Education:

INSEAD (European Institute of Business Administration), Fontainebleau, France
INSEAD Summer School Program 2024
July 2024 – August 2024

Doctoral School of Social Sciences, University of Lodz
Specialization: Legal Studies – Dissertation Supervisor: Prof. Monika Namysłowska
Dissertation Title: The Legal Limits of Green Nudging: Consumer Protection in the Age of Technology and Sustainability
October 2023 – September 2027

Faculty of Law, University of Grenoble-Alpes, France
Studies within the Erasmus+ program, obtaining the French law diploma DU Diplôme de Droit Français (grade: good)
September 2022 – May 2023

Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Lodz
Full-time law studies, Master's thesis supervisor: Prof. Dr. Monika Namysłowska
Thesis Title: Recommender Systems from the Perspective of EU Consumer Law
October 2018 – June 2023

Faculty of Law, University of Tours, France, Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Lodz
One-year École de Droit Français program – French Law School, obtaining the French law diploma DU Diplôme de Droit Français de Lodz (grade: good)
November 2021 – July 2022

Faculty of Law, University of Toulouse, France, Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Gdansk, Poland
Interdisciplinary French Law School École de Droit Français, obtaining a certificate
January 2021 – June 2021

Research Grants:

Principal investigator
Project: L egal Limits of Interfering with Consumer Decision-Making Autonomy in the Online Environment , funded by the Doctoral Research Grants Competition – 2024 Edition, IDUB UŁ, for implementation during 2025-2026 (decision no. 4/DGB/2024)
December 2024 – October 2026

Researcher in the project
Project: Consumer Protection and Artificial Intelligence: Between Law and Ethics, funded by the National Science Centre under the OPUS 16 competition. Project leader: Prof. Dr. Monika Namysłowska
October 2023 – Present

Principal investigator 
Project: Consumer Protection Against Dark Patterns in EU Law, funded by Student Research Grants of the University of Lodz. Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Monika Namysłowska
June 2022 – March 2023

Student Research Grant, University of Lodz
Project: Consumer Protection Against Recommender Systems in the Real Estate Market, funded by Student Research Grants of the University of Lodz. Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Monika Namysłowska
March 2022 – December 2022

Other Projects:

Representative of the Faculty of Law and Administration at the University of Lodz in the Council for the Development of Young Researchers
The main tasks of the Council, appointed for the 2025–2028 term by the Rector of the University of Lodz, Prof. Rafał Matera, include ensuring favorable conditions for early-career researchers and supporting them in conducting their research.
February 2025 – present

Member of the working team for digitizing civil procedure at the Civil Law Codification Commission
The team consists of leading academics and civil law practitioners working on adapting Polish civil procedure to the requirements of the digital era. My duties include preparing meeting protocols
January 2025 – Present

Secretary of the Program Council at Forkon – Forum of Consumer Organizations
Forkon is a consumer think tank gathering consumer organizations operating in Poland. The Program Council serves as an advisory body, consisting of experts from academia and business specializing in consumer issues
October 2023 – Present

Tech Law Clinics
Participation in a project co-financed under the Erasmus+ program on artificial intelligence (chatbots), conducted by the University of Lodz, Catholic University of Lyon, University of Nijmegen, University of Piemonte Orientale, and Jagiellonian University
October 2021 – April 2022

Scholarships and Awards:

1. Best Research Paper Award for a paper co-authored with Prof. Dr. Monika Namysłowska, presented at the 12th Smart Cities International Conference (SCIC), held at the National School of Political and Administrative Studies in Bucharest
   December 2024
2. Competition Law Association Award for the best Master's thesis in the "Consumer Protection" category
   April 2024
3. First Prize from the President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection for the best Master's thesis in the field of consumer protection
   April 2024
4. University of Lodz Rector's Scholarship for the best students for the academic year 2021/2022
5. Minister of Science and Higher Education Scholarship "Masters of Didactics"
   Participation in a tutoring program for talented students. Tutor: Karolina Sztobryn, P
   March 2022 – July 2022
6. University of Lodz Rector's Scholarship for the best students for the academic year 2020/2021

Publications:

1. Olbryk, A. (2025). Notion of the Consumer in Case C-347/23 (Zabitoń): Taking One Step Further. Journal of European Consumer and Market Law, 14(2), 67–71.
2. Tereszkiewicz, P., Namysłowska, M., Skalski, S., Olbryk, A. (2025). algorithmic poland: transforming public administration. Italian Journal of Public Law, 17(2), 694–734.
3. Namysłowska, M., Olbryk, A. (2025). Smart governance in Poland: The case study of the city of Łódź. Smart Cities and Regional Development (SCRD) Journal, 9(3), 81–97.
4. Olbryk, A. (2025). Report on the All-Poland Scientific Conference entitled ‘The Digital Services Act through the eyes of commentators’, Łódź, 15 March 2024. internetowy Kwartalnik Antymonopolowy i Regulacyjny (iKAR), 14(1), 184–188.
5. Olbryk, A. (2024). Consumer protection against recommender systems. Warsaw: Office of Competition and Consumer Protection. ISBN 978-83-64681-45-5 (Publication of master’s thesis – First Prize in UOKiK national competition).
6. Olbryk, A. (2023). ‘Other users also like…’ – A Perspective on Recommender Systems in the DSA. In: Suchoza J., Husar J., Huckova R. (eds.), Law – Commerce – Economy XII., Pavel Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, ŠafárikPress.
7. Olbryk, A. (2022). Consumer protection against recommender systems. internetowy Kwartalnik Antymonopolowy i Regulacyjny (iKAR), 11(5).
8. Sztobryn, K., Olbryk, A. (2022). Consumer, can you hear me? Several observations on the protection of the hearing-impaired consumer in European Union and French law. In: Namysłowska M., Podgórski K., Sługocka-Krupa E. (eds.), Challenges for Consumer Law in Global, Regional and Local Dimensions, C.H. Beck.

Conferences and Presentations:

1. Presentation: "Green Nudges and Green Dark Patterns: How to Remedy the Undefined"
   Conference Remedies to Digital Vulnerability in European Private Law, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
   April 2025
   
2. Presentation: "Smart Governance in Poland: The Case Study of the City of Lodz", co-authored with Prof. Dr. Monika Namysłowska
   Smart Cities International Conference (SCIC), 12th Edition, National School of Political and Administrative Studies SNSPA, Bucharest, Romania
   December 2024
3. Presentation: "AI-based Chatbots – New Issues after the Consumer Law Fitness Check", co-authored with Prof. Dr. Monika Namysłowska
   VI Conference on New Technologies and Artificial Intelligence: Legal and Practical Aspects of the Digital Economy, National Education Commission University, Krakow
   October 2024
4. Presentation: "Consumer-Citizen Empowerment in the Digital Age: Reflections on Online Political Advertising", co-authored with Prof. Dr. Monika Namysłowska
   1st European Conference of the International Association of Consumer Law, Griton College, Cambridge
   September 2024
5. Presentation: "The Sustainable Lending Dilemma in the New Consumer Credit Directive: Ensuring Social Justice in Consumer Credit Sales", co-authored with MSc Aleksandra Hyła, PhD Candidate at UAM
   1st European Conference of the International Association of Consumer Law, Griton College, Cambridge
   September 2024
6. Presentation of a case study on property law under Polish law during a panel for young researchers, co-authored with Trainee Advocate Konrad Panuszewski
   Association Henri Capitant World Congress "Property Law", University of Antananarivo, Madagascar
   June 2024
7. Presentation: "Greening the Online Consumer - When Does a Green Nudge Become an Undue Manipulation?"
   11th International Conference of PhD Students and Young Researchers, Law and Beyond: Anything New on the Legal Front?, Vilnius University, Lithuania
   May 2024
8. Presentation: "European Election Campaign – Limits of Political Advertising in the Political Advertising Regulation and the Digital Services Act"
   Doctoral Seminar on "EU Law and its Impact on Polish Legislation and Application – Current Legal Issues", Institute of Legal Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
   April 2024
9. Presentation on the Artificial Intelligence Act
   International Conference "The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the Business World", University of Lodz
   January 2024
10. Presentation: "Green Dark Patterns: Consumer Protection Between New Technologies and Ecology"
    Osnabrück Research Forum, University of Osnabrück, Germany
    November 2023
11. Participation in a panel discussion on the rights of young consumers – youth and the Digital Services Act
    Global Entrepreneurship Day organized by the Federation of Consumers and the Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw
    November 2023
12. Presentation: “‘Other users also like...’ – A Perspective on Recommender Systems in the DSA”
    12th Law, Business, and Economics Symposium organized by Pavel Jozef Safarik University in Kosice, High Tatras, Slovakia
    October 2023
13. Presentation: “Buy Now, Regret Later! Dark Patterns in Recommender Systems”, co-authored with Prof. Dr. Monika Namysłowska
    National Scientific Conference Evolution of Internet Law: The Digital Services Act, University of Wroclaw
    October 2023
14. Participation in a panel discussion on consumer organizations – the French model of financing consumer organizations
    1st National Consumer Conference, University of Wroclaw
    October 2023
15. Participation in a roundtable on environmental certificates, greenwashing, and changes in environmental information regulations – the example of French regulations
    Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw
    June 2023
16. Presentation: "Dark Patterns and Eco-Manipulating Consumers Online"
    10th Anniversary International Consumer Conference "Contemporary Consumer Market – Sales and Services", Cracow University of Economics
    June 2023
17. Presentation of a case study on environmental damage liability under Polish law during a panel for young researchers
    Association Henri Capitant World Congress "Environmental Liability", University of Lodz
    June 2023
18. Participation in a roundtable on EKO PRODUCTS OR EKO SCAM – example of French solutions
    4th International Climate Summit TOGETAIR, Warsaw
    April 2023
19. Presentation of a case study on crowdfunding platforms under Polish law during a panel for young researchers, co-authored with Attorney Alicja Tarkowska
    Association Henri Capitant World Congress "Platforms", Externado University, Colombia
    October 2022
20. Presentation: "Guidelines for Influencer Marketing Actions from a Comparative Legal Perspective"
    Scientific Conference "Advertising or Scam? Influencer Advertising on Social Media", Lazarski University
    June 2022
21. Presentation: "Consumer Protection for the Hearing-Impaired as a Particularly Vulnerable Group, in the Context of EU Regulations", co-authored with Konrad Rutkowski
    8th International Consumer Conference "Challenges for Consumer Law in a Global, Regional, and Local Dimension", University of Lodz
    October 2021
22. Presentation: "Smart Government for Education in Light of the Draft Regulation on Artificial Intelligence"
    National Scientific Conference "New Technologies in Public Administration", Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan
    June 2021