Department: Center for Legal Informatics
University: Stanford University
Bio:
Robert Mahari is the Associate Director of CodeX—the Stanford Center for Legal Informatics—where he focuses on leading practice-oriented, interdisciplinary research at the intersection of AI and law. He holds a JD-PhD in Legal Artificial Intelligence from MIT and Harvard Law School, training that anchors his dual fluency in computer science and legal doctrine.
Robert’s research leverages computation to surface new jurisprudential insights, build tools to improve legal practice, and identify new approaches to regulating emerging technologies. His work is published in venues that span disciplines—from Science and Nature Machine Intelligence to computer-science conferences including NeurIPS, ACL, and ICML. His research is regularly covered by media outlets including The New York Times and The Washington Post.
To translate his research into practice, Robert collaborates with public and private entities to prototype and deploy novel legal technologies. He is a frequent speaker on these topics for academic, industry, and government audiences worldwide. Robert also co-chairs the New York City Bar Association’s Subcommittee on Generative AI and the Law. As co-founder of Leading Beyond Boundaries, he convenes practice-oriented academic workshops during the World Economic Forum.