Federica Fedorczyk

Federica Fedorczyk is an Early Career Research Fellow at the Institute and a Research Fellow at Reuben College. She is also an Affiliate at the Information Law Institute (ILI) of NYU. She is working on AI regulation and ethics, with a focus on the intersection between AI and the criminal justice system.

Prior to joining the Institute, Federica was a Postdoctoral Emile Noël Fellow at NYU and a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the European Jean Monnet Center of Excellence on the Regulation of Robotics & AI of Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies. After a Law degree summa cum laude from the University of Roma Tre, she obtained a PhD in Criminal Law summa cum laude at Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies in July 2024, with a dissertation exploring how the use of AI is transforming the criminal justice system.

Research interests

Federica’s research lies at the intersection of criminal law, tech law and human rights. She examines how the use and regulation of AI are transforming contemporary criminal justice systems and reshaping the balance between public security and individual rights. Her work explores how these developments may promote securitarian, risk-management-oriented societies and create fertile ground for new forms of digital authoritarianism. Within this broader framework, Federica focuses on EU regulation of high-risk AI systems (particularly remote biometric identification in law enforcement and ADMS); the use of AI in prisons and its implications for rehabilitation and the foundations of criminal punishment; AI-driven gender-based violence (including non-consensual sexual deepfakes) and the broader phenomenon of AI-enabled manipulation.

Selected Publications

F. Fedorczyk, ‘The EU approach to non-consensual sexual deepfakes: criminal law, tech regulation and the risk of fragmentation’ in European Criminal Law Review, Issue 3/2025 (forthcoming, December 2025)
A.Bertolini, F. Fedorczyk, M. Mollicone and G. Migliora, ‘Defining high-risk AI systems. Understanding the complexity of the AIA definitions’ in M. Huber et al.(eds) “European Robotics Forum 2025. Boosting the Synergies between Robotics and AI for a Stronger Europe”, Springer (2025)
F. Fedorczyk, ‘Navigating the dichotomy of smart prisons: between surveillance and rehabilitation’ in Law, Innovation and Technology Vol.16, No.1, Routledge (2024)
F. Fedorczyk, ‘Addressing AI-driving gender discrimination: the role of the EU AI Act and Corporate Social Responsibility’ in Rivista Diritti Comparati (2024)

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