Adv. Michael Sierra is a PhD student in law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a James J. Shasha Fellow, specializing in the regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) under the supervision of Prof. Yuval Shany and Prof. David Levi-Faur. His doctoral research focuses on regulatory intermediaries and regulatory sandboxes as tools for AI governance, incorporating perspectives from regulation theory and human rights. He holds an LL.B. and an LL.M. (magna cum laude), as well as a B.A. in International Relations, from the Hebrew University. He previously worked at the Israel Democracy Institute and at the Israeli Supreme Court.