Ido Kilovaty is the Frederic Dorwart and Zedalis Family Fund Associate Professor of Law at the University of Tulsa, College of Law. He is also an affiliate at the Center for Law, Information and Creativity (CLIC) at Northeastern University School of Law. Previously, he was a Cybersecurity Policy Fellow at New America, a Cyber Fellow at the Center for Global Legal Challenges, and a Resident Fellow at the Information Society Project, both at Yale Law School. His primary areas of research include cybersecurity law, privacy, emerging technologies, and international law; much of his work focuses on enhancing cybersecurity through security-driven legislation and regulation.
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