Marcelo is an Attorney-at-Law specialising in disruptive technologies, privacy, and data protection law. His past activities have included working as a consultant and lawyer for law firms and IT companies. Marcelo also has vast experience in EU-funded research projects. He is currently an Associate Professor of IT Law at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. He has a Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) degree from Kyushu University in Japan. He also holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in international economics and business law from Kyushu University, an LL.M. in law and information technology, and an LL.M. in European intellectual property law, both from the University of Stockholm in Sweden. He has several publications in the field of IT Law.