Stefano CORSO

Italian National Habilitation to Associate Professor (ASN) obtained in Private Law (ASN 2023-2025).

Research Fellow in Private Law, Department of Political Science, Law and International Studies, University of Padua (February 2024 – December 2025). Research project: "Strumenti di pianificazione patrimoniale per la persona anziana. Estate planning tools for the elderly person", within the Age-It project, funded by the European Union – NextGenerationEU (NRRP), Spoke 5, "Care Sustainability in Ageing Society."

Subject Expert (Cultore della materia) in Private Law for the examination boards of "Istituzioni di diritto privato", Department of Political Science, Law and International Studies, University of Padua (since 2024).

Qualified to practise as an Attorney-at-Law, Court of Appeal of Venice (30 October 2020).

Subject Expert (Cultore della materia) in Private Law for the examination boards of "Istituzioni di diritto privato" and "Diritto civile II", Department of Law (Rovigo Campus), University of Ferrara (since 2017).

Education

PhD in International, Private and Labour Law, University of Padua (2023). Awarded with the distinction Excellent cum laude. Doctoral dissertation: "Il trattamento dei dati relativi alla salute. Consenso dell'interessato e tutela della persona". Supervisor: Prof. Manuela Mantovani.

Master's Degree in Law (Laurea Magistrale in Giurisprudenza), University of Ferrara (2017). Graduated summa cum laude (110/110 cum laude).

Scuola di formazione per una consapevole cultura costituzionale (project "Conosci la Costituzione"), Department of Legal Sciences, University of Ferrara (2012). Prof. Andrea Pugiotto, Director.

Research activities

Member of the research group "Salute e nuove tecnologie", CRID – Centro di Ricerca Interdipartimentale su Discriminazioni e vulnerabilità, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (since 2025). Prof. Thomas Casadei, Director.

Member of the research group of Spoke 5 – "Care Sustainability in an Ageing Society", WP1 – Milestone 5.5 ("Care needs of an ageing population"), Task 1.6. "Legal and economic aspects of long term care insurance policies", within the Age-It research project (2024–2025). Task Leader: Prof. Arianna Fusaro.

Contributor to the research group "Diritto civile consuetudinario", promoted by the Società Italiana degli Studiosi di Diritto Civile (SISDiC) (2023–2025). Prof. Pietro Virgadamo, Coordinator.

Member of the working group "Per un diritto gentile" (since 2021), established in 2012 to promote an innovative approach to law in the fields of healthcare and the therapeutic relationship.

Member of the Research Committee of CeSDirSan – Centro interdisciplinare di Studi sul Diritto Sanitario (since 2020). Prof. Alessandra Pioggia, Director. The Centre was established in 2020 on the initiative of Prof. Maria Alessandra Sandulli.

Teaching activities

Doctoral seminars, PhD Course in Diritto internazionale e privato e del lavoro, Department of Political Science, Law and International Studies, University of Padua:

• "Strategia europea per i dati e responsabilità civile. Art. 100 del Reg. UE 2025/327" (6 March 2026);
• "Diritto privato e persona anziana. Profili della pianificazione patrimoniale" (27 March 2025);
• "Usi e consuetudini di diritto privato nel sistema delle fonti" (21 March 2024), based on research conducted within the SISDiC research group.

Doctoral seminar within the Health Law and Development in the European Union. PhD Seminar Series, University of Pisa: "Lo spazio europeo dei dati sanitari e il consenso dell'interessato" (26 February 2026).

Teaching activities within the Progetto Università in carcere, University of Padua (May–September 2023). Academic support for Law students detained at the correctional facility in preparation for the examinations in Istituzioni di diritto privato and Diritto civile (20 hours).

Supplementary teaching in Istituzioni di diritto privato, Department of Economics and Management "Marco Fanno", University of Padua (since 2021), within the course taught by Prof. Bianca Checchini (6 hours per academic year).

Seminar teaching and teaching support in Istituzioni di diritto privato, Department of Law (Rovigo Campus), University of Ferrara (since 2018), within the course taught by Prof. Arianna Thiene (12 hours per academic year from 2018 to 2022; 25 hours per academic year since 2023).

Editorial and reviewing activities

Member of the Editorial Board of Nuova giurisprudenza civile commentata (since January 2025); previously member of the Editorial Staff (February 2022–December 2024).

Member of the Editorial Board of the Osservatorio di diritto sanitario of Federalismi (since 2025).

Member of the Editorial Team of Bollettino As.Pe.I. – Associazione Pedagogica Italiana (since December 2021).

Member of the Editorial Staff of Responsabilità medica. Diritto e pratica clinica (since May 2017).

Peer reviewer for the following academic journals:

• Il diritto ecclesiastico
• BioLaw Journal – Rivista di BioDiritto
• Politiche sanitarie
• Pampaedia – Bollettino As.Pe.I.

Awards and membership in academic associations

On 31 July 2026, he received the IDIBE Prize in recognition of the scientific excellence of his monograph Autodeterminazione e dati sanitari.

Affiliate Member of the Associazione Civilisti Italiani (since 12 December 2025).

Affiliate Member of the Società Italiana degli Studiosi del Diritto Civile (since 23 May 2024).

Conference and seminar activities

Speaker at national and international conferences, invited seminars and doctoral programmes hosted by several Italian universities, with presentations on private law, health law, digital health, data protection, artificial intelligence and the legal protection of vulnerable persons.

Member of the organising and scientific committees of several national conferences and academic seminars in the fields of private law, health law and legal protection of vulnerable persons.