Marton Ribary

Marton Ribary is a Lecturer in Law at the Department of Law and Criminology, Royal Holloway, University of London. His research focuses on legal reasoning, digital humanities, and computational modeling applied to historical (Roman/Rabbinic) and modern (English) private law. He holds a PhD in Rabbinic and Roman Law from the University of Manchester and an MA in Library and Information Studies from University College London.

Education:

• PhD in Rabbinic and Roman Law (University of Manchester, 2013–2017)
• MA in Library and Information Studies (UCL, 2017–2019)
• MPhil in Judaism and Christianity in the Graeco-Roman World (University of Oxford, 2009–2011)
• MA in Philosophy with Classics and Hebrew (Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, 2004–2009)

Research Interests: Legal reasoning models, NLP applications in legal texts, digital platforms for Roman law analysis (Index 2.0), AI tools for legal advice (Insolvency Bot), and teaching methodologies using playful visualization (LEGO® for Contract Law). His work bridges computational methods with historical legal texts and modern legal education.

Key Projects:

• Index 2.0: Digital platform for Roman law text-critical analysis
• Insolvency Bot: Hybrid AI system for small business legal advice
• LEGO®-based contract law problem-solving workshops

Awards:

• Teaching Excellence Prize (2023)
• Surrey Open Research Case Study Award (2021)
• File Publications 2022 Best Paper Award

He advises PhD students on legal history, education, and computational methods and serves as an associate editor of the Journal of Open Humanities Data. Current activities include editorial work, invited talks on legal AI, and workshops on open data practices in digital humanities.