Current Positions:

• Assistant Professor, Department of International Law and International Relations, University of Lodz Law School 
• Executive Director, Lodz Cyber Hub Research Center, an ICANN At-Large Structure (ALS), where she oversees cooperation with the European Security and Defense College (ESDC), organizing expert courses on "Cybersecurity and International Law."
• Faculty Member at the University of Oslo, University of Vilnius,  and Indiana University.
• Polish Rapporteur in the World Intermediary Liability Map (WILMap) project implemented by Stanford University.
• At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) Liaison to ICANN's Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC), having previously served two terms as ALAC vice-chair.
• Expert for the European-Chinese working group on the application of international law in cyberspace (EEC-IL) and the Sino-European Cyber Dialogue (SECD), co-hosted by the Geneva Center for Security Policy and the EU Institute for Security Studies.
• Evaluator for the European Commission, including Marie Curie Fellowships and Horizon 2020 (H2020) projects, European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST), Digital Freedom Fund (DFF), Foundation for Polish Science (FNP), Foundation for the Development of the Education System (FRSE), and National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA).
• Member of the Internet Society, Diplo Internet Governance Community, RIPE Cooperation WG, and Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GigaNet).
• Research Fellow of the Casimir Pulaski Foundation.
• Reviewer for Data & Policy (CUP), Telecommunications Policy, and Internet Policy Review.

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Past Positions:

• Member of the Scientific Committee for the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (2018-2023).
• Chair of the Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO) Panel G&M1: Sciences of Law and Criminology (2018-2024).
• Chair of the Advisory Board of the Global Forum on Cyber Expertise (GFCE) (2019-2022).
• Chair of the Membership Committee and member of the Steering Committee of the Global Academic Network for Internet Governance (GigaNet) (2010-2018).
• Vice Chair of the At-Large Advisory Committee, Internet Corporation of Assigned names and Numbers (ICANN) (2019-2023).
• Research Advisor for the Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace (GCSC) hosted by the Hague Center for Strategic Studies, leading the dedicated research project on Global Public Goods in international law (2018).
• Commissioned Expert for the European Commission and the Council of Europe, conducting training projects in the field of judicial protection of human rights on the Internet in Ukraine (2014-2015), Moldova (2016), Serbia (2019), and Romania (2020).

Research Activity:

Selected Recent Publications:

• Kulesza, J., "Settlement of Inter-State Data Disputes" in The Peaceful Settlement of Inter-State Cyber Disputes, N. Tsagourias, R. Buchan, R., D. Franchini (Eds.), Bloomsbury 2024, pp. 175-190
• Akçalı Gür, B. & Kulesza, J., "Equitable access to satellite broadband services: Challenges and opportunities for developing countries", Telecommunications Policy, 2024.
• Kulesza, J., & Burdiak, P., "Countering Disinformation on Social Media Platforms: Developments in the EU and Poland," Mediaforum: Analytics, Forecasts, Information Management, 2024.
• Kulesza, J., "Human Rights and Social Media: Challenges and Opportunities for Human Rights Education" in Polarization, Shifting Borders and Liquid Governance, A. Mihr, Ch. Pierobon (Eds.), Springer 2023.

Selected Publications in Print:

• Kulesza, J., "Cybersquatting" in Elgar Encyclopedia of Intellectual Property Law P. Torremans, I. Stamatoudi, P. K. Yu, & B. J. Jütte (Eds.), Edward Elgar Publishing 2025
• Kulesza, J., "Domain Names" in Elgar Encyclopedia of Intellectual Property Law P. Torremans, I. Stamatoudi, P. K. Yu, & B. J. Jütte (Eds.), Edward Elgar Publishing 2025
• Kulesza, J., "Blocking Orders" in Elgar Encyclopedia of Intellectual Property Law P. Torremans, I. Stamatoudi, P. K. Yu, & B. J. Jütte (Eds.), Edward Elgar Publishing 2025

Full list of publications available here.

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Participation in Research Projects (Selection):

• 2022-Present: Principal Investigator of the University of Lodz (UŁ) cooperation with the European Security and Defence College (ESDC), leading specialized training for diplomatic staff from member and third countries on "Cybersecurity and International Law" in collaboration with the European External Action Service (EEAS), the European Commission, ENISA, EDA, and the EU Institute for Security Studies (EUISS).
• 2021-2024: Principal Investigator of the IDUB Lodz Cyber Hub project.
• 2022-2024: Principal Investigator of the 'Enhancing Security Cooperation in and with Asia' (ESIWA) project, in collaboration with Expertise France.
• 2023-2024: Principal Investigator for the Poland-Germany Science Foundation (DPWS) project 'Cybersecurity Data in Polish' (EuRepoC), in cooperation with the University of Heidelberg’s Political Science Institute, the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), the University of Innsbruck, and the Estonian Cyber Policy Institute.
• 2023-2024: Supervisor of the Visegrad Fund fellowship for young researchers.
• 2020-2024: Principal Investigator in the Global Digital Human Rights Network (COST CA19143).
• 2023-2026: Project Participant in 'Tailored CBRNe protection measures for hotels and conference centres' (HOTHREAT) coordinated by the CBRN Department at UniLodz.
• 2022-2024: Project Participant in 'Free Belarus University – Fostering Leaders and Reformers for a New Belarus' coordinated by the Business Development Center, Faculty of Management, UniLodz.
• 2021-2024: Project Participant in 'An interoperable multidomain CBRN system' (NEST) coordinated by the CBRN Department, Faculty of Biology, UniLodz.
• 2021-2024: Project Participant in 'Integrated large sport facilities protection system supporting the CBRN security of mass events' (SAFE STADIUM) coordinated by the CBRN Department, Faculty of Biology, UniLodz.
• 2021-2023: Project Participant in 'Protection System for large gatherings of People in Religious Sites' (ProSPeReS) coordinated by the CBRN Department, Faculty of Biology, UniLodz.
• 2017-2018: Principal Investigator in GCSC Project 1 - The Public Core: Lot 1A (2017) focused on defining the public core of the internet, addressing its role in global governance, digital infrastructure, and the protection of fundamental rights in cyberspace.
  

Consulting for the European Commission and Council of Europe on judicial protection of human rights on the Internet in Ukraine (2014/2015), Moldova (2016), Serbia (2019), and Romania (2020).

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Educational Activity:

At the University of Lodz (UŁ), Joanna Kulesza teaches English-language seminars for advanced students, focusing on Cyberspace and International Law and Entertainment Law. She also instructs students in journalism and computer science, integrating topics into the Cyber-European Cyber Education, Training, Exercise and Evaluation (ETEE) Platform. Kulesza runs workshops on cybersecurity and data protection as part of the 'Digital Competencies for Managers' module within UŁ's Mini MBA and Global Mini MBA programs. Additionally, she lectures on Digital Communication and Social Media for Management in UŁ's new English-language undergraduate program.

Kulesza is also a Professor at Vilnius University, Visiting Professor at the University of Oslo, and St. Thomas University in Florida.

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Organizational Activities:

• Founder and organizer of the Summer School on International Law and Internet Governance (SSIGIL).
• Organizer and co-organizer of numerous international conferences, including collaborations with the EU Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA), the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the University of Padua (Gig-Arts).
• Organizes events promoting the application of international law in cyberspace in cooperation with ICANN and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
• Since 2023, as Director of the Lodz Cyber Hub, the first Polish entity accepted as an ICANN's At-Large Structure, Kulesza collaborates with international technical representatives responsible for cybersecurity and the domain name system (DNS).
• 2021-2024: Disciplinary Spokesperson for Students at UŁ.
• Since 2018, Supervisor of the Student Research Group for New Technologies Law.