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Brian Flanagan, Associate Professor at Maynooth University's Faculty of Social Sciences, focuses on the intersection of courts, knowledge, and technology. His research combines analytic legal philosophy with empirical methods to examine judicial reasoning and legal systems' adaptation to digital environments.
- Director of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at Maynooth University
- Vice-Chair of Maynooth University's Social Science Research Ethics Committee
Research Interests span experimental jurisprudence, legal epistemology, AI's implications for legal practice, and the moral dimensions of legal interpretation. His empirical work includes randomized trials on judicial reasoning and studies of large language models' legal capacities.
Scientific Awards include the Fulbright Scholar Award and recognition for the CHIWORK '25 Best Paper. He led Maynooth's successful Athena SWAN Bronze Award application for gender equality.
Publications appear in Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, Information Systems Research, and Australasian Journal of Philosophy, with recent work on AI-human collaboration in judicial contexts and the dual nature of legal concepts. His research has received international media coverage including The Irish Times and MIT Technology Review.
