- The proposed directive for the supply of digital content: is it fit for purpose? Hoekstra, Johanna and Diker Vanberg, Aysem. 2019. The proposed directive for the supply of digital content: is it fit for purpose? International Review of Law, Computers & Technology, 33(1), pp. 100-117. ISSN 1360-0869
- The right to data portability in the GDPR: What lessons can be learned from the EU experience? Diker Vanberg, Aysem. 2018. The right to data portability in the GDPR: What lessons can be learned from the EU experience? Journal of Internet Law, 21(7), pp. 10-19. ISSN 1094-2904
- Data protection in the UK post-Brexit: the only certainty is uncertainty Diker Vanberg, Aysem and Maunick, Maelya. 2018. Data protection in the UK post-Brexit: the only certainty is uncertainty. International Review of Law, Computers & Technology, 32(1), pp. 190-206. ISSN 1360-0869
- The right to data portability in the GDPR and EU competition law: odd couple or dynamic duo Diker Vanberg, Aysem and Bilal Ünver, Mehmet. 2017. The right to data portability in the GDPR and EU competition law: odd couple or dynamic duo. European Journal of Law and Technology, 8(1), ISSN 2042-115X
Dr Aysem Diker Vanberg
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Aysem’s research interests lie in EU and UK Competition Law (broadly commercial law) and Information Technology Law.
Dr Aysem Diker Vanberg is a Senior Lecturer in Law at the Department of Law, at Goldsmiths, University of London. She is specialised in commercial law. She is a recognised authority on competition law, data protection law, digital markets and online platforms. Her work has been cited by academic and legal practitioners in the UK and globally.
Prior to joining Goldsmiths, Aysem worked at the University of Greenwich and Anglia Ruskin University as a Senior Lecturer and as an Associate Lecturer and Research Associate at the University of Essex.
Aysem holds a PhD from the University of Essex, an LLM from the University of Bremen and an LLB( Hons) from the University of Ankara (Turkey). She is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Aysem is also a qualified Turkish lawyer. Before moving to the UK, she worked as a lead in-house counsel for multinational companies including MAN Nutzfahrzeuge AG and Cimpor Cimentos de Portugal.
Academic qualifications
- The Postgraduate Certificate in Education 2016
- PhD in Competition Law 2015
- LLM in European Law and International Law 2004
- LLB (Hons) Law 2000
Research interests
Aysem’s research interests lie in EU and UK Competition Law and Information Technology Law. Her research expertise sits at the intersection of law and technology considering issues of fundamental rights amidst machine learning and artificial intelligence.
Aysem is a recognised authority on competition law, data protection law, digital markets and online platforms. Her work has been cited by academic and legal practitioners in the UK and globally, including Facebook Vice President Erin Egan in a Facebook policy paper ‘Chartering a Way Forward: Data Portability and Privacy’.
She was also invited to participate in a Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sports consultation, sharing input on the right to data portability and its enforcement in the UK, being subsequently cited in the seminal report on ‘Data Mobility: The personal data portability growth opportunity for the UK economy.
Currently, Aysem is authoring a book chapter on the proposed Digital Markets Act (DMA). The chapter analyses whether the DMA will be able to complement the enforcement of competition law at the EU and national level by tackling unfair practices by gatekeepers that either fall outside the scope of the existing competition rules or practices that cannot be effectively addressed by EU competition rules. She is also working on a monograph which examines the application of Article 102 TFEU to digital platforms.
Grants and awards
2021:
The Peter Harris Trust Fund
Organised a symposium at Greenwich University on digital rights.
2009: University of Essex, PhD Scholarship
Publications and research outputs
Article
- Generative AI & Competition Law Concerns: The New Kid on the Block! Diker Vanberg, Aysem. 2024. Generative AI & Competition Law Concerns: The New Kid on the Block! COM&IP Insight(21), pp. 1-5.
- Coordinating Digital Regulation in the UK: Is the Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum (DRCF) up to the task? Diker Vanberg, Aysem. 2023. Coordinating Digital Regulation in the UK: Is the Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum (DRCF) up to the task? International Review of Law, Computers & Technology, 37(2), pp. 128-146. ISSN 1360-0869
- Informational privacy post GDPR – end of the road or the start of a long journey? Diker Vanberg, Aysem. 2021. Informational privacy post GDPR – end of the road or the start of a long journey? The International Journal of Human Rights, 25(1), pp. 52-78. ISSN 1364-2987
Book Section
- Access to justice and arbitrating EU competition disputes: aye or nay? Diker Vanberg, Aysem and Hoekstra, Johanna. 2020. Access to justice and arbitrating EU competition disputes: aye or nay? In: Leonardo V.P. de Oliveira and Sara Hourani, eds. Access to Justice in Arbitration: Concept, Context and Practice. Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands: Kluwer Law International. ISBN 9789403506913
Edited Book
- The right to privacy revisited: different international perspectives Heval Cinar, Özgür and Diker Vanberg, Aysem, eds. 2021. The right to privacy revisited: different international perspectives. Abingdon: Routledge. ISBN 9781032171890
Report
- British and Irish Law Education and Technology Association Response to UK' s Government's Consultation on Generative AI Diker Vanberg, Aysem; Mendis, Dinusha; Romero-Moreno, Felipe; Barker, Kim; Griffin, James and Blakely, Megan. 2025. British and Irish Law Education and Technology Association Response to UK' s Government's Consultation on Generative AI. Documentation. The British and Irish Law Education Technology Association (BILETA).
- BILETA Response to UK Government Consultation: Data a new direction Harbinja, Edina; McCullagh, Karen; Romero Moreno, Felipe; Pearce, Henry; Basu, Subhajit; Sutter, Gavin; Lynskey, Orla and Diker Vanberg, Aysem. 2021. BILETA Response to UK Government Consultation: Data a new direction. Other. The British and Irish Law Education Technology Association (BILETA), United Kingdom.
Other
- Response to Call for Evidence - Technology Adoption Review Diker Vanberg, Aysem. 2025. Response to Call for Evidence - Technology Adoption Review. Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, London.
- BILETA REF Consultation response Diker Vanberg, Aysem; Bassu, Subhajit; Barker, Kim and Harbinja, Edina. 2023. BILETA REF Consultation response. The British and Irish Law Education Technology Association (BILETA), United Kingdom.
- AI White Paper Consultation Response Diker Vanberg, Aysem; Blakely, Meghan; Harbinja, Edina and Romero-Moreno, Felipe. 2023. AI White Paper Consultation Response. The British and Irish Law Education Technology Association (BILETA).
Media engagements
2022:
Alghad TV, a pan Arab news and current affairs channel
Interview on the Online Safety Bill ( from minute 23)
2018:
BBC TV
Discussion of the GDPR and and its impact on consumers and businesses.
Conferences and talks
2021:
The British and Irish Law Education Technology Association (BILETA) Conference
Complementing competition law for the digital economy- The Digital Markets Act