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Bhumika Billa

Bhumika Billa

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Doctoral Candidate in Law, Technology and Gender at University of Cambridge

  • Education

    • University of Cambridge

      2021 - 2024
      Doctor of Philosophy - PhD AI and Law | Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Cambridge Scholarship

      Activities and Societies: Manager at Cambridge Pro Bono Project, Coach of the Cambridge National UK UniSlam Team, Law and Technology Reading Group, Welfare and Inclusion Officer at Peterhouse College

    • Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University

      2013 - 2018
      Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies | Bachelor's degree BA. LLB (Hons.) 82.03% | University Gold Medal

      Activities and Societies: Moot Court Society, Alternative Dispute Resolution Cell, Corporate Social Responsibility Club, Central Classical Dance Society

    • University of Cambridge

      2019 - 2020
      Master of Laws - LLM | Cambridge Trust Scholar First Class (Hons.)

      Activities and Societies: St Edmund's College, Cambridge International Law Journal, Law and Technology Discussion Group, Sanskruti School of Indian Classical Dance Thesis: "Defining and Governing Data: An Ontological Approach"The thesis addresses the two-fold problem of defining and governing data through a law and economics approach. This involves looking at ‘data’ linguistically through the lens of information theory and ‘data’ as a mode for governing social relations through the lens of Ostrom’s theory of commons.Courses: - Law of the WTO- Law and Information- International Intellectual Property - Economics of Law and… Show more Thesis: "Defining and Governing Data: An Ontological Approach"The thesis addresses the two-fold problem of defining and governing data through a law and economics approach. This involves looking at ‘data’ linguistically through the lens of information theory and ‘data’ as a mode for governing social relations through the lens of Ostrom’s theory of commons.Courses: - Law of the WTO- Law and Information- International Intellectual Property - Economics of Law and Regulation Show less

  • Experience

    • The Negotiation Academy LLC

      Oct 2017 - Oct 2020
      Principal Associate

      Working with founder Dr. Claudia Winkler to organise negotiation workshops and online courses. - Academic tasks include content development, legal writing, drafting negotiation cases and acting as teaching assistant.- Managerial and editorial tasks include editing and creating blog content, leading teams of beta testers for online courses, organising leadership academies and competitions.- Legal tasks include assisting in drafting privacy policy, MoUs and copyright agreements.

    • Supreme Court of India

      Apr 2018 - May 2018
      Trainee Judicial Clerk-cum-Research Assistant with Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.K. Sikri

      Briefed case files related to contract, tax and civil matters filed through special leave petitions and constitutional appeals.

    • Centre for WTO Studies

      Oct 2018 - Aug 2019
      Research Fellow (Legal), Indian Institute of Foreign Trade

      Area: Trade RemediesConducted impact assessment studies of anti-dumping actions in various sectors such as steel, textile and pharmaceuticals in India; Responsibilities also included trade policy review, tracking recent developments in international trade and research on issues pertaining to legal reforms at the WTO.

    • Cambridge International Law Journal (CILJ)

      Oct 2019 - Jul 2020
      General Editor

    • University of Cambridge

      Aug 2020 - now

      Working with: Prof. Simon DeakinAffiliation: Centre for Business ResearchProjects: Artificial Intelligence and law, futures of work, Political Economy Assessment of Cambodia, CBR Labour Law Index

      • Doctoral Candidate

        Oct 2021 - now

      • Research Assistant

        Aug 2020 - Dec 2023

    • Singapore Management University

      Oct 2020 - Oct 2021
      Research Fellow

      Working with: Prof. Nadja AlexanderAffiliation: Singapore International Dispute Resolution Academy Projects: Online Dispute Resolution (ODR), the impact of technology on mediation, Digital Readiness Index for international commercial mediation service providers

    • Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University

      Oct 2022 - Dec 2022
      Researcher

      Research Spring Participant (Fall' 22): Digital Identity Systems in Times of Crises Output Track: Speculative Fiction

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • International Disputes Professional Academy

      Singapore Management University
      Jul 2019

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Bhumika Billa
      Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Cambridge Scholarship University of Cambridge Jun 2021 Full scholarship towards Ph.D. in legal studies.
    • Awarded to Bhumika Billa
      St Edmund's College Prize St Edmund's College University of Cambridge Jul 2020 Granted a college prize by the Tutorial Office for achieving a First class (hons.) in LL.M. examinations.
    • Awarded to Bhumika Billa
      Cambridge Trust Scholarship University of Cambridge Jul 2019 Tuition scholarship towards the LLM course at the University of Cambridge.
    • Awarded to Bhumika Billa
      Cornelia Sorabji Law Scholarship University of Oxford Jul 2019 Offered a tuition scholarship towards the BCL course at the University of Oxford.
    • Awarded to Bhumika Billa
      University Gold Medal Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Delhi Jun 2019 For securing the first rank in BA LLB (Hons.) among ~1200 students.
    • Awarded to Bhumika Billa
      Winner, Impact Challenge- Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations Harvard University, Cambridge Feb 2018 The competition entailed a shark tank hackathon which required teams to come up with a profit based business model and pitch the idea in front of real venture capitalists. Problem: Education in South East Asian countriesBusiness Model: Connecting businesses to education through channelization of CSR funds in Indonesia
    • Awarded to Bhumika Billa
      Asia Region Winner- Views on Gender Based Violence World Bank Apr 2013 http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2013/04/09/young-voices-send-message-against-gender-based-violence

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Volunteer

      Issued by Teach For India on Aug 2017
      Teach For IndiaAssociated with Bhumika Billa