Welcome to the Telos Lab!

Research Profile

We conduct foundational research in the intersection of law, computer science, and complex systems. Driven by curiosity and inspired by the challenges we observe in the real world, we seek to understand the basic operating principles of legal systems, interpreted as complex information-processing systems. In parallel to developing our fundamental understanding, we systematically explore the design space of digitally native legal institutions, crafted to harness the benefits of complexity and computation while mitigating their risks.

Elements of Research

Our work interweaves concepts and methods from five research areas.

• foundations of law: legal theory, law and society, critical legal studies
• network science: temporal, multi-layer, and higher-order networks
• machine learning: graph learning, text processing, dimensionality reduction
• theoretical computer science: graph algorithms, alternative models of computation, computational social choice
• human-computer interaction: information visualization, interaction design

External Funding

Our flagship project is funded by the European Union under grant agreement 101221337. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Research Council Executive Agency. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.