Projectss
Projects
A curated overview of ongoing and completed projects in digital justice, AI governance, dispute resolution, legal data infrastructures, and access to justice.
Ongoing projects
Active projects currently being developed by the team, presented in chronological order.
TRUST-AI: Transparency, Rule of Law, Understanding, and Safety in AI for Criminal Justice
Examining trustworthy AI in criminal justice through work on transparency, human oversight, legal safeguards, and the institutional conditions for responsible deployment.
Marco Giacalone (VUB Team-leader); Gioia Arnone (Researcher)
DigiHeritage: Fostering the Next Generation of Cultural Heritage Digital Managers through AI, Blockchain, and Innovative Pedagogies
Exploring how AI, blockchain, and digital pedagogies can support new professional profiles and management models in the cultural heritage sector.
Marco Giacalone (VUB Team-leader); Susanna Picariello (Researcher)
CREA3: Conflict Resolution with Equitative Algorithms 3
Advancing algorithmic methods for equitable conflict resolution with particular attention to procedural fairness, explainability, and scalable decision-support systems.
Marco Giacalone (Coordinator); Elisabeth Alofs (Senior Researcher); Andrea Filippo Ferraris (Researcher)
IDEA: I-tools to Design and Enhance Access to justice
Designing practical digital instruments that support legal guidance, procedural navigation, and more inclusive access to justice for diverse categories of users.
Marco Giacalone (VUB Team-leader); Jachin Van Doninck (Senior Researcher); Carlotta Manz (Researcher); Marianna Molinari (Researcher)
DEUCE: Digitalising European Uncontested Claims Enforcement
Developing digital tools and interoperable procedural workflows to improve the enforcement of uncontested claims across European jurisdictions.
Marco Giacalone (VUB Team-leader); Gioia Arnone (Researcher); Susanna Picariello (Researcher)
Completed projects
Completed research projects presented from most recent to earliest completion.
SCAN II: Small Claims Analysis Net II
Consolidating comparative research and digital resources for the study of small claims procedures, cross-border litigation, and procedural simplification.
Marco Giacalone (Coordinator); Kim Van Der Borght (Deputy Coordinator); Seyedeh Sajedeh Salehi (Researcher)
CREA2: Conflict Resolution with Equitative Algorithms 2
Extending prior research on equitative algorithms with a focus on fairness-aware models, practical experimentation, and dispute resolution settings.
Marco Giacalone (Coordinator); Elisabeth Alofs (Deputy Coordinator); Seyedeh Sajedeh Salehi (Researcher)
EFFORTS: Towards more EFfective enFORcemenT of claimS in civil and commercial matters within the EU
Investigating more effective enforcement strategies in civil and commercial matters through comparative legal analysis, procedural innovation, and transnational cooperation.
Marco Giacalone (VUB Team-leader); Kim Van Der Borght (Senior Researcher); Paola Giacalone (Researcher); Seyedeh Sajedeh Salehi (Researcher)
SCAN: Small Claims Analysis Net
Building an international research network on small claims procedures and identifying best practices for accessible and efficient low-value litigation.
Marco Giacalone (Deputy Coordinator); Seyedeh Sajedeh Salehi (Researcher)
CREA: Conflict Resolution with Equitative Algorithms
Establishing the conceptual and technical foundations for algorithm-assisted approaches to conflict resolution and equitable procedural support.
Marco Giacalone (Deputy Coordinator); Seyedeh Sajedeh Salehi (Researcher)