Dr Yongxi (Clement) Chen is a Lecturer at the ANU College of Law. His research focuses on two main areas: public law and law & technology. He has published on freedom of information, privacy, judicial review, and regulation of big data. Before joining ANU, he was a Research Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong, and has held visiting positions at McGill University's Centre for Genomics and Policies and the University of Turin's Department of Law. He is a Fellow at Sun Yat-sen University’s Center for Public Law and a Visiting Fellow at The University of Hong Kong's Law & Technology Centre.

Clement teaches postgraduate courses on information rights and data regulation, including freedom of information, privacy, and AI and law. He has developed undergraduate and postgraduate courses on Chinese law and the rule of law in modern China for students across various disciplines in Hong Kong, Italy, and Australia.

Clement's research primarily explores the intersection of public law, data technology, and evolving governance structures. He is also interested in comparative administrative law and Chinese legal thought. His recent projects investigate the legal implications and regulation of algorithms, with a focus on the new norms and normativity emerging from China's Social Credit System. In addition, he collaborates with computer scientists to explore the potential and limitations of using machine learning to inform legal decision-making. He was awarded a General Research Fund grant (HK$705,920) by the Hong Kong Research Grants Council for his work on algorithm-assisted sanctions. His publications have appeared in international journals such as Law & Social Inquiry, European Data Protection Law Review, and Tsinghua China Law Review. He has been invited to speak at various conferences in his fields of research, including the International Junior Faculty Forum, sponsored by Stanford Law School, and the International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners. He has advised on the drafting of local legislation in China related to freedom of information and digitisation.

Research Interests:

• Law and digital technology
• Chinese public law
• Comparative administrative law
• Algorithmic regulation
• Machine learning in legal decision-making

Qualifications:

LLB, MPhil in Law (Sun Yat-sen University), PhD (The University of Hong Kong), Postgraduate Diploma (University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne).