Stephen Caines

Stephen Caines is a Legal Technologist, Policymaker, Academic, and Attorney serving as a non-residential fellow at CodeX – The Stanford Center for Legal Informatics (Stanford Law School) and Chief Innovation Officer for the City of San Jose. His dual roles bridge academic research and public sector implementation.

Educational Background:

• Juris Doctorate, University of Miami School of Law (concentration: Business of Innovation, Law & Technology)

Research Interests:

• Artificial Intelligence Governance
• Surveillance Technology
• Privacy Law
• Digital Inclusion
• Government Transparency

His work focuses on ethical deployment of facial recognition technology, algorithmic bias mitigation, and democratizing technology policy education. At CodeX, he co-founded the CoronAtlas project and developed experiential learning programs for students.

Professional Activities:

• Board of Directors, Good Karma Bikes (California NonProfit of the Year Award winner)
• Contributor to "The Oxford Handbook of AI Governance"
• Featured speaker in "Our Data" podcast series on facial recognition ethics

Scientific Awards: None documented in source materials.

Advising and Grants: No formal student advisees or grant programs specified in available documentation, though he leads San Jose's Internship and Fellowship Program.

Labs and Teams: Co-founded CoronAtlas project at CodeX; co-organized Stanford Law popup classes; serves on Good Karma Bikes board advancing digital inclusion initiatives.