RegulatingAI Expert
Deniz Çelikkaya
Founder, Atka Legal Consultancy Limited
United Kingdom Speaks English, French
“Translating frontier AI risk into policy that legislators can actually use.”
About Deniz
Deniz Çelikkaya is a Technology Lawyer and Compliance Officer specialising in AI governance. As the Director of ATKA Legal and Head of Product Compliance at RevAIsor, she leads the development and implementation of compliance processes, focusing on data privacy, algorithmic accountability, and bias mitigation. Deniz holds an LLM in European Law and is a fellow at For Humanity, and a member of the International Association of Algorithmic Auditors. With extensive experience in developing pioneering compliance frameworks and steering cross-border legal strategies, she empowers startups and established companies through transformative legal counselling. She actively advocates for ethical AI practices at international forums.
Areas of Expertise
AI Auditing
Foundation model oversight, licensing regimes, and the design of enforceable regulation across US and EU frameworks.
AI Safety
Pre-deployment evaluation, red-teaming standards, and accountability structures for high-risk systems.
Data Security
Governance of autonomous systems, dual-use risk, and export-control implications for national security.
Experience
Research Scientist
Credentials & Affiliations
- Advisory committee, international AI safety standards body
- Advisory committee, international AI safety standards body
- Advisory committee, international AI safety standards body
- Advisory committee, international AI safety standards body
- Advisory committee, international AI safety standards body
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