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Professor Burkhard Schafer holds the Personal Chair of Computational Legal Theory at the School of Law, University of Edinburgh. He is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) and co-founder of the SCRIPT Centre for IT and IP Law, where he serves as Director. Additionally, he co-directs the Joseph Bell Centre for Legal Reasoning and Forensic Statistics.
His research focuses on the intersection of law, computer science, and legal theory, particularly examining computational representations of legal thought, AI ethics, and the impact of technology on legal concepts like responsibility and liability. Notably, he contributes to the Ethics Framework for Legal Technology as chair of the AI4People working group and as a member of the Turing Institute's Data Ethics Group.
Recent publications explore topics such as AI transparency, NFTs as digital property, and EU AI Act compliance. His work extends to projects like Creative Informatics and collaborations on autonomous vehicle liability and data ethics in creative industries. He also serves on the Law Society of Scotland's Legal Technologist Accreditation Panel.
