Dr. Cristiana Teixeira Santos

Dr. Cristiana Teixeira Santos

Universitair docent
Internationaal en Europees Recht
c.teixeirasantos@uu.nl

Contract research

  • NWO VIDI (2025-2030) aims to investigate how power and influence over others should shape responsibility under data protection law, ensuring fairer compliance and protection of user's data rights. 
  • ANR TULIP (2024-2026) ‘’proTéger les UtiLisateurs contre les manIPulations en ligne)'' is a project funded by the ANR MRSEI program to protect users from manipulation, deception, and harms caused by dark patterns in digital systems, 
  • HAI: Human-centered Artificial Intelligence Grant Application (2023) Investigating AI-based dark patterns: this project aims to investigate AI-powered personalized dark patterns 
  • HAI: Human-centered Artificial Intelligence Grant Application (2023) Automated Purposes Detection: this project investigates to what extent it is possible to automate detection of purposes for processing personal data in consent banners using machine learning approaches. 
  • HAI: Human-centered Artificial Intelligence Grant Application (2022) on AI&Law Symposium  
  • IOS Seed Money for starting projects (2021) on Dark Patterns 
  • DATA4US Personal DAta TrAnsparency for web Users, INRIA’s Exploratory Actions: taking risks (2020 – 2022)
  • InfoCOR Service module for the implementation of the balance between business and consumer in online resolution of consumer complaints, Spanish National Project (2013 – 2016)
  • TIARAC Telematics and AI in Alternative Conflict Resolution, Foundation for Science and Technology (2010 – 2012)

External collaborator

  • DECEPTICON  to demonstrate deceptive practices, FNR-CORE (2020-2023)
  • PrivaWEB Privacy Protection and ePrivacy Compliance for Web Users, ANR (2018 – 2021)
  • DAPRECO DAta Protection REgulation Compliance, FNR-CORE project (2017 – 2019)