Joanna Kulesza, Ph.D., is the Executive Director of the Lodz Cyber Hub research center at the University of Lodz and an assistant professor of international law at the Faculty of Law and Administration.  Her expertise spans public international law, internet governance, human rights, and cybersecurity. Joanna represents European Internet users at the At-Large Advisory Committee within the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers and leads cybersecurity due diligence efforts within the European and Chinese working group on the application of international law in cyberspace led by the EUISS, GCSP and CICIR.

Formerly, she chaired the Advisory Board of the Global Forum on Cyber Expertise (2019-2022) and was a member of the Scientific Committee of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (2019-2023). Joanna’s publications include “Due Diligence in International Law” (BRILL 2016) and “International Internet Law” (Routledge 2012), along with the co-authored work “Global Governance of Low Earth Orbit Satellite Broadband” (with Berna Akcali-Gur, 2023). Her research contributions continue to inform discussions on cybersecurity, internet governance, and human rights protection in cyberspace.