Dr. John Villasenor

Professor

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Biography

John Villasenor is a professor at UCLA, specializing in Electrical Engineering, Law, Public Policy, and Management. He is the co-director of the UCLA Institute for Technology, Law, and Policy. With a background at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, he has developed methods for imaging Earth from space. Villasenor is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, having provided congressional testimony on multiple occasions. He holds a B.S. from the University of Virginia and both M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Stanford University. His extensive publication list includes works on artificial intelligence, trade secrets, and the role of technology in constitutional law.

Research Interests

Courses

LAW 386 Digital Technologies and the Constitution

Requirements for University of California Los Angeles

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE General
Verbal
Required:160
Quantitative
Required:160
Analytical Writing
Required:5
Overall
Required:5
TOEFL
Total
Required:87
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree Strong background in Economics and Mathematics
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Transcripts
  • 3 Letters of Recommendation
  • GRE General Test scores
Specialization Notes

Department of Economics admits primarily for the PhD program.