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Jakob Merane is a postdoctoral researcher at ETH Zurich's Professorship of Law, Economics and Business, and a visiting researcher at the Max Planck Institute and Harvard Law School. He holds a Ph.D. from ETH Zurich and law degrees from the University of Basel, with additional studies in applied statistics. His research focuses on AI-driven legal enforcement, legal technology, and compliance-by-design approaches, leveraging computational and empirical methods. Merane's work includes developing tools like SwiLTra-Bench for multilingual legal translation and LEXam for benchmarking AI legal reasoning. He has contributed to GDPR compliance studies, automation of legal enforcement processes, and quantitative analyses of Swiss legal datasets. Awards include the 2024 Young Scholar Prize from the German Law and Economics Association. Teaching responsibilities include ETH's Law & Tech course since 2020, emphasizing AI regulation and interdisciplinary collaboration between law and computer science. Merane's research also addresses AI liability in medical contexts, digital advertising regulations, and ethical AI integration in legal systems. His work bridges legal theory with practical applications, aiming to enhance justice accessibility through technology.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Legal Technology
• Compliance and Regulation
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Elliott Ash is an Associate Professor of Law, Economics, and Data Science at ETH Zurich's Center for Law & Economics. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics and J.D. from Columbia University, a B.A. in Economics, Government, and Philosophy from the University of Texas at Austin, and an LL.M. in International Criminal Law from the University of Amsterdam. His research focuses on empirical legal studies using econometrics, NLP, and ML, examining topics like judicial behavior, legislative impact, and AI-driven governance. He has been funded by the ERC, Swiss NSF, and others. Research Interests: Elliott explores automation of legal decisions, text-as-data analysis in law, and the intersection of AI with legal systems. He develops tools like BallotBot and LePaRD to enhance legal transparency and public understanding. His work bridges law, economics, and computer science, with publications in top journals like the American Economic Journal and Review of Economics and Statistics . Teaching: Courses include Building a Robot Judge , Natural Language Processing for Law , and Big Data for Public Policy . He co-organizes the Zurich Workshop in AI+Economics and Monash-Warwick-Zurich Text-as-Data Workshops. Awards: European Research Council Starting Grant, Swiss National Science Foundation Grant, and multiple grants from U.S. and Swiss institutions. His work has been featured in NPR , VoxEU , and Georgetown Law Journal . Labs/Teams: Leads the Swiss AI Initiative's Human-AI Alignment team, collaborates with the CEPR on Political Economy research, and serves as an Economic Journal Associate Editor.

• Law and Economics
• Political Economy
• Econometrics
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Adam B. Badawi is a Professor of Law at the University of California, Berkeley - School of Law, where he maintains an active research agenda at the intersection of law, finance, and corporate governance. His scholarly work has established him as a leading expert in contract law, M&A transactions, securities litigation, and ESG compliance. Professor Badawi's research interests span multiple dimensions of corporate law and legal theory. His work on contractual complexity, particularly in debt agreements and M&A transactions, has provided significant insights into how legal drafting affects economic outcomes. He has extensively examined the business judgment rule, board authority, and the role of courts in corporate governance. More recently, his research has expanded into ESG-related topics, analyzing how environmental, social, and governance considerations intersect with traditional corporate law frameworks. His methodological approach often combines legal analysis with empirical techniques, including text analysis of legal documents and event studies of litigation outcomes. Professor Badawi's scholarly output demonstrates consistent high-impact research across multiple domains of corporate law. His early work focused on foundational aspects of contract theory and interpretation, while his more recent publications reflect growing interest in ESG metrics, executive compensation structures tied to sustainability goals, and the evolving regulatory landscape. The trajectory of his research shows a progression from theoretical legal analysis toward increasingly empirical and interdisciplinary approaches that bridge law with finance and data science. Professor Badawi has collaborated with numerous scholars across different institutions, including Duke University, Stanford Law School, and the University of Chicago Law School, reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of his work and its relevance to multiple academic communities.

• Contract Law
• Corporate Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions
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Weijia Rao is an Associate Professor of Law at Boston University School of Law, located at 765 Commonwealth Avenue in Boston, Massachusetts. With a robust scholarly profile evidenced by 12 published papers with over 2,150 total downloads and 5 total citations, Professor Rao maintains an active research agenda in international legal studies. Professor Rao's research focuses primarily on international investment law, with particular expertise in investor-state dispute settlement mechanisms, bilateral investment treaties, and international arbitration. Their work examines the intersection of domestic politics and international investment law, the effects of foreign investors' challenges to domestic regulations, and the role of national security considerations in international legal frameworks. A significant portion of their research analyzes China's engagement with international investment law and WTO frameworks, as well as the dynamics of arbitrator behavior in ICSID proceedings. The scholarly output demonstrates a clear trend toward examining the practical implications of international investment law on domestic regulatory sovereignty, with recent work increasingly focusing on national security dimensions of international law. Professor Rao's research employs empirical methodologies to analyze how international legal frameworks interact with domestic political processes and economic outcomes, contributing valuable evidence-based insights to ongoing debates about reforming international investment law systems. Professor Rao has established productive research collaborations with scholars from institutions including University of Chicago Law School, University of Miami, and Brigham Young University. Their publications appear in prestigious venues such as the Harvard International Law Journal, Yale Journal of International Law, and Journal of Legal Studies, reflecting the high quality and impact of their scholarship.

• International Investment Law
• Investor-State Dispute Settlement
• Bilateral Investment Treaties
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Prof. Dr. Benedikt Hensel is a full Professor for Old Testament at the University of Oldenburg , where he serves as Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences since 2025. He co-directs the Institute for Protestant Theology and Religious Education and leads the Digital Biblical Archaeology Oldenburg initiative. Research Focus : Interdisciplinary study of Israelite and ancient Jewish history, digital cultural heritage technologies in Levantine archaeology, and theological interpretation of Hebrew Bible texts. Projects : Hazor Digital (since 2024), Resettlement of Ruins and Memories (Gerda Henkel-funded), and Transjordan and Southern Levant Archaeology (since 2019). His recent publications analyze: Iron Age cultural memory formation in the Southern Levant Edomite-Israelite relations through archaeological and textual evidence Digital reconstruction of biblical sites like Hazor Yahwistic diversity in Persian period Judah and Samaria Theological implications of migration narratives in the Hebrew Bible Scientific Awards : 2018 Armin Schmitt Prize for Biblical Text Research Student Supervision : Currently advising PhD candidates on topics ranging from Idumean trade networks to post-exilic identity formation in biblical texts.

• Biblical Archaeology
• History of Israel
• Hermeneutics
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Gopalan Balachandran is a Professor of International History and Politics at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, where he also serves as Co-Director of the Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy. He joined the Institute in 2000 from the Delhi School of Economics. Balachandran holds a Master's and MPhil in International Economics from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, and a PhD in Economic History from the University of London. His research focuses on South Asia and the Indian Ocean within global contexts, examining labor, capital, entrepreneurship, and development. Key themes include colonialism, decolonization, and their contemporary legacies. Current research emphasizes commercial cultures in the Indian Ocean and Atlantic worlds. He supervises studies on modern South Asian history, cultural/intellectual history, and oceanic history. Thematic expertise spans central banking, emerging economies, globalization, and diaspora studies. Geographically, he specialises in India and broader Asian regions. His publications include seminal works like John Bullion’s Empire (1996) and India and the World Economy, 1850-1950 (2003). As Managing Editor of the Indian Economic and Social History Review , he contributes to academic discourse on economic historiography.

• Global History
• Economic History
• Colonialism and Decolonization
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Prof. Dr. Christoph Oberlack is an affiliated Professor of Sustainability Governance at the University of Bern's Institute of Geography and the Centre for Development and Environment (CDE). His work focuses on institutional barriers to climate adaptation, land-use governance, and sustainable development. He holds a PhD in Institutional Economics of Climate Adaptation from the University of Freiburg (2015). Research Interests: - Sustainability governance frameworks - Deforestation-free supply chains - Climate adaptation policies - Telecoupling in socio-ecological systems - Environmental justice in global value chains - Archetype analysis methodologies Recent work explores implementation challenges of EU deforestation regulations in Peru's cocoa/coffee sectors and gender equity in cacao cooperatives. He frequently collaborates with international organizations and policymakers to translate research findings into actionable strategies. Key contributions include developing diagnostic frameworks for institutional analysis in climate adaptation contexts. Publications span 20+ peer-reviewed journals including Nature Climate Change and Global Environmental Change. He actively participates in international conferences such as POLLEN and Swiss Geoscience Meetings. Current research emphasizes participatory approaches to landscape governance and private sector roles in sustainability transitions.

• Sustainability Governance
• Climate Change Adaptation
• Environmental Policy
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Bernard S. Black serves as Professor of Finance at Kellogg School of Management and the Nicholas D. Chabraja Professor at Northwestern University School of Law, holding a joint appointment since 2010. He concurrently serves as managing director of the Social Science Research Network and founding chairman of the annual Conference on Empirical Legal Studies. His academic foundation includes: B.A. from Princeton University M.A. in physics from University of California at Berkeley J.D. from Stanford Law School Prior academic roles encompass Professor of Law at Stanford Law School (1998-2004) and Columbia Law School (1988-1998). His research centers on empirical analysis of law-finance interactions, with emphasis on corporate governance frameworks in emerging economies, securities regulation, and medical malpractice systems. Methodologically, he integrates legal scholarship with quantitative finance approaches. Recent publications (2016-2022) demonstrate sustained focus on corporate governance validity testing, causal inference methodologies, and cross-country comparative studies—particularly examining Brazil and BRIK nations. Key themes include board structure efficacy, shareholder rights enforcement, and institutional determinants of market value in developing economies. No scientific awards were documented in source materials. While specific student advisees remain unlisted, Professor Black's extensive co-authorship record (including books like The Law and Finance of Corporate Acquisitions ) indicates active research mentorship. His leadership of the Social Science Research Network and Conference on Empirical Legal Studies constitutes significant community-building beyond traditional advising. He directs the Social Science Research Network as managing director and founded the Conference on Empirical Legal Studies, creating platforms for interdisciplinary law-finance scholarship dissemination.

• Law and finance
• International corporate governance
• Corporate and securities law
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Prof. Dr. Falestin Naïli is a full Professor in the Department of Social Sciences at the University of Basel , specifically within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences . She holds a professorship in Middle Eastern Studies with a focus on the social and political history of late Ottoman and Mandate Palestine and Jordan. Her office is located at Maiengasse 51, Basel, Switzerland. Research Interests: Falestin Naïli is a historian whose work centers on local governance , urban politics in Jerusalem , collective memory , and the politics of heritage . Her research explores the intersections of historical narrative, displacement, and identity formation, particularly in the context of post-Ottoman transitions. She has published extensively on urban governance, millenarist settlements, missionary projects, and early ethnographies of Palestine. Recent Research Trends: Her recent publications and ongoing SNSF-funded project "Futures Interrupted" reveal a thematic focus on alternative political imaginaries beyond the nation-state , examining how local actors navigated the collapse of empires and the rise of national frameworks. The articles show a consistent engagement with archival sources, oral histories, and the reconstruction of marginalized narratives in Middle Eastern historiography. Scientific Awards: Swiss National Science Foundation Consolidator Grant (2023) Advising and Grants: As a principal investigator, she leads the "Futures Interrupted" project, indicating active grant funding and research leadership. While specific advisees are not listed, her role as a professor and doctoral program supervisor implies involvement in mentoring PhD students in Near and Middle Eastern Studies at the Graduate School of Social Sciences (G3S). The doctoral program emphasizes interdisciplinary research in post-Ottoman studies. Labs and Teams: She was a core team member of the ERC project "Opening Jerusalem’s Archives" and later served as head of office at the Institut français du Proche-Orient (Ifpo) in Amman (2017–2020). Currently, she leads the "Futures Interrupted" research project, which includes podcast outputs and collaborative scholarly work, suggesting an active research group or team environment.

• Social History of the Middle East
• Late Ottoman History
• Mandate Palestine and Jordan
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Prof. Dr. Adrian Vatter is a full Professor of Political Science (Swiss Politics) at the Institute of Political Science , University of Bern, since 2009. He previously held professorships at the University of Konstanz (2003–2007) and the University of Zurich (2008–2009). His research focuses on Swiss political institutions, federalism, direct democracy, consociational democracy, subnational governance, and comparative public policy. PhD and Habilitation in Political Science, University of Bern Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Los Angeles (1993–1994) Research Fellow, ETH Zurich and University of Basel (1994–1998) His scholarly output spans empirical democracy research, institutional analysis, and federalism studies, with publications in leading journals such as British Journal of Political Science , European Journal of Political Research , and Swiss Political Science Review . He has edited major works including The Handbook of Comparative Political Institutions (2024) and The Oxford Handbook of Swiss Politics (2024). Recent articles highlight institutional impacts on policy processes, economic performance of long constitutions, and crisis resilience of consensus democracies during the COVID-19 pandemic. His work on bicameralism, electoral systems, and subnational democracy has shaped debates on Swiss political reform. Third Prize, Fritz Thyssen Foundation (2008) Second Prize, Fritz Thyssen Foundation (2003) He supervises ongoing dissertations on topics like intercantonal family policy, cantonal legislative functions, and federal reform. His team includes postdocs, scientific collaborators, and student assistants.

• Swiss Politics
• Federalism
• Direct Democracy
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Kyle Rozema is a Professor of Law at Northwestern University's Pritzker School of Law in Chicago, Illinois. His scholarly work spans multiple areas of legal scholarship with a particular focus on judicial behavior, political ideology in the legal profession, occupational licensing, and diversity in legal education. Rozema's research interests include: Political ideology in the legal academy and judiciary Affirmative action and diversity in law schools Occupational licensing requirements in the legal profession Police misconduct and accountability systems Supreme Court dynamics and reform proposals Tax law and incidence His scholarly output demonstrates consistent engagement with empirical legal studies, often employing quantitative methods to examine questions of legal theory and practice. Rozema frequently collaborates with scholars from other institutions including the University of Chicago, Harvard, and Yale, reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of his work. His research shows clear trends toward examining institutional structures within the legal system and their real-world impacts, with increasing focus on diversity issues and professional regulation in recent years. Professor Rozema has received significant attention for his research, with his papers accumulating over 22,575 downloads and 79 total citations according to SSRN metrics. His work appears in prominent law reviews and interdisciplinary journals. Rozema has made notable contributions to understanding: The ideological composition of the legal academy How law clerk hiring reflects and influences judicial ideology The effectiveness of occupational licensing requirements Patterns of police misconduct and disciplinary responses Historical trends in gender representation in legal education

• Judicial Behavior
• Political Ideology in Law
• Occupational Licensing
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Dr. Daniel Allemann is a Senior Teaching and Research Fellow at the Department of History, University of Lucerne, specializing in late medieval and early modern periods within global contexts. He studied History and Anglophone Literature & Linguistics at the University of Basel, earned an MPhil in Political Thought and Intellectual History at the University of Cambridge, and completed his PhD there. His dissertation (2020) was awarded the best in the Faculty of History at Cambridge. Current projects include a 2024 monograph on slavery, power, and rights in the early modern Iberian world. Ongoing habilitation project on human diversity and alterity in Europe north of the Alps (13th–15th centuries). Research on Andean indigenous political ideas and their Enlightenment Europe reception. His research intersects legal history, colonial history, and intellectual history, with a focus on natural law, empire ideologies, and intercultural exchanges. Recent publications analyze the School of Salamanca's influence on colonial legal thought and the historiography of indigenous Andean societies. Scientific awards include the Cambridge Faculty of History's Best Dissertation Prize (2020). He co-founded the Interventions: The Intellectual History Podcast and writes a monthly column for SonntagsBlick , connecting historical insights to contemporary issues. He also served on the editorial board of traverse: Zeitschrift für Geschichte – Revue d’histoire , fostering academic dialogue between German- and French-speaking Switzerland.

• Medieval History
• Early Modern History
• Global History
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Richard Albert holds the prestigious Hines H. Baker and Thelma Kelley Baker Chair in Law and serves as Director of Constitutional Studies at the University of Texas at Austin School of Law. He is also Professor of Government in the Department of Government within the College of Liberal Arts. With an extensive scholarly record featuring 89 papers and over 69,000 downloads on SSRN, Albert is a leading authority in constitutional law and constitutional amendment studies. Albert's research focuses on constitutional amendment from comparative, doctrinal, historical, and theoretical perspectives. His work spans constitutional design, constitutional dismemberment, unamendability, constitutional conventions, and the relationship between written and unwritten constitutional elements. He has made significant contributions to understanding how constitutions change through both formal amendment processes and informal mechanisms. His recent scholarship reveals several key trends: a growing interest in decolonial constitutionalism, constitutional dynamics in the Commonwealth Caribbean, and the intersection of artificial intelligence with constitutional design. Albert has also edited numerous Global Reviews of Constitutional Law and International Reviews of Constitutional Reform, establishing himself as a central figure in global constitutional scholarship. As Director of Constitutional Studies, Albert oversees a significant research program that brings together scholars from around the world to examine pressing constitutional questions. His work has influenced constitutional design processes in multiple jurisdictions and has been cited by courts and constitutional drafters internationally. Albert frequently collaborates with prominent scholars including David Landau, Pietro Faraguna, and Šimon Drugda on major comparative constitutional projects.

• Constitutional Law
• Comparative Constitutional Law
• Constitutional Amendment
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Patricia Felicitas Funk is a Full Professor at the Università della Svizzera italiana (USI), holding roles in the Faculty of Economics and the Institute of Economics (IdEP). Previously, she served as Associate Professor at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra and Affiliated Professor at the Barcelona Graduate School of Economics. She is also the Director of the Master in Economics program and an Associate Editor at the Economic Journal. Her research focuses on gender economics, political institutions, and voting behavior, with a particular emphasis on gender disparities in academia and policy outcomes. Her work explores topics such as voter turnout dynamics, the impact of election closeness on participation, and gender representation in academic and political spheres. Notable contributions include analyses of direct democracy, fiscal policy, and institutional reforms. Patricia has authored influential papers in top journals like the Quarterly Journal of Economics, the Review of Economics and Statistics, and the Journal of the European Economic Association. Award details are not explicitly mentioned in the provided texts. However, her research has been funded by grants, such as the Swiss National Science Foundation (grant 172739). She is affiliated with the Center for Federalism (CF) and contributes to policy-relevant studies on governance and public policy.

• Gender Economics
• Political Economics
• Gender Research
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Yoan Hermstrüwer is an Assistant Professor of Legal Tech, Law and Economics, and Public Law at the University of Zurich. He holds affiliations with Yale Law School (visiting researcher), University of Michigan Law School (lecturer), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (teaching fellow), and the Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods (research affiliate since 2023). Education: Studied law at the Universities of Freiburg im Breisgau, Panthéon-Assas (Paris 2), and Bonn, completing his law degree and First State Examination. Earned a doctorate in economics focusing on experimental economic and empirical studies of public market design after his Second State Examination. His legal dissertation used experimental methods to analyze consent limits under data protection law. Research focuses on interdisciplinary investigations of law's impact on behavior using experimental/empirical methods. Key themes include fair machine learning algorithms, legal implications of algorithmic matching, and public law frameworks. His work bridges law, economics, and computer science through collaborative approaches. No specific grants or awards are listed in the provided information. His research affiliations support interdisciplinary studies in collective goods and legal tech innovation.

• Law and Economics
• Empirical Legal Studies
• Fair Algorithms
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