Prof. Monica Palmirani

Monica Palmirani is full professor in Computer Science and Law and Legal Informatics at University of Bologna, School of Law. She co-chairs the LegalDocML and the LegalRuleML.

Since 2013 she serves on the OASIS LegalXML Steering Committee. In 2015, she was recognized as an OASIS Distinguished Contributor. She was member of Board of Directors of OASIS from 2016 till 2018. Her research fields include XML techniques for modelling legal documents in structure as well as in aspects connected to legal knowledge, including logic rules and legal ontologies, and ICT-enhanced legal drafting techniques using artificial intelligence techniques. She is also the scientific coordinator of the Legal Blockchain Lab and teaching course in Law School about DLT. She has published more than 130 papers and she has been chair of several international conferences, editor of book series and member of the scientific committee of “AI and Law” Journal. She is president of the IAAIL (International Association for Artificial Intelligence and Law), pointed out as President for the period 2024-2025. She is Director of the International PhD programme “Law, Science and Technologies” MSCA-ITN. She has been awarded for the ERC Advanced Grant of the European Research Council, providing five years of funding of 2.5 million euros for ground-breaking research. She is also principal investigator of Jean Monnet Module on Legal Design.