Vote for Your Favourite Article
The European Data Protection Law Review (EDPL) cordially invites our readers, practitioners, and fellow academics to participate in the final selection for the 2026 Young Scholars Award.
From an impressive pool of submissions, our expert jury, consisting of Bart van der Sloot (Tilburg University), Hielke Hijmans (Belgian Data Protection Authority) and Susanna Lindroos-Hovinheimo (University of Helsinki) has selected two finalists whose work demonstrates exceptional quality, innovation, and clarity.
During the YSA panel at the CPDP conference in Brussels, the finalists will present their research and this year’s winner will be announced. CDPD participants are warmly invited to join the YSA panel on 21 May, 16:00 to 17:15 (Class Room).
Meet the Finalists
Please review the research summaries and scholar profiles below before casting your vote.
Giorgia Loredan
- Article Title: The Legal Architecture of Explainability-by-Design – Operationalizing the GDPR’s Right to an Explanation for Automated Decision-Making Under the Data Protection by Design and by Default Principle.
- Access the full article here
Güliz Arpalı
- Article Title: Judicial Uncertainties and Current Issues in the Compensation of Non-Material Damages under Article 82 GDPR
- Access the full article here
Which young scholar’s research offers the most compelling and original contribution to the study of European data protection? Your vote determines who will take home this year’s top honour.