Areena Kausar is a BBA LLB graduate from Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad, working at the intersection of law, technology, and policy. She currently serves as Student Research Coordinator at an AI Policy Lab at GD Goenka University and is a member of the Indian Society of Artificial Intelligence and Law (ISAIL) and Indic Pacific. Her prior experience spans US immigration law and intellectual property, including roles with an Immigration and Nationality Law Group, Khurana & Khurana, and BananaIP. She has published on fashion law, IP, and emerging technology, and is building a focused research profile in AI law and policy.