Vasco Rosa Dias

Vasco Rosa Dias is the Data Protection Officer of INESC TEC. He is a Lawyer (Portuguese Bar), since 2007 and also a Patent and TM attorney and a European Trademark and Design Attorney (before EUIPO). He is a certified DPO - ECPC University of Maastricht. After having obtained his law degree, at the University of Coimbra, Vasco studied EU Law/European Studies, IP Law and Competition Law, at the Universities of Lisbon, Portuguese Catholic University and King's College , London. He was also an intern at the European Court of Justice, in Luxembourg. Before joining INESC TEC Vasco also worked with DITS-UC, the TTO of the University of Coimbra.

Main topics of interest: Intellectual Property, TNT, Cyber Law, EU&Competition, Technology Law, Privacy and Data Protection.

Domains

Legal Support Data Protection Officer

Projects

CONVERGE

CONVERGE is an Horizon Europe project started on February 2023 and the main objective is the development of an innovative toolset aligned with the motto “view-to-communicate and communicate-to-view”. This toolset is a world-first and consists of vision-aided large intelligent surfaces, vision-aided fixed and mobile base stations, a vision-radio simulator and 3D environment modeler, and machine learning algorithms for multimodal data including radio signals, video streams, RF sensing, and traffic traces. CONVERGE will also provide the scientific community with open datasets of experimental and simulated data obtained with the toolset in the RIs, meet scientific and industrial requirements by addressing relevant 6G verticals, enhance the competitiveness of the involved companies, extend the European influence to world-wide recognized RIs, enable the creation of new RIs, contribute to the development of new environment-friendly tools, and help European Union to address its societal challenges.

Publications

Record linkage of routine and cohort data of children in Portugal: challenges and opportunities when using record linkage as a tool for scientific research

Doetsch, JN;Dias, V;Lopes, I;Redinha, R;Barros, H;

2022

MEDICAL LAW REVIEW

Geoprivacy in Neighbourhoods and Health Research: A Mini-Review of the Challenges and Best Practices in Epidemiological Studies

Ribeiro, AI;Dias, V;Ribeiro, S;Silva, JP;Barros, H;

2022

PUBLIC HEALTH REVIEWS

Joint controllers in large research consortia: a funnel model to distinguish controllers in the sense of the GDPR from other partners in the consortium

Van Veen, E;Boeckhout, M;Schlünder, I;Boiten, JW;Dias, V;

2022

Open Research Europe

Record linkage of population-based cohort data from minors with national register data: A scoping review and comparative legal analysis of four European countries

Doetsch J.N.;Dias V.;Indredavik M.S.;Reittu J.;Devold R.K.;Teixeira R.;Kajantie E.;Barros H.;

2021

Open Research Europe

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Supervised theses

A INFLUÊNCIA DE GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE NA PRÁTICA DE MARKETING DIGITAL

Clara Guedes Teixeira

M - 2024

UP-FEP

Centres

Data Protection Officer

Today’s society is characterised by digitalisation and hyperconnectivity; data has become a crucial asset for organisations, many of which consist of personal data. The law imposes significant responsibilities on their processing, applying to their activities in a cross-cutting manner. At INESC TEC, these responsibilities primarily stem from research and development, but also extend to other activities common to most organisations, carried out by Centres and Services. Following the full implementation of the GDPR in 2018, INESC TEC decided to appoint a Data Protection Officer (DPO), supported by an internal multidisciplinary team. The Data Protection Officer has a specific legal status and plays the role of informing and advising the Board and general staff of the Institute on existing legal obligations, as well as monitoring compliance with applicable data protection legislation and the internal procedures that implement it. The DPO is the point of contact for the competent supervisory authorities in this area (the CNPD, in Portugal), while ensuring the fundamental rights of data subjects, whether they are employees or others who collaborate with the Institute.

Legal Support

Our focus on the development and transfer of science and technology makes our Legal Support service of utmost importance in our activities. For our team, managing risks, protecting the institution's interests, and keeping up with the constant evolution of international, European, and national legal frameworks are daily challenges that require thoroughness and dedication. With integrity and commitment, we ensure best practices in vital areas like HR, institutional relations, contracts, public procurement, and personal data protection. We address each challenge with dedication, always ensuring the most appropriate action to each situation.