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Wolfgang Alschner is a Full Professor at the University of Ottawa, holding the Hyman Soloway Chair in Business and Trade Law. He is cross-appointed to the Faculty of Engineering's School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, while maintaining affiliation with the Centre for Law, Technology and Society. His work focuses on empirical legal studies, computational law, and international economic law.
- BA in International Relations (University of Dresden)
- MA in International Affairs (Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva)
- LLB (University of London)
- JSM (Stanford Law School)
- PhD in International Law (Graduate Institute, Geneva)
His research integrates natural language processing, machine learning, and legal network analysis to study international investment agreements, investor-state dispute settlement, and WTO law. He pioneered computational methods for treaty analysis and legal document comparison.
Recent publications examine taxation trends in international investment law, digital trade frameworks, and AI's impact on legal practice. His work reveals systemic patterns in arbitration outcomes, judicial behavior, and legal policy diffusion.
Scientific Awards
- Scholarly Book Award Runner-up (2024) - Canadian Council on International Law
- Ontario Early Researcher Award (2023) for AI-driven legal document analysis
Professor Alschner advises law and computer science students at all levels, supervising projects in empirical legal research and legal technology development. He directs the uOttawa Legal Technology Lab, which creates tools for investment treaty analysis and computational legal studies. His grants include SSHRC Insight Development Grants for trade agreement text analysis and Canadian Equality Judgments research.
