Dr Elisabeth Steindl is a legal scholar specializing in digitalization and innovation. Her particular interest lies in the regulatory and ethical challenges posed by AI and disruptive technologies. Her research focuses on key areas such as digital mental health, neurotechnology, and emotion technology — domains where law, innovation, and ethics intersect in unique ways. Committed to fostering responsible technological progress, she combines legal expertise with an interdisciplinary background in the humanities.

Related Publications: Elisabeth Steindl, A Datafied Mind: Untangling EU Regulation of Emotion Technology and Neurotechnology (Cambridge University Press, 2025). https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/datafied-mind/D6188D95F160FCE0042882303811F90E Elisabeth Steindl, Consumer neuro devices within EU product safety law: Are we prepared for big tech ante portas?, Computer Law & Security Review, Volume 52, 2024, 105945, ISSN 2212-473X, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clsr.2024.105945.

Elisabeth Steindl, Safeguarding privacy and efficacy in e-mental health: policy options in the EU and Australia, International Data Privacy Law, Volume 13, Issue 3, August 2023, Pages 207–224, https://doi.org/10.1093/idpl/ipad009.