Svitlana Mazepa is a Professor of Criminal Law and Procedure at the West Ukrainian National University, former Vice-Dean of its Faculty of Law, and an international researcher at Osnabrück University in Germany. Her academic and professional expertise lies at the intersection of criminal law, technology, information law and cybersecurity, with a particular focus on cybercrime, cybersecurity and disinformation.

Professor Mazepa has been awarded prestigious research fellowships and grants by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, DAAD, and the Volkswagen Foundation, supporting her research and international academic collaboration in Germany and across Europe. Her international academic experience encompasses research projects, fellowships, conferences, and interdisciplinary cooperation with scholars and institutions from different European jurisdictions.

She serves as a legal expert for the Council of Europe and as a tutor for the HELP course on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights, contributing her expertise to the evolving European dialogue on emerging technologies, fundamental rights, criminal justice, and the rule of law.

Prior to advancing her academic career, Professor Mazepa served as a Senior Inspector at the National Central Bureau of INTERPOL in Ukraine. This professional background in international law-enforcement cooperation provides a distinctive practical dimension to her academic research and teaching, particularly in the fields of transnational crime, cybercrime, and international cooperation in criminal matters.

Professor Mazepa is the inaugural Chair of the Ukrainian Hub of the European Law Institute (ELI). She is an active participant in international academic and professional networks and regularly contributes to conferences, expert discussions, and multidisciplinary research initiatives. She has authored more than 60 academic publications, including scholarly articles and book chapters. Her research addresses some of the most pressing challenges facing contemporary criminal justice systems, including cybercrime, disinformation, cybersecurity.

She speaks Ukrainian, Russian, and English and is expanding her proficiency in German and Polish.