Prof. Dr. Marco Giacalone

Marco is a Research Professor at the Private and Economic Law Department (PREC)  of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), where he also serves as Co-Director of the Research Group on Digitalisation and Access to Justice (DIKE). 

He has participated in multiple interdisciplinary research projects (co-)funded by the European Union, examining how digital technologies reshape Access to Justice, particularly within Private International Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) and Online Dispute Resolution (ODR). 

His work focuses on the complex interplay between technological innovations and legal processes. Marco earned a Ph.D. in law (Doctor Europaeus, 2016) from VUB and the University of Naples Federico II, focusing his dissertation on Dispute Resolution and New IT Realities.