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Kevin D. Ashley is a Professor of Law at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. He is also a senior scientist at the Learning Research and Development Center and an adjunct professor of computer science at the University of Pittsburgh. His interdisciplinary work bridges artificial intelligence, legal analytics, and ethical reasoning.
- JD, Harvard Law School
- M.A. and PhD, University of Massachusetts
- BA, Princeton University
His research focuses on computational modeling of legal reasoning, AI and ethics, legal text analytics, and case-based reasoning. He has pioneered AI applications for legal decision support, automated argumentation, and bias detection in legal corpora.
Recent publications include studies on large language models in legal annotation, argument mining, and empirical legal analysis. His work has been supported by multiple National Science Foundation grants, emphasizing fairness in AI and access to justice.
- 2022 Codex Prize for Computational Law
- 2015 University of Massachusetts Outstanding Achievement Award
- 2002 AAAI Fellow for AI in Law contributions
- 2000 Chancellor’s Distinguished Research Award
A former President of the International Association for Artificial Intelligence and Law, Ashley has held visiting roles at the University of Bologna, Stanford CodeX, and IBM Watson Research Center. He co-edits the journal Artificial Intelligence and Law and teaches courses on applied legal analytics.
