Prof. Dr. Peggy Valcke is a leading European expert on media and communications law. She is a full time research professor at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, teaches media law at the H.U.Brussel, is visiting professor at the University of Tilburg and lectures in the Florence School of Regulation (European University Institute). She is the current director of the Interdisciplinary Centre for Law & ICT (ICRI), a research centre at the Faculty of Law of K.U.Leuven, specialized in legal aspects of the information society and one of the founding partners of the Interdisciplinary Institute for BroadBand Technology (IBBT). In 2006, she was visiting professor at Central European University in Budapest, Hungary, and lecturer in the Oxford/Annenberg Summer School. She is a member of the General Chamber in the Flemish Media Regulator and of the Belgian Competition Council.
She is a frequently invited speaker at conferences and expert workshops and has published widely in international journals (in English, French, German and Dutch) on a broad range of topics related to electronic communications law, media law and competition law. Besides being the editor of the International Encyclopedia of Media Law, she is also a member of the editorial board of several journals including The Journal of Media Law; Computer, Law and Security Review; Journal of Information Policy; and e-Competitions."

Publications (selection):

• Valcke, Peggy & Lievens, Eva (2010). "Media Law in Belgium", in Valcke, Peggy (ed.), International En-
  cyclopaedia of Media Law, Alphen a/d Rijn, Kluwer Law International, 152 p.
  

• Valcke, Peggy & Lenaerts, Marieke (2010). "Who's author, editor and publisher in user-generated content? Applying traditional media concepts to UGC providers", International Review of Law, Computers & Technology, 24: 1, 119-131
  

• Lefever, Katrien, Cannie, Hannes & Valcke, Peggy (2010). "Watching Live Sport on Television: A Human Right? The Right to Information and the List of Major Events Regime", E.H.R.L.R., Issue 4, 396-407
  

• Valcke, Peggy, Picard, Robert, Sükösd, Miklos, Klimkiewicz, Beata, Petkovic, Brankica, dal Zotto, Cinzia, Kerremans, Robin (2010). "The European Media Pluralism Monitor: Bridging Law, Economics and Media Studies as a First Step towards Risk-Based Regulation in Media Markets", Journal of Media Law, Vol. 2, N° 1, 85-113(29)
  

• Valcke, Peggy (2009). "From Ownership Regulation to Legal Indicators of Media Pluralism: Background, Typologies, and Methods”, Journal of Media Business Studies, 6(3):19-42
  

• Kosta, Eleni, Valcke, Peggy & Stevens, David (2009). "Spam, spam, spam, spam…Lovely spam! Why is Bluespam different?”, International Review of Law Computers & Technology (Special BILETA edition), 23:1, 89-97; http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13600860902742513
  

• Kosta, Eleni & Valcke, Peggy (2008). "The promise and peril of ICT implants: setting the legal framework", The Journal of Telecommunications Professionals, Vol.2, Part 4/2008, 35-38 (indexed in Thomson's ISI Web of Knowledge)
  

• Valcke, Peggy, Hou, Liyang, Stevens, David & Kosta, Eleni (2008). "Guardian Knight or Hands Off: Europe's Response to Network Neutrality - Legal Observations on the Electronic Communications Review", Communications & Strategies, No. 72, 89-112

• EmSoC (User Empowerment in a Social Media Culture) - IWT
  

• The Impact of User Generated Content on Media Law - FWO
  

• Indicators for independence and efficient functioning of audiovisual media services regulatory bodies (INDIREG) - European Commission
  

• Study on Indicators for Media Pluralism in the Member States - Towards a Risk-Based Approach - European Commission
  

• FLEET (Flemish E-Publishing Trends) - IWT

• "Measuring Media Pluralism in Europe: Combining Legal, Economic and Socio-Demographic Indicators with Risk Assessment Methods", Experts' Workshop on "Digital Diversity: Serving the Public Interest in the Age of Broadband". Penn State / Fordham University, New York, 3-5 May 2011.
  

• "Exposure diversity in the light of today’s regulatory approach", Roundtable workshop on "Media diversity from the user perspective". University of Amsterdam/NWO, Amsterdam, 3 December 2010.
  

• "Looking for the Author, the Editor and the Publisher in User-Generated Content: New Models for Legal Liability of UGC Intermediaries", 27th Annual Research Conference of the International Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR) on "Human Rights and Communication", National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico-City, 21-24 July 2009.
  

• "The European Media Pluralism Monitor: Bridging Law, Economics and Media Studies as a First Step Towards Risk-Based Regulation in Media Markets", Workshop on Competition Policy and Regulation in Media Markets: Bridging Law and Economics, TILEC, Tilburg University, The Netherlands, 4-5 June 2009.
  

• "Contents in Video Games Relevant to the Issue of Protection of Minors", European Expert Conference More Fun, More Risk? Digital Games as a Challenge for the Protection of Minors; Hans Bredow Institute for Media Research, Berlin, Germany, 16-17 October 2008.

Dr. Eva Lievens is research expert new media and communications at the Interdisciplinary Centre for Law & ICT. She is specialized in legal challenges for the protection of minors posed by new communication phenomena, such as online and mobile services, social network sites, user-generated content and virtual networks. Dr. Lievens is a member of the Advisory Committee of the BINSI-project, the Belgian Advisory Committee for Telecommunications and the Belgian Film Evaluation Committee.