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Sambhabi Patnaik
School of Law
Faculty Profile

Sambhabi Patnaik

Assistant Professor II

Head of the Department- IPR

Biography and academic profile

Miss Sambhabi Patnaik got associated with KIIT Law School in April 2018 as an Assistant Professor. A topper of her class, she graduated from KIIT Law School in 2014 with an honors in Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). She was a recipient of KIIT merit scholarship for three consecutive years during the course of her graduation. Subsequently, she pursued her post graduation studies (LL.M.) from National Law University, Jodhpur specializing in Cyber Law and Cyber Security. She graduated in 2015 and was placed amongst the top 5 of her class.

Miss Patnaik was serving as an Intellectual Property Associate with one of India's renowned Intellectual Property (IPR) firm in Bangalore. During her stint of two years with the organisation, she gathered rich and comprehensive experience along with real-time learning, which has motivated her to pass on the knowledge and skills to the budding lawyers.

An ardent traveller, Miss Patnaik is immensely interested in exploring various cultures and has represented India in various International Student Exchange camps during her student days. She likes being called a voracious reader to satisfy her insatiable desire to gather versatile knowledge on various topics. Being a national level chess player and representing her state in various national chess championships; she acknowledges the importance of sports and other co-curricular activities along-with academics.

Academic profile

Expertise, contributions
and professional engagement.

Only the sections completed and approved for this faculty profile are shown below.

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Research Interests

Artificial Intelligence & law , Health law, Cyber Law, Media & Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property Rights, Data Protection.

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Educational Qualifications

PhD & NET Qualified

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Administrative Responsibilities

Head of the Department- IPR, Co-ordinator for Alumni Relations; Convenor of Centre for Cyber Law & Cyber Security

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Course Expertise

Artificial Intelligence & law , Health law, Cyber Law, Media & Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property Rights, Data Protection.

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Conferences and Workshops

  • Presented a paper at the International Commercial Law Conference (ICLC), Brunswick European Law School, Germany, and also took a lecture at the European Law School.
  • Presented a paper “Safeguarding patient privacy: Exploring Data Protection in E-health Laws: A Cross Country Analysis” at AIHC 2023-EAI International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Applications, Bratislava, Slovakia.
  • Presented a paper on Beyond Borders: A Comparative analysis of Legal Responses to Female Abuse on Social Networking Sites"" at International Conference on Comparative Law: A Story of Convergences, Divergences and Exploitation of Liminal Spaces on 15-17 February 2024 organised by VIT-AP School of Law, VIT-AP University, and Birmingham Law School, University of Birmingham.
  • Presented a paper on “ Captive – Induced Aggression & Wildlife Entertainment: Legal Pathways towards Human- Animal Co-existence in India” at International Conference on Human -Animal Conflict 2026 organized by Admas University in collaboration with National Law University, Tripura 0n 13th February 2026.
  • 9.Presented a paper on “Artificial Intelligence as An Aid: Regulating Plastic & Microplastic” at International Symposium on New Dimensions and Ideas in Environmental Anthropology organised by KIIT School of Law, KIIT DU.
  • 10.Presented a paper on “Balancing Constitutional Rights and Ethical Boundaries in AI- Powered Healthcare” at the International Conference on Artificial Intelligence & Law, organized by Faculty of Law, Aligarh Muslim University.
  • 11. Presented a paper “Cultural Treasures as Economic Assets: Harnessing the Global Potential of Odisha's Geographical Indications” in the International Conference on ‘Commercialization of Intellectual Property Rights’ organized by CIPR & DPIIT-IPR Chair MNLU, Nagpur
  • 12. Presented on “Intellectual Property and Green washing: Ethics and Practice” at Fifth IP & Innovation Researchers of Asia Conference, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
  • 13. Presented a Paper on Can Artificial Intelligence Be a Catalyst To “Good Health & Well being”? at the 3rd International Conference on Management Research-ICMR
  • 14. Best Paper award for the paper presented in Online National Level Seminar IQAC of NTVS college of law organised by the Institute of Legal Education & Research Nandurbar & National Assessment & Accreditation Council (NAAC )
  • 15.Presented Paper at National Conference on Animal & Environmental Welfare National Law University Odisha, Cuttack
  • 16.Participated at the one Day- Virtual Round-table on “Geographical Indications - Protection & Promotion in India organised by IPR CHAIR & CIPRA, National Law School of India University, Bangalore, in association with Geographical Indications Registry, India.
  • 17. Presented a paper “Evaluating Plausible Methods of Intellectual Property Management For Protection Of Traditional Cultural Expressions In Cultural Festivals Of India” at Masters Conference in Intellectual Property 4.0 organised by Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur.
  • 18. Presented a paper “ A Legal Analysis in the Entertainment Industry and liability in AI generated Content” at International Conference on Exploring Media, Law, and AI in Post-Truth Era, organised by Woxsen University.
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Selected Publications

  • 1.ABDC INDEXED: Digital Health Interface: Balance between User’s Health Information and Data Utility; European Economic Letters; Vol. 13 No. 3 (2023)
  • 2.AI Driven Educational Ecosystems:Integrating Learing Analytics, Adaptive Assessment & Intelligence Feedback for Sustainable Student Performance, Qubahan Techno Journal,Vol 5. No 1. , January 2026. 3.SCOPUS INDEXED: Comparative Analysis: Protection of TCEs (Traditional Cultural Expressions) of USA, France, Canada, UK, Japan, Kenya, Philippines, Panama with India; Eur. Chem. Bull. 2023, 12(Special Issue 4), 11208-11225
  • 4.SCOPUS INDEXED: Collaborative intelligence and intellectual property: humans and humanoids in the light of health care system. Novum Jus, 15(Especial), 103–126. https://doi.org/10.14718/NovumJus.2021.15.E.10
  • 5.SCOPUS INDEXED: Safeguarding patient privacy: Exploring Data Protection in E-health Laws: A Cross Country Analysis, DOI: 10.4108/eetpht.10.5583, ISSN24117145
  • 6.Artificial Intelligence as An Aid: Regulating Plastic & Microplastic, DOI: 10.2991/978-2-38476-255-2_31, Atlantis Press, Springer
  • 7.Cultural Treasures as Economic Assets: Harnessing the Global Potential of Odisha's Geographical Indications, IPR Journal of Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur, Volume1,Issue 2, Pages100-115 8.Disposition of Cases in Juvenile Justice Board: A Study at District of Puri, KIIT Journal of Law and and Society 2011Volume 1, Number 1
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Books and Book Chapters

  • 1.SCOPUS INDEXED: Cyber Crime, Privacy, and Global Strategies Against Social Media Abuse Targeting Women, Information Security, Privacy and Digital Forensics. ICISPD 2024. Springer Nature 2026, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-95-2196-8_16
  • 2.SCOPUS INDEXED: Legal Entanglements of Cloud Computing In India. In Integration of Cloud Computing with Internet of Things (eds M. Mangla, S. Satpathy, B. Nayak and S.N. Mohanty), John Wiley & Sons, Inc. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119769323.ch18
  • 3.SCOPUS INDEXED :Decoding Cryptocurrency: A Digital Revolution in Transactions, ISBN 978-104015644-5, DOI 10.1201/9781003453109-11, Taylor & Francis, CRC Press, 1st edition,2024.
  • 4.Artificial Intelligence in Covid-19: Application and Legal Conundrums in Applications of Artificial Intelligence in COVID-19, Medical Virology: From Pathogenesis to Disease Control. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7317-0_31
  • 5.Higher Education and Social Transformation among Tribal Community: A case study of Odisha, ISBN 9789392584336, Preparing Annual Quality Assurance Report (AQAR) for NAAC "
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Research Supervision

2 Phd Scholars Ongoing & 13 LL.M dissertations Supervision

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Certifications and Training

  • UGC-sponsored Nurturing Future Leadership Program (NFLP), organised by IIM Visakhapatnam as the host institution under the Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Programme (MMTTP), 31 August–4 September 2026.;Faculty Development Programme: “Instilling Research Outlook for Faculty Empowerment”, KIIT DU, June 2019.
  • National FDP: “Coping with the Transition in Legal Education during COVID 19”, The NorthCap University, May–June 2020.
  • Teaching Pedagogy and Research Skills post COVID 19”, JIMS Engineering Management Technical Campus, June 2020.
  • FDP on “Blended Learning”, KIIT DU, June 2020.
  • Workshop on “Prior Art Searching with Google Patents”, September 2020.
  • WIPO–WTO–WHO Executive Course on “Promoting Access to Medical Technologies”, October 2021.
  • WIPO–KIPO Interactive Online Workshop on “Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property”, December 2021.
  • Development of Online Courses for SWAYAM”, CEMCA & KISS DU, May 2022.
  • KIIT Faculty Development Programme 2023, KIIT DU, June 2023.
  • National Forensic Science University FDP: “Shaping the Future of Forensics – Emerging Technology Trends”, August 2024.
  • KIIT Academic Empowerment Programme (K AEP), June 2024.
  • KIIT Academic Empowerment Programme on “The Evolving Role of Faculty in HEIs Beyond Classroom”, June 2025.
  • 10 days Advance Course on Cyber Laws, Cyber Security & Digital Forensics organised by the Sambhav Initiative 26th Jan-5th Feb 2026.; CERTIFICATIONS
  • Training programme by National IP Awareness Mission Organised by Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade.
  • MOOC course on Development of Online courses for SWAYAM. • Completed WIPO Certificate Course DL-001 and DL-101
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Industry and Professional Experience

Almost 2 years of Experience at a Leading IPR Law Firm

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Invited Talks and Expert Sessions

  • Invited as a Resource Person for delivering a specialized In‑service training course on “Advance Cyber Crime Investigation” on 6th February 2026.
  • Invited Resource Person at Odisha State Judicial Academy for Induction Training for 33 Civil Judges on Intellectual Property Rights on 24th January 2026
  • Invited Resource person for advanced cybercrime investigation training, Biju Patnaik State Police Academy (5 day national in service course, May 2025).
  • Invited Resource Person for Half-day Orientation Programme for Judicial Officers (all cadres), Odisha Judicial Academy, Cuttack on “Information Technology and Law relating to Cyber Issues” 20th December 2025.
  • Invited Resource Person to speak one-day National Seminar on “Collaborations in Public Health Research: The Post Pandemic Priorities” , KIIT School of Public Health, KIIT Deemed to be University.
  • Invited Resource Person to speak at the Faculty Development Programme on “SemiconIndia: A future perspective"" at VIT-AP University, Andhra Pradesh.
  • Invited for a lecture on “Investigation of Cyber crime cases & Legal Provisions Pertaining to Cyber Crime” at the Training program for SIs to Deputy SPs at Biju Patnaik State Police academy, Odisha.
  • Invited as a resource person for the “Two-day training program on Patents” by Bhubaneswar City Knowledge Innovation Cluster (BCKIC) foundation, an initiative by the Office of the Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India in collaboration with Science and Technology Department, Government of Odisha
  • Invited as a resource person and moderator for “First Open discussion on IPR paradigm of the State and next steps to be undertaken to further reinforce the IP ecosystem” under Science and Technology Department, Government of Odisha."
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