Derek Bambauer

Derek Bambauer

Derek Bambauer is the Irving Cypen Professor of Law at the University of Florida Levin College of Law, where he teaches Internet law, cybersecurity, and intellectual property. A National Science Foundation-funded investigator, Professor Bambauer’s research areas include artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, Internet censorship, and intellectual property. A former principal systems engineer at Lotus Development Corp. (part of IBM), Professor Bambauer spent two years as a Research Fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School. At the Berkman Center, he was a member of the OpenNet Initiative, an academic consortium that tested and studied Internet censorship in countries such as China, Iran, and Vietnam. Professor Bambauer maintains an active pro bono practice representing innovators, entrepreneurs, and security researchers. He holds an A.B. from Harvard College and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.