Christoph Engel

Christoph Engel is a Professor affiliated with ETH Zurich and the Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods. His work bridges law, economics, psychology, and data science, focusing on empirical and experimental legal studies, particularly in human-AI interaction.

• Research Themes: Human rights law, property rights, behavioral law & economics, AI ethics, collective goods, machine learning.
• Academic Roles: Director at Max Planck Institute (since 2003), Distinguished Senior Research Fellow at ETH Zurich (since 2013), Honorary Professor at Osnabrück University (since 2004).

Engel has held prestigious positions, including the Sanders Chair at Erasmus University Law School (2012–2013) and leadership roles in academic governance. His work on deliberate ignorance and human-AI decision-making has been widely discussed in lectures and publications.