People

Prof. Giovanni Sartor is currently Principal Investigator for the ERC (European Research Council) Advanced project COMPULAW, started on 1 November 2019, to be completed on 31 October 2024. He is part-time professor in legal informatics at the University of Bologna and part-time professor in Legal informatics and Legal Theory at the European University Institute. He obtained a Ph.D. at the EUI,  researcher at the Italian National Council of Research (ITTIG, Florence), chair in Jurisprudence at Queen’s University of Belfast, and was Marie-Curie professor at the EUI. He has been President of the International Association for Artificial Intelligence and Law. He has published widely on artificial intelligence and law, computational logic, legal theory/philosophy, and computer law.

Dr. Giuseppe Contissa is professor in Legal Informatics and Information Technology and Law at the University of Bologna, Department of Legal Studies. He has been a Max Weber fellow and a research associate at the European University Institute (EUI), Florence, resident fellow at the Stanford Center for Computers and the Law (CodeX), at Stanford University, and professor in Legal Informatics and in Legal Theory at LUISS University – Rome.

His research interests include artificial intelligence and law, computable models of legal reasoning and knowledge, legal theory, legislative drafting, legal and ethical issues of artificial intelligence and robotics, liability and automation in socio-technical systems. He has published widely on these topics and has worked in several national and European projects, while also speaking at national and international conferences. 

Dr. Francesca Lagioia is research fellow at the European University Institute. She is adjunct professor at the University of Bologna in Legal Informatics and Computer law and AI and Law, at the University of Bologna. She has been  Max Weber Postdoctoral Fellow (1st September 2017-until 31st August 2018) at the European University Institute (EUI), Florence (Italy). In March 2016, she earned her Ph.D. in Law Science and Technology from the University of Bologna. 

Her research interests include: artificial intelligence and law, computable models of legal reasoning and knowledge, legal theory, computer law and internet law, in particular privacy and data protection law, and  consumer law; law and automation in socio-technical systems, with a specific focus on normative and deliberative agents, and the liability issues arising in connection with the use of autonomous systems.

She has published widely on these topics and has worked in several national and European projects.

Dr. Federico Galli is a researcher at CIRSFID-Alma AI. In May 2021, he has earned the title of Ph.D. in Law, Science and Technology from the Law School of the University of Bologna and the title of Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Luxembourg. His main research interests include: information technologies and law and and internet law, in particular in the field of privacy and data protection law, advertising, contract and consumer law, and labour law; AI and society, in particular AI impact on democracy, fairness, transparency and accountability; AI and Law, in particular machine learning and legal analytics, argumentation mining and theory.

Dr. Giuseppe Pisano is a PhD student in the Law, Science and Technology Joint Doctorate. He obtained his master’s degree in Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Bologna (March 2020) with a thesis focusing on the integration between sub-symbolic techniques and logic models.

His research focuses on Legal Reasoning, Argumentation and Multi-Agent Systems.

Dr. Galileo Sartor is a researcher at CIRSFID and University of Torino. He has earned his degree in computer engineering at the University of Bologna discussing a research thesis on the InterLex Project. His work focuses on computational representation of knowledge, law and automation, with particular regard to aviation systems.

Dr. Marco Billi is a PhD student in Law, Science and Technology since November 2021, with a degree in Law at University of Bologna. His research focuses on the issues of explainability and transparency of artificial intelligence systems, through rule-based and case-based systems.