LSTS Members

Contact

Rocco Bellanova
Law Science Technology & Society (LSTS)
Building B, room 4B317
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Pleinlaan 2
B-1050 Brussels
Belgium

Phone
secretary +32 2 629 24 60
direct +32 2 629 24 60
fax +32 2 629 26 62

Email
rbellano@vub.ac.be

Rocco holds a Research Masters in political science and international relations (IEP-Paris) and graduated in international relations (University of Bologna). He has been visiting student at the University of Montreal and at the IEP in Lyon. After a trainee-experience at the European Parliament in the field of Justice and Home Affairs, he is currently researching data protection applied to security measures at both the Facult�s universitaires Saint-Louis (FUSL) and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel.

At FUSL, he also works as assistant in international relations, political science and contemporary political issues ("liberties and securities"). He takes part in the organisation of the Computers, Privacy and Data Protection conferences (2009-2010) and the Celebrating European Privacy Day activities.

His research interests are: European and international security policies based on data access, data protection and fundamental rights, the development of the European Area of Freedom, Security and Justice.

Publications

Bellanova Rocco, Duez Denis (2012) A Different View on the "Making? of European Security: The EU Passenger Name Record System as a Socio-Technical Assemblage. issue Special Issue, vol.17, n. 2, pp.109 - 124.

Vermeulen Mathias, Bellanova Rocco, Gutwirth Serge (2012) A fundamental rights analysis of smart surveillance technologies. issue SAPIENT Deliverable 3.1, pp.89 - 132.

Bellanova Rocco (2011) Following the Digitalised Rabbit: Biometrics, Bodies and Borders. The International Spectator, issue 1, vol.46, pp.152 - 154, published by Routledge.

Bellanova Rocco (2011) Waiting for the barbarians or shaping new societies? A review of Helen Nissenbaum-s Privacy In Context (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2010). Information Polity, issue 4, vol.16, pp.391 - 395.

Bellanova Rocco, Gonzalez Fuster Gloria (2011) ?Data Protection In A World Of "New Security Practices?: Trapped Between Surveillance And Resistance"?. .

Bellanova Rocco, Gonzalez Fuster Gloria (2011) Body Scanners, Scanned Bodies: Turning Subjects Into Objects Of Security? On The (Unobserved) Body As A Mediator Of Security Practice?). .

De Hert Paul, Bellanova Rocco (2011) Mobility Should be Fun. A Consumer (Law) Perspective on Border Check Technology. TheScientificWorldJOURNAL, issue Biometrics Applications - Special Issue, vol.11, pp.490 - 502, published by TheScientificWorld (US).

De Hert Paul, Bellanova Rocco (2011) Transatlantic Cooperation on Travelers' Data Processing: From Sorting Countries to Sorting Individuals. published by Migration Policy Institute.

De Vries Ekaterina, Bellanova Rocco, De Hert Paul, Gutwirth Serge (2011) The German Constitutional Court Judgment on Data Retention: Proportionality Overrides Unlimited Surveillance (Doesn-t It?). Computers, privacy and data protection: an element of choice, pp.3 - 24, eds. Gutwirth, S.; Poullet, Y.; De Hert, P.; Leenes, R. (Eds.), published by Springer.

Gonzalez Fuster Gloria, Bellanova Rocco (2011) Body Scanners INEX Evening Round-Table, 27 January 2011: Summary of the proceedings. .

Gutwirth Serge, Gellert Raphaël, Bellanova Rocco (2011) Privacy and emerging fields of science and technology: Towards a common framework for privacy and ethical assessment. Deliverable D1: Legal conceptualisations of privacy and data protection. .

Bellanova Rocco, De Hert Paul, Gutwirth Serge (2010) Variations sur le thème de la banalisation de la surveillance. Mouvements, issue Sous contrôle. Gouverner par les fichiers, n. 62, pp.46 - 54, eds. Meryem Marzouki et Patrick Simon, published by La Découverte.

De Hert Paul, Bellanova Rocco (2010) Borders, Territory, Law: a consumer-friendly and citizen-friendly perspective. IES Activity report 2009, from Summary of lecture given at the IES lecture series Europe under Threat? Migration and Terrorism, pp.54 - 61, published by Institute for European Studies.

De Hert Paul, Bellanova Rocco, De Vries Ekaterina (2010) The German Constitutional Court Judgment on Data Retention: Goodbye Unlimited Surveillance, Hello Proportionality. blog posted at http://vortex.uvt.nl/TILTblog/, published by Tilt (Tilburg University).

De Vries Ekaterina, Bellanova Rocco, De Hert Paul (2010) Proportionality overrides Unlimited Surveillance. The German Constitutional Court Judgment on Data Retention. from Liberty and Security in Europe, eds. Centre for European Policy Studies.

Ellyne Erika Eva, Bellanova Rocco, Gonzalez Fuster Gloria (2010) Data Transfers in the New AFSJ: Go with the Flow? Converging and Conflicting Ethical Values in the External/Internal Security Continuum in Europe, Proceedings of INEX Workshop, 10 May 2010. .

Tanaka Hiroyuki, Bellanova Rocco, Ginsburg Susan, De Hert Paul (2010) Transatlantic Information Sharing: At a Crossroads. published by Migration Policy Institute (Washington DC).

Wright David, Friedewald Michael, Gutwirth Serge, Langheinrich Marc, Mordini Emilio, Bellanova Rocco, De Hert Paul, Wadhwa Kush, Bigo Didier (2010) Sorting out smart surveillance. Computer Law & Security Review, vol.26, n. 4, pp.343 - 354, published by Elsevier Ltd.

Bellanova Rocco (2009) A Model "Prêt-à-Exporter"? The 2008 German-US Agreement on Data Exchange. from CHALLENGE Research Papers, issue 13, eds. Centre for European Policy Studies - CHALLENGE.

Bellanova Rocco (2009) More Black Holes and White Walls. The International Spectator, issue 3, vol.44, published by Routledge.

Bellanova Rocco, De Hert Paul (2009) Le cas S. et Marper et les données personnelles : l-horloge de la stigmatisation stoppée par un arrêt européen. Cultures et Conflits, issue Fichage et listing, n. 76, pp.101 - 114, eds. Didier Bigo et Pierre Piazza, published by Harmattan.

Bellanova Rocco, De Hert Paul (2009) Protection des données personnelles et mesures de sécurité : vers une perspective transatlantique. Cultures & Conflits. Sociologie Politique de l'International, from Sécurité et Protection des Données - Varia, issue 74, pp.63 - 80, eds. Didier Bigo, published by Harmattan.

Bellanova Rocco, Duez Denis (2009) European Internal Security and Data Protection: Conflicting Processes of Europeanization?. .

De Hert Paul, Bellanova Rocco (2009) Data Protection In The Area Of Freedom, Security And Justice: A System Still To Be Fully Developed?. Study requested by the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), published by European Parliament.

De Hert Paul, Bellanova Rocco (2009) La protection des données dans l-espace de liberté, de sécurité et de justice : un système qui doit encore être pleinement développé?. Etude demandée par la Commission des libertés civiles, de la justice et des affaires intérieures du Parlement européen (LIBE), published by European Parliament.

De Hert Paul, Bellanova Rocco (2008) Data Protection from a Transatlantic Perspective: The EU and US move towards an International Data Protection Agreement?. Study requested by the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), published by European Parliament.

De Hert Paul, Bellanova Rocco (2008) La protection des donnees d-un point de vue transatlantique: l-UE et les USA sur la voie d-un accord international relatif a la protection des donnees?. Etude demandée par la Commission des libertés civiles, de la justice et des affaires intérieures du Parlement européen (LIBE), published by European Parliament.