Dr Filippo Marchetti

Dr Filippo Marchetti is a Senior Lecturer at Westminster Law School. His expertise lies at the intersection of international law, European Union law, and the legal regimes governing the use of new and emerging technologies, particularly data protection and artificial intelligence regulation.

At the University of Westminster, Filippo’s current research focuses on the impact of data-driven technologies on international and regional space law, as well as on the conflict-of-laws dimensions of space activities. In parallel, he also researches the regulation of artificial intelligence and of personal data in the European Union, particularly its impact on vulnerable individuals. 

He has authored and co-authored several articles, book chapters, technical reports, and national reports on data protection and privacy, private international law, and technology law and policy. His publications include work in the Italian journal Rivista di diritto internazionale privato e processuale and in volumes published by Hart Publishing and Wolters Kluwer.

Filippo has presented his research at several international conferences. His most recent presentations include a paper on emerging outer space activities and EU private international law at the 2025 Biennial Conference of the Journal of Private International Law, and a paper on economic sanctions and the international law of outer space at the 2025 Ljubljana Sanctions Conference.

Prior to joining Westminster Law School, he was Head of Strategic Impact and Data Protection Services Manager at Trilateral Research, where he led the delivery of research and advisory services to dozens of organisations in the United Kingdom, the European Union, and the United States, as well as to international organisations and agencies. Most notably, in his role Filippo advised the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the European Medicines Agency, the European Central Bank, the European Banking Authority, the University of Cambridge, and several companies in the biotech and space sectors.

Earlier in his career, he worked as a Research Fellow in International and European Union Law at the University of Milan, where he participated in several EU-funded projects and contributed to the work of the International Law Association’s Committee on the Protection of Privacy in Private International Law.

Filippo is also an Adjunct Professor of International Law and European Union Law at Bocconi University in Milan.

He holds a doctoral degree in International Law and Economics from Bocconi University and a master’s degree in International Relations from the University of Milan.

In his free time, Filippo practises aikido and is passionate about aviation and astronomy.

At the University of Westminster, Filippo’s current research focuses on the impact of data-driven technologies on international and regional space law, as well as on the conflict-of-laws dimensions of space activities. He also researches the regulation of artificial intelligence in the European Union, particularly its impact on vulnerable individuals.

His research expertise lies at the crossroads of:

• Public and private international law
• European Union Law
• Data protection law
• Artificial intelligence regulation
• International space law

Filippo is the Co-Director of the Westminster Law and Technology Hub. 

For details of all my research outputs, visit my WestminsterResearch profile.