Ms. Richa Singh is an academic, researcher, and legal scholar specializing in Artificial Intelligence, Data Protection, and Technology Law with 3+ years of experience in academia. She is currently serving as an Assistant Professor of Law at the National Law University Odisha (NLUO), where she teaches courses on Data Protection Laws, Constitutional Law, Jurisprudence, and Artificial Intelligence in Justice Delivery.
She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. at NALSAR University of Law, with research focusing on AI and Data Sovereignty. She holds an LL.M. in Law and Technology from Hidayatullah National Law University and a B.B.A. LL.B. from Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed to be University, along with a Diploma in Cyber Laws from the Asian School of Cyber Laws.
Before joining NLU Odisha, she worked at Gujarat National Law University as a Teaching and Research Associate (Law), where she actively contributed to teaching, legal research, academic initiatives, and student mentorship.
During her undergraduate years, she actively participated in national and international moot court competitions. She was the Winner of the 10th Professor S.P. Sathe National Moot Court Competition (ILS Law College, Pune, 2016) and the Runners-up at the Surana & Surana Trial Advocacy Competition, National Law Institute University, Bhopal (2016) based on interception of call records. In her brief experience at AZB & Partners she researched on Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), CAN-SPAM Act, & EFTA.
She has authored scholarly publications on AI and data protection and has presented her research at several national and international conferences, including those held in Sri Lanka and at leading national law universities across India.
Courses taught:
- Data Protection Law [July-Nov 2025, July-Nov 2026]
- Artificial Intelligence in Justice Delivery System [Jan-May 2025]
- Constitutional Law I & II [Jan-May 2025, July-Nov 2025, July-Nov 2026]
- National Academy of Legal Studies and Research University (NALSAR) (Pursuing Ph.D. in AI, Data Protection and Technology Laws), 2026
- Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU) (LL.M. in Law & Technology), 2023
- Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed to be University, Pune (B.B.A. LL.B.), 2019
- Asian School of Cyber Laws (Diploma in Cyber Laws) 2017
- Singh R. and Shrivastava D., Social Media & Judiciary: Perils & Possibilities, IX HNLU JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES 81-90, 2023 https://hnlu.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/HNLU-JLSS_Vol-IX- I_Inner-BW.pdf (Earlier UGC- CARE- Indexed).
- Singh R., Tracing Rationale of Section 17(1)(d), Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023: Powering Data Processing in IT- BPOs and Global Capacity Centre’s, ICREP Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, Cochin University of Science and Technology, ISSN 2583-8237, 2026
Conferences
- “2nd International Conference on Forensic Justice, 2023”at National Forensic Sciences University titled, “Role of Forensics in proliferation of Digital Rights Management Tools in Cyberspace”. (Awarded Best Research Paper Presentation Award)
- “International Conference on Global Convergence- Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Law and Contemporary Challenges” at Faculty of Law, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, titled “Empirical Analysis of Privacy Policies”.
AI and Data Protection Laws – Ph.D. Research Project, NALSAR University of Law
- Ongoing legal research on AI governance, privacy, and data protection.
- Assisted with literature review, case law analysis, and legislative research.
- Winner, 10th Professor SP Sathe National Moot Court (ILS Pune), 2016
- Runners Up, Surana & Surana Trial Advocacy Competition, (NLIU Bhopal), 2016
- 60th Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot –Indian National Rounds, 2019
- 18th Henry Dunant Memorial Moot Court Competition – Indian National Rounds, 2018
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