MrSouvik Mukherjee

Graduate Researcher

Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/School of Information Technology

  • Graduate Researcher
    Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/School of Information Technology
  • Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125

BIO

Dr Mukherjee brings extensive experience across legal academia, research, and industry, with a growing focus on technology law. Beginning his career as an advocate, he spent over five years representing a diverse range of clients from corporate entities to individuals, before various courts in India, particularly the Delhi High Court. He also advised multinational corporations on complex issues in international trade and investment law.

 

Transitioning to academia, Dr. Mukherjee has held notable positions, including Research Associate at the Centre for Regulatory Studies, Governance and Public Policy at the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, and faculty roles at institutions such as St. Xavier’s University, Amity Law School (Amity University, Kolkata), and Govind Ram Kare College of Law (affiliated with Goa University).

 

His expertise spans international and investment law, complemented by a strong specialisation in technology law and the legal challenges arising from rapid digital transformation. Dr Mukherjee’s research explores critical intersections between law, society, emerging technologies, and governance. He has made significant contributions to scholarship through numerous research papers and book chapters published by leading international publishers, which are indexed in prestigious journals such as Scopus and WoS.

 

Dr Mukherjee earned his LL.B. from the University of Delhi, LL.M. from the South Asian University, and PhD in Law from the National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata. Currently, he is a DUPRS HDR Scholar at the School of Information Technology, Deakin University, Australia, where his work focuses on technology, society, law and its global implications.

 

DEAKIN UNIVERSITY CURRENT APPOINTMENT

  • Graduate Researcher
    Deakin University, Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/School of Information Technology

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Faculty Member
    St Xavier's University, Kolkata, Law, Kolkata, West Bengal, India18 Jul 2022 - 30 Nov 2022
  • Research Associate
    West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Centre for Regulatory Studies Governance and Public Policy, Kolkata, India26 Sep 2019 - 17 Jul 2022
  • Assistant Professor
    Amity University, Kolkata, Law, Kolkata, India26 Jun 2018 - 30 Apr 2019
  • Assistant Professor
    Govind Ram Kare College of Law, Goa University, Law, Margao, Goa, India5 Dec 2017 - 2 Jun 2024

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Advocate
    Justitia Law Offices, Litigation, New Delhi, India12 Sep 2012 - 30 Nov 2017

DEGREES

  • PhD
    West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata, India30 Oct 2019 - 17 Oct 2023
  • LL.M
    South Asian University, New Delhi, India1 Jul 2015 - 11 Jun 2017
  • LL.B
    University of Delhi, New Delhi, India21 Jul 2009 - 11 Aug 2012

LANGUAGES

  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • Bengali
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • Hindi
    Can read, write, speak and understand
  • Urdu
    Can understand
  • Panjabi; Punjabi
    Can understand

AREA/FACULTY

  • Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment

DEPARTMENT/SCHOOL/INSTITUTE/DISCIPLINE

  • School of Information Technology