Professor Jonathan Zittrain

Jonathan is an internationally known cyberlaw scholar. On completing a first degree from Yale University in Cognitive Science and Artificial Intelligence, he went on to gain a JD from Harvard Law School and a Masters in Public Administration from Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government.

His recent research includes the study of Internet filtering by national governments, the role of intermediaries as points of control in Internet architecture, and the taxation of Internet commerce. He is the founder of the H2O Project, which produces simple, unobtrusive but novel tools for use in classrooms, and is co-founder of the Chilling Effects website, where Google and others report requests that information be censored.

He co-founded the Berkman Centre for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School, and coordinates a significant research and teaching relationship between the Berkman Centre and the OII as the Berkman Visiting Professor at Harvard.

Jonathan is a Professorial Fellow of Keble College, which has developed a particular interest in computer science and public policy.

Jonathan's research interests include Internet filtering by national governments; the role of intermediaries as points of control in Internet architecture; taxation of Internet commerce; digital property, privacy, and speech; and creative, useful, and unobtrusive ways to deploy technology in the classroom.