Artha Dermawan is an Indonesia-qualified lawyer; a doctoral student at the University of Lapland, Finland; funded by the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, Germany; and a visiting researcher at the Intellectual Property Research Institute of Australia, the University of Melbourne.‌ His current doctoral research focuses on identifying the most suitable legal framework within EU copyright and related rights laws to protect human creativity and cultural productions amidst the development of generative artificial intelligence.

His doctoral study is funded by the Max Planck Society in Germany, a world-leading science and technology organization with 38 Nobel Prizes awarded to its scientists and is widely regarded as one of the best research organizations in the world. 

In 2019, Artha was awarded the Stuned Scholarship from the Netherlands to continue his advanced master's studies in Intellectual Property Law and Knowledge Management (IPKM) at Maastricht University.

His general research interests include the role of intellectual property as an engine for sustainable innovation in artificial intelligence, the pharmaceutical industry, the digital music industry and the traditional knowledge of indigenous and local communities. 

In addition to his doctoral studies, Artha is also a travel blogger and content creator. He aims to become the youngest Indonesian to visit every country in the world recognized by the UN (75/193).