Josephine Femke Dik

Josephine Femke Dik is a PreDoc Researcher at Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien), affiliated with the Theory and Logic research group (E192-05) in the Faculty of Informatics. Her work bridges deontic logic, artificial intelligence, and Sanskrit philosophy to model nuanced permissions in judicial decision-making and normative systems.

Her research focuses on disambiguating permission systems through cross-disciplinary approaches, integrating concepts from ancient Indian Mīmāṁsā philosophy with modern computational logic. This enables more precise modeling of judicial discretion in AI-driven legal frameworks, addressing gaps in ethical AI development and normative reasoning.

Dik's publications (2022–2024) reveal a cohesive trajectory: evolving from foundational studies in Mīmāṁsā-based permissions to applied research in judicial AI systems. Her work spans computer science, philosophy, and legal informatics, emphasizing how Sanskrit philosophical frameworks resolve ambiguities in deontic logic for real-world AI applications.

No scientific awards were documented in the available information.

She actively contributes to major research initiatives including LoDEx (2024–2026) on judicial discretion, TAIGER (2023–2027) for permission disambiguation, and the concluded RTD-Indian project (2017–2022). These involve international collaborations with institutions in Luxembourg, Austria, the Netherlands, Mexico, and Sweden.

Dik operates within TU Wien's Theory and Logic group, which specializes in computational logic applications. Her current projects position her at the forefront of culturally informed AI ethics research, with ongoing work exploring Sanskrit philosophical contributions to normative AI systems.