Rate My Professor Griet Verhenneman

Griet Verhenneman is a tenure track assistant professor at Ghent University's Faculty of Law and Criminology, within the Department of Criminology, Criminal Law and Social Law. A Doctor of Law with a Master of Law from KU Leuven obtained in 2007, she is a recognized expert in privacy law, data protection, artificial intelligence and the law, with particular emphasis on e-health applications and the legal-ethical challenges surrounding sensitive data protection. Her research intersects law with emerging technologies, focusing on European law, human rights law, and information law. Prof. Verhenneman is affiliated with research units such as METAMEDICA, which promotes interdisciplinary work in health law, privacy, and medical ethics, and the Institute for International Research on Criminal Policy (IRCP).

Throughout her career, Prof. Verhenneman has held significant positions including over 17 years as an affiliated legal researcher and lecturer at KU Leuven's CiTiP (2007-2024), Data Protection Officer at University Hospital Leuven (2018-2023), and external expert for the Belgian Data Protection Authority (2022-2025). She currently serves on the boards of METAMEDICA and i4S (Smart Solutions for Secure Societies) at Ghent University, contributes to the Data Access Committee of Ghent University Hospital, and acts as Special Visiting Lecturer at KU Leuven's Department of Public Health and Primary Care. Her teaching portfolio includes courses on Artificial Intelligence, Law and Ethics, Data Protection Law, and Information- and Source Criticism. Notable recent publications encompass the book chapter 'AI and Healthcare Data' in the Cambridge Handbook of the Law, Ethics and Policy of Artificial Intelligence (2025), editorship of Essential Texts on International and European Data Protection, AI and Cyber Law (2025), and Privacy en Gegevensbescherming (2025). She leads projects such as 'Sharing Data Relating to Health and the Right to Privacy' funded by Ghent University's Special Research Fund (2024-2028) and supervises PhD research on neuroreading in the metaverse.