27001; 28-29/04/2014 - Masterclass on Societal Security - European project ASSERT, Bruxelles; 2017 - Course on Data Protection and Privacy Rights (winner) promoted by the Council of Europe in cooperation with the Italian Bar Council (Consiglio Nazionale Forense - CNF); Winner of the course on Data Protection and Privacy Rights promoted by the Council of Europe in cooperation with the Italian Bar Council (Consiglio Nazionale Forense - CNF), 2017; Lecturer at the course for Data Protection Officer (DPO) organized by the National Forensic Council (CNF) and the National Council* of Engineers (CNI) under the patronage of the Data Protection Supervisor; Passing the course for Data Protection Officer (DPO) organized by the National Forensic Council (CNF) and the National Council of Engineers (CNI) under the patronage of the Data Protection Supervisor, 2018. Mentions and Awards IEEE Working Group - Award for the contributions to the IEEE 7007-2021 Ontologies for Ethically Driven Robotics and Automation; Award for delivering a great keynote address at a plenary session of “The 10th International Multi-Conference on Complexity, Informatics and Cybernetics: IMCIC 2019”, March 12 - 15, 2019, Orlando, Florida, USA Session’s Best Paper - Section Informatics and Cybernetics “Ethics and the Protection of Personal Data”, at “The 10th International Multi-Conference on Complexity, Informatics and Cybernetics: IMCIC 2019”, March 12 - 15, 2019, Orlando, Florida, USA Best paper“Blockchain and Data Protection: The Value of Personal Data” at “9th International Multi-Conference on Complexity, Informatics and Cybernetics (IMCIC 2018)”, March 13-16 2018, Orlando, Florida, USA; Awarded Paper “European Data Protection Regulation and the Blockchain Analysis of the Critical Issues and Possible Solution Proposals” presented at “The Tenth International Conference on Evolving Internet - INTERNET 2018”, June 24, 2018 to June 28, 2018 - Venice, Italy Mentioned in the document “A Report on the State of PbD to the 33rd International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners” presented by the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, Canada, 2011; Privacy by Design Ambassador, recognised by the Commissioner of Ontario, Dr Ann Cavoukian, to join a select group of privacy leaders recognised worldwide for their thought leadership, 2010; Thank-you and congratulations letter from the General Consulate of Serbia Republic in Bari, 2008. Past activities 2018-2019 Member of the scientific committee and lecturer of the “Advanced Training Course on Personal Data Protection - Data Protection Officer (DPO)", organized by the Consiglio Nazionale Forense (CNF) (Italian National Bar) and the Consiglio Nazionale degli Ingegneri - CNI (National Council of Engineers), under the patronage of the Garante per la protezione dei dati personali (Italian Data Protection Authority). 2019 - Member of the Technical Committee of “The Eleventh International Conference on Evolving Internet” - INTERNET 2019, June 30, 2019 to July 4, 2019 - Rome, Italy; 2018 - Member of the Technical Committee of “The Tenth International Conference on Evolving Internet” - INTERNET 2018, June 24, 2018 to June 28, 2018 - Venice, Italy; 2017 - Member of the Technical Program Committee of the International Conference “IEEE Cyberscitech 2017” Orlando, USA, November 6-10, 2017; 2012 - Member of EMG (Member of the External Member Group) of the European project BUTLER; 2013 - Member of the Advisory board of the European BURBA Project; 2007 - 2008 External expert and consultant for ADICONSUM (Italy) for the “EAST - Easy to Stop-it” project, running from January 2007 to December 2008, consists of a combined node for hotline and awareness-raising activities in Italy, aimed at guaranteeing a relevant increase of Internet safety for minors, both on the side of supporting the fight against illegal/harmful content and online crime (namely child pornography), and promoting a more responsible, positive and large use of the Web and the new ICTs by minors, thus involving all relevant stakeholders and strengthening synergies with national and EU policies/initiatives. 2008 - 2009 External expert and consultant for ADICONSUM (Italy) for the Youth Protection Roundtable (YPRT), project funded in the framework of the Safer Internet Action Plan of the European Commission from November 2006 till April 2009. On April 3rd, the first international youth media protection conference took place in Berlin, It was the fifth meeting of the Youth Protection Roundtable - this time open to the public. The Youth Protection Roundtable will encourage a collaborative and cross-sector dialogue focusing on the optimal mix of effective technology-enhanced strategies on the one hand and education-based strategies on the other hand to enable youths - and responsible adults in the case of minors - for safe and secure use of the Internet. 2009 - 2010 - External expert and consultant for ADICONSUM (Italy) for the “EAST2 - Easy to Stop-it” project, running from January 2009 to December 2010, consists of a combined node for hotline and awareness-raising activities in Italy, aimed at guaranteeing a relevant increase of Internet safety for minors, both on the side of supporting the fight against illegal/harmful content and online crime (namely child pornography), and promoting a more responsible, positive and large use of the Web and the new ICTs by minors, thus involving all relevant stakeholders and strengthening synergies with national and EU policies/initiative. 2008 - 2010 - Member, on behalf of the Italian node, of the European social networking task force called from the European Commission, 2008 - 2010 2008 - 2010 - Expert and Consultant of the ADICONSUM as part of the Italian node of the Safer Internet Programme Plus. Membership Member of the International Neural Network Society (INNS) Member of the United Nations University Artificial Intelligence Network (UNU AI Network); Member of the Association of AI Ethicists; Member of the European AI Alliance; Member of GlobaAI; Member of IEEE # 94364839; Member of the Scientific Council of “The Israeli Association for Ethics in Artificial Intelligence” Member of AIxIA (Associazione Italiana per l’Intelligenza Artificiale); Member of ForHumanity; Member of the International Institute of Informatics and Systemics (IIIS) - USA); Member of the XMPP Standards Foundation (XSF); Member of AIP (Italian Computer Society) # 4228; Founding member of the Association Inter-National Association FOR Trans-Disciplinary Communication: AFTC; Member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics; Academic Member of the Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER), belonging to the Law & Computer Unit. 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16 October 2024 Â· 26 min Â· Nicola Fabiano

Artificial Intelligence - AI

icons created by Freepik-Flaticon The topic of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is compelling is, especially in recent times, is the subject of attention not only by technicians. In Europe, on April 21, 2021, the European Commission proposed “new rules and actions aiming to turn Europe into the global hub for trustworthy Artificial Intelligence (AI)”, presenting the “Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down harmonised rules on Artificial Intelligence (Artificial Intelligence Act) and amending certain Union legislative Acts” and the relative Annexes. The above proposal demonstrates how the topic is significant at the institutional and private levels. ...

20 January 2022 Â· 1 min Â· Nicola Fabiano

Blockchain

icons created by Freepik-Flaticon The blockchain phenomenon has been known for bitcoins. It is reductive to qualify blockchain only in financial terms related to cryptocurrencies. The computer architecture of the blockchain is complex, and the uses are multiple. Our interest is mainly related to data protection and privacy in the blockchain. Our Law Firm aims at providing advice for the regulatory compliance of the computer architecture used for the blockchain. Notably, we evaluate the current regulations regarding the protection of personal data and privacy and any hypothesis of civil liability. ...

20 January 2022 Â· 1 min Â· Nicola Fabiano

Contacts

icons created by Eucalyp - Flaticon You can reach us by Here: nicola [at] nicfab.eu Or by Email: info [at] fabiano.law Headquarter Foggia Via Dante Alighieri 5 - 71121 - Foggia (Italy) Offices Rome Milan Viale Furio Camillo 54 00181 - Rome (Italy) Milan (Italy) Rome

20 January 2022 Â· 1 min Â· Nicola Fabiano

Cybersecurity

icons created by Freepik-Flaticon Cybersecurity is now a fundamental aspect of every public and private reality. Moreover, cybersecurity is considered a primary asset for national security. Our approach is to advise operators about cyber risks and guide them towards adopting solutions aimed at mitigating these risks. We provide training in this specific area and others, as it is a countermeasure to potential risks.

20 January 2022 Â· 1 min Â· Nicola Fabiano

Digital Innovation Academy

icons created by Smashicons - Flaticon Our Law Firm closely monitors the digital innovation sector at the national, European, and international levels. More and more frequently, organizations use software technologies to manage or rationalize new or existing business processes. We support digital innovation processes, pay special attention to possible impacts on personal data and privacy, and offer legal and technical training. Training multidisciplinary is today the key to the success of public and private entities. ...

20 January 2022 Â· 1 min Â· Nicola Fabiano

Internet of Things - IoT

icons created by Freepik-Flaticon We live in the Internet of Things (IoT) phenomenon, actively participating, as leading actors, every day by using the devices we use (mainly the smartphone). At present, there is not yet a definition of the Internet of Things, but it is undoubtedly a phenomenon of interconnected objects that exchange information. Among the various aspects, on the one hand, it is well-known that there are risks to computer security both related to the technical methods of access to the single object and those through which information is exchanged. ...

20 January 2022 Â· 1 min Â· Nicola Fabiano

News

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20 January 2022 Â· 1 min Â· NicFab

Privacy - GDPR

icons created by Freepik-Flaticon Regarding the protection of personal data, the primary regulatory references are the EU Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR) and, for Italy, the Privacy Code (Legislative Decree 196/2003 as amended by Legislative Decree 101/2018). Also to be considered: the Decisions of the European Commission (adequacy decisions and decisions on standard contractual clauses - SCC); Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU); Directive 2002/58/EC; Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data (Convention 108/1981); European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR); Measures issued by Supervisory Authorities; documents (Guidelines, Opinion, Decisions, and other production) issued by the European Data Protection Board (EDPB); some technical standards (by way of example, ISO 27001). Therefore, in summary, we must distinguish two main areas of activity: ...

20 January 2022 Â· 2 min Â· Nicola Fabiano

Privacy Policy

icon created by Freepik - Flaticon Privacy Policy Matomo opt-in or opt-out [EN]: Allow tracking (or choose 2) - [IT]: Consento al tracking (o scegli 2) [EN]: Disallow tracking - [IT]: Non consento al tracking Opt-in: [EN] You allowed tracking - [IT] Hai consentito al tracking. Opt-out: [EN] You are not tracked - [IT] I dati di sessione non sono raccolti. If you have chosen “Allow tracking” we remind you that we will collect your data only in an anonymous and aggregated manner as reported in this policy. You can still change your choices at any time. ...

20 January 2022 Â· 7 min Â· Nicola Fabiano