Gijs van Dijck (G.)

Gijs applies artificial intelligence and empirical methods to better understand, apply, interpret, and evaluate the law, liability, contract, and technology law in particular. He believes a deep understanding of both technology and the law is essential for a responsible application of technology and to properly regulate and govern technology.

Gijs has taught courses on tort law, contract law, property law, empirical legal research, and computational legal research. Gijs has published in top journals including the Journal of Empirical Legal Studies and the Oxford Journal of Legal Studies. He has been a speaker at various conferences, including ones at Oxford, Harvard, Yale, Duke, and Cornell. He was a visiting scholar at Stanford University. 

Gijs is a Professor of Private Law and heads the Maastricht Law and Tech Lab, an interdisciplinary group of legal researchers and computer scientists who apply and reflect on data-driven analyses in relation to the law. Additionally, he is a Principal Investigator at the Brightlands Institute for Smart Society (BISS) and researcher at M-EPLI.