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• Civil Law
• Commercial Law
• EU Law
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Professor Kaspars Balodis is a distinguished academic and jurist affiliated with the University of Latvia , where he teaches General Part of Civil Law and Commercial Law at the Faculty of Law , Department of Civil Law. His career spans academia, judiciary, and legal practice. He served as Dean of the Faculty of Law (2001–2007) , Judge of the Constitutional Court of Latvia (2007–2017) , and Judge of the Supreme Court of Latvia (since 2020) . He has also worked as a Sworn Attorney at Rödl & Partner Legal (2017–2020). Research Interests: Theory of legal transactions, contract validity and enforcement, commercial activity, corporate law, and group law. Education: Authored a doctoral dissertation on Security Transfer in German-Latvian Legal Comparison (2001) and contributed to foundational Latvian civil law commentaries. Key Publications address EU directives, comparative commercial law, constitutional aspects, and property rights. His work spans contract theory, legal reforms, and EU integration. Notable awards include the Cabinet of Ministers Award (2005) and the Justice System's 2nd Class Badge (2016) . While his academic role focuses on civil law, his judicial career underscores practical legal expertise.

• Civil Law
• Consumer Protection
• Contract Law
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Piia Kalamees is an Associate Professor in Civil Law at the University of Tartu's School of Law within the Faculty of Social Sciences. She has held this position since 2016 and also serves as Programme Director for bachelor's and master's studies. Her educational background includes a PhD (2013), Master's (2007), and BA (2005) from the University of Tartu, all supervised by Karin Sein. Kalamees's research focuses on civil law frameworks, particularly consumer protection in digital economies, liability for electronic transactions, and comparative analyses of EU contract law. Her work bridges national jurisdictions and EU directives to address contemporary challenges in e-commerce and consumer rights. Her publications exhibit a strong emphasis on evolving legal landscapes, including digital signatures, identity theft, and seller obligations for digital goods. Recent trends highlight interdisciplinary approaches combining cybersecurity, consumer finance, and transnational jurisprudence. She chairs the Consumer Disputes Committee and participates in research projects like 'Protecting Consumers in Consumer Credit Contracts in the Financial Crisis' (PRG2640). She has supervised eight Master's students, including projects on representation rights, digital content conformity, and financial regulations.

Marek Reiمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Machine Learning
• Natural Language Processing
• planning and reasoning with LLMs models
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Marek Rei is an Associate Professor of Machine Learning at Imperial College London and a Visiting Researcher at the University of Cambridge . He serves as an AI Advisor for Locai Labs and Esgrid Technologies , while providing consultancy through Perception Labs . PhD in Minimally supervised dependency-based methods for natural language processing (University of Cambridge, 2013) MPhil in Computer Speech, Text and Internet Technology (University of Cambridge Computer Lab, 2008-2009) Bachelor's in Creating a Model for Audiovisual Speech in Estonian (Tallinn University of Technology) His research spans Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing , focusing on planning and reasoning with LLMs , model explainability , medical data modeling , information extraction , and grammatical error correction . Recent publications highlight trends in LLM robustness , membership inference , medical NLP , and corporate sustainability analytics . Scientific accolades include the Best Paper Award at the IEEE Conference on Secure and Trustworthy Machine Learning (SaTML 2025) . Collaborative work with institutions like Microsoft (via SwiftKey acquisition) and contributions to neural sequence labeling frameworks demonstrate his technical and industry impact.

• Commercial Law
• Company Law
• Corporate Law
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Andres Vutt is an Associate Professor of Commercial Law at the University of Tartu, School of Law, located in Tartu, Estonia. His academic work focuses on company law, corporate governance, and commercial law with particular emphasis on Estonian law within the European context. Professor Vutt's research interests span Commercial Law, Company Law, Corporate Governance, Estonian Commercial Code, Shareholder Rights, and Corporate Mobility. His work examines how European Union directives are transposed into Estonian law, the implementation of shareholder rights, corporate governance structures, and the challenges of corporate mobility within the EU framework. He has made significant contributions to understanding how Estonian company law interacts with broader European legal principles. His scholarly output reveals a consistent focus on the intersection of Estonian commercial law with European regulations. Vutt's work often analyzes the practical implementation of EU directives in the Estonian context, particularly examining where transposition may be problematic or incomplete. His research demonstrates expertise in comparative company law, with special attention to shareholder rights, director liability, and corporate governance structures in the Estonian legal system. Professor Vutt has collaborated with numerous scholars across Europe on major projects such as the European Model Company Act, demonstrating his standing in the international company law community. His work contributes significantly to the understanding of how smaller EU member states like Estonia navigate the complex landscape of European company law harmonization.

• European Contract Law
• Legal Harmonization
• Consumer Law
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Irene Kull is a Professor of Civil Law at the University of Tartu's Faculty of Law, part of the School of Law within the Faculty of Social Sciences. She holds a Doctor of Law degree (2002) and has been a leading academic in Estonian and European contract law for over three decades. Her roles include Head of the Private Law Department and membership in the European Academy of Private Law and the European Centre of Tort and Insurance Law. Her career spans academic leadership, legal reform advisory roles (e.g., Estonian Supreme Court consultant), and international collaboration through institutions like the DAAD-funded Konstanz University cooperation. She has advised EU expert groups on contract law harmonization and contributed to the Common European Sales Law initiative. Research focuses on European contract law harmonization, legal transplants, consumer protection, digital content regulation, and Baltic tenancy law. Key projects include EU-funded studies on consumer sales directives and platform economy legal adequacy. She has authored over 130 publications, including books on Estonian legal culture and comparative law. Awards include the Order of Merit of the White Star (2021) and recognition for contributions to legal education and constitutional celebrations. She leads editorial boards for journals like Juridica International and organizes international conferences on digital contract law and legal pluralism.

• Commercial Law
• Company Law
• Legal Capital Regulations
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Andres Vutt is an Associate Professor in Commercial Law at the University of Tartu's School of Law (Faculty of Social Sciences). He has held academic positions since 1993, including roles as a Lecturer in Civil Law and Assistant研究员 at the Institute of Private Law. His career combines legal academia with legal practice, including roles at law firms like Magnusson and Concordia. He holds a Doctor's Degree (2011) and a Research Master's Degree (2005), both from the University of Tartu's Faculty of Law. Education: Magister iuris (2005) from the University of Tartu. Administrative roles include membership in the Estonian Bar Association's suitability assessment committee, editorial boards of Juridica and Juridica International , and leadership in projects like the Company Law Revision Working Group (2016–2019). Research focuses on commercial law, company law, legal capital regulations, and corporate governance. Notable projects include the Estonian Legal Space in Global Legal Space (2006–2011) and Modern Instruments for Regulating Contractual Relations (2012–2015). His publications span legal commentaries, conference papers, and books on topics like shareholder rights, legal capital rules, and data privacy in research. Key contributions include analyses of post-COVID corporate governance adaptations, legal frameworks for sharing sensitive research data, and revisions to Estonian company law. He has advised on legal policy reforms and contributed to the WJP Rule of Law Index reports for Estonia.

• Civil Law
• Contract Law
• Sales Law
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Martin Käerdi is an Associate Professor of Civil Law at the University of Tartu, Faculty of Social Sciences, School of Law, with a 0.20 time commitment as of September 2025. He previously held full-time roles as an Associate Professor and Lecturer in Civil Law at the University of Tartu's Faculty of Law and Institute of Private Law since 2004. From 2004 to 2008, he served as a Lecturer in Civil Law at the University of Tartu. Prior to academia, he worked at the Ministry of Justice of Estonia as Head of the Private Law Division from 1996 to 2003. Education: Martin Käerdi earned a Doctor of Law degree from Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg in 2005, focusing on comparative civil law between German and Estonian sales law. He also holds a Master's degree from the University of Tartu's Faculty of Law and completed studies at Freie Universität Berlin and the University of Tartu. Research Interests: Käerdi specializes in civil law, particularly contract law principles, delictual and contractual liability, Estonian sales law, and comparative civil law systems. His work emphasizes distinguishing liability systems and modernizing legal frameworks, such as revising corporate law and analyzing the mutual influence between Estonian civil law and the European Civil Code. Grants and Projects: He contributed to projects like 'Ühinguõiguse revisjon' (2017–2018), focusing on corporate law revision, and 'Tsiviilõiguse põhiinstituutide ühtlustamise teoreetilised lähtekohad' (2008–2011), exploring theoretical foundations for harmonizing civil law principles in Europe. Publications: Käerdi has authored/co-authored over 28 publications, including legal commentaries on Estonian civil codes and comparative studies. Notable works include 'Lepinguõigus' (2024) and 'Tsiviilseadustiku üldosa seadus' (2023).

• Medical Anthropology
• Palliative Care
• Public Health
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Piret Paal is an Associate Professor of Medical Anthropology at the Institute of Cultural Research, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Tartu, with a significant international academic presence, including visiting professorships in Slovenia and Australia. She also holds a part-time professorship in palliative care at Paracelsus Medical University and has held senior research and educational leadership roles in Austria and Germany. University: University of Tartu School: Faculty of Arts and Humanities Department: Institute of Cultural Research Academic Rank: Associate Professor Email: piret.paal@ut.ee Her educational background includes a PhD in Folkloristics from the University of Helsinki (2011), a Research Master’s from the University of Tartu (2004), and a habilitation in nursing science (palliative care) completed in 2021. Her research is deeply interdisciplinary, focusing on raising societal awareness of end-of-life issues, improving death literacy, and enhancing palliative and spiritual care through innovative education and global collaboration. Her recent publications (2024–2025) reveal a strong thematic focus on spiritual care in neuro-oncology, ALS, and Parkinson’s disease; the integration of chaplaincy into healthcare teams; digital tools for spiritual care education; and palliative care training in medical and nursing curricula. These works employ qualitative, scoping, and mixed-methods approaches, often in international collaborations, and are published in high-impact journals across palliative medicine, gerontology, medical education, and religion and health. Her scientific recognition includes the 2024 INPCS Tare Cook Award for innovation in neuropalliative education and the 2024 Austria Palliative Care Society Science Award, along with being named Teacher of the Year in 2021 and 2022. She is actively involved in academic leadership, serving as Associate Editor for the Journal of Religion and Health, Co-Chair of the Educational Reference Group of the European Association for Palliative Care, and Scientific Lead of the Master of Palliative Care at PMU, Austria. She leads the major Estonian research project ARS MORIENDI ESTONIA 2030 and has served on advisory boards for the EU Horizon Health program and Deutsche Krebshilfe. While the text does not list specific advisees, her supervision of research and educational initiatives indicates an active mentoring role in the field of palliative and medical anthropology.

• Architecture
• Urban Design
• Interior Design
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Tomomi Hayashi is Professor (0.7) at Tallinn University of Applied Sciences' Institute of Architecture and partner at HG Arhitektuur OÜ. Educated at Virginia Tech (MArch) and Yokohama National University (BArch), Hayashi's career includes academic leadership as former Head of the Architectural Institute (2012-2017) and professional experience with Rafael Viñoly Architects (NYC) and Maki Associates (Tokyo). Research focuses on: Architectural theory and urban regeneration Heritage restoration and adaptive reuse Wooden/concrete structural design Japanese-Estonian design dialogues Publications emphasize architectural history, material innovation, and cross-cultural design, with recent works exploring future-oriented urbanism and engineering-architecture collaborations. Awards and recognitions: 2024 ESTPly Wooden Interior Award 2020 Europa Nostra Special Mention 2019 IFI Design Gold Prize 2017 Estonian Culture Endowment Award Multiple Estonian annual prizes for restoration and design Supervised 2 master's students and serves frequently as guest critic internationally. Leads award-winning architectural projects including the Estonian National Museum, Noblessner Yacht Club, and innovative public installations.