Tuesday 17th - Wednesday 18th December 2024.

Marjorie Sykes Room, Friends House, 173 - 177 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BJ

This workshop will investigate fairness, effectiveness and efficiency of algorithms in legal systems. Definitions of bias, transparency and explainability of decisions will be covered. Good practice in development and evaluation of statistical and machine learning algorithms, including design of randomised studies for evaluation, will be discussed.

This workshop will encourage statisticians with a wide range of expertise and interests to contribute to the
development of the law and legal processes.

Confirmed speakers (timetable)

Professor Serge Sharoff, Professor of Language Technology, University of Leeds - Your Honor, ChatGPT objected: Interpreting decisions of Large Language Models

Professor Jim Q Smith, University of Warwick - Secure libraries of graphical models for criminal investigations

Dr Janis Wong, The Law Society of England and Wales - Algorithms for justice? The legal sector perspective on the opportunities and challenges of automated decision making for access to justice

Professor Kosuke Imai, Harvard University - Do algorithmic recommendations help judges make better decisions? Results from a randomised controlled trial

Dr Elizabeth Tiarks, University of Aberdeen, School of Law - AI in sentencing: a practice perspective

Jacob Turner, Barrister, Fountain Court Chambers - AI in litigation: subject matter and tool

Professor Philip Dawid, University of Cambridge & Professor Julia Mortera , Università Roma Tre - Algorthims in the justice system: Some statistical issues

Professor Melissa Hamilton, Professor of Law and Criminal Justice, University of Surrey - Criminal justice in the age of algorithms

Tom King, Member of RSS Data Ethics and Governance Group - Professional responsibility: individuals in institutions

Registration

If you would like to attend this workshop please register your interest hereLink opens in a new window.

We will contact you with details of how to register for the workshop. Workshop capacity is limited to 30 attendees.

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Dates: 17th - 18th December 2024

Provisional times: 10:30 on 17th December to 16:30 on 18th December 2024.

Venue: Marjorie Sykes Room, Friends House, 173-177 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BJ

Attendance fee: A fee of £125 will cover refreshments, lunches and dinner on 17th December.