Paolo Cannata

Legal Professional | Law & Technology, Hybrid Threats & Digital Democracy | University of Pisa

Pisa, Tuscany, Italy

About

Legal professional at the University of Pisa with a research focus on hybrid threats, digital governance, and freedom of expression online. Currently pursuing academic publication in the intersection of law and technology. Currently at CIDIC (Center for Innovation and Diffusion of Culture), I work on institutional communication and cultural dissemination. Previously, I spent over two years at the University's Technology Transfer Office, where I managed intellectual property processes, served as Secretary of the Technical Commission for Patents. My research examines how legal systems respond to electoral interference, disinformation, and cyberattacks - and where the boundary lies between democratic self-defence and the erosion of the rule of law. My recent paper on Moldova's 2025 parliamentary elections explores this tension in depth. Background: Master's Degree in Law and Second-Level Master in Law and Technology of the Digital Ecosystem (University of Pisa); Advanced Certificate in International Political Analysis (IAI Rome). Winner of the Best Project Award at the Circle U "Entrepreneurial Change-Making" programme (UCLouvain). Open to PhD opportunities and research collaborations in law and technology, digital constitutionalism, and cybersecurity governance.

Experience

  • Università di Pisa (Full-time · 4 yrs)
    • Tecnico amministrativo
      Jul 2022 - Present · 4 yrs

    • Technology Transfer Officer
      Jul 2022 - Present · 4 yrs

    • Assistente amministrativo
      Jul 2022 - Present · 4 yrs