Mission
Computer Science and Law is a rapidly growing area. It is increasingly common that a researcher in one of these fields must interact with the other discipline. For example, there is significant research in each field regarding the law and regulation of computation, the use of computation in legal systems and governments, and the representation of law and legal reasoning. Our goal is to create a forum for the exchange of ideas in a collegial environment that promotes building community, collaboration, and research to further develop CS+Law as a field. To accomplish this, we ask that workshop participants commit to attending regularly.
Background
Northwestern Professors Jason Hartline and Daniel Linna convened an initial meeting of CS+Law faculty across various universities in the summer of 2021, to propose a series of monthly CS+Law research conferences. Hartline and Linna sought volunteers to sit on a steering committee.
Now, a steering committee of CS+Law faculty from Berkeley, Boston University, The University of Chicago, Cornell, Georgetown, MIT, North Carolina Central, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn, Technion, and UCLA organizes the CS+Law Monthly Workshop. A different university serves as the chair foreach monthly program and sets the agenda. Hartline, Linna, and their Northwestern colleagues provide the platform and administrative support for the series.
Presentations
Examples of past presentations include Impact of Free Legal Search on Rule of Law: Evidence From Indian Kanoon, an exploration by Shareen Joshi on how legal digital platforms can shape economic development, and Judges for Sale: The Effect of Campaign Contributions on State Criminal Courts, a presentation by Neel Sukhatme on preferential treatment towards defense attorney’s who support a judge’s electoral campaign.
Get Involved
If you are CS+Law faculty, a postdoc, a PhD student, or another student enrolled in a graduate degree program in CS or Law who engages in CS+Law research intended for publication … the CS+Law Research Workshop may be for you!
Join us virtually on the third Friday of each month at noon Central Time. The first 90 minutes consists of two presentations of CS+Law works in progress or new papers, and the last 30 minutes is reserved for networking.
See the “Join Us” button above to get involved.