Summary
Monica Palmirani is a Full Professor of Legal Informatics and ICT Law at the University of Bologna with over two decades bridging mathematics, law and computational research. She is a leading contributor to legislative XML standards (co-author of Akoma Ntoso, CEN MetaLex and NormeInRete) and co-chairs the LegalDocML and LegalRuleML technical committees, bringing deep expertise in legal ontologies, norm modelling and AI&LAW. Monica has directed major EU research projects and advised international bodies including the European Parliament, UN/DESA and national supreme courts, translating scholarly work into operational e-government and legislative systems. She directs advanced training programs (LEX summer school, eGov master modules, Erasmus Mundus PhD) and has more than 70 publications, reflecting a rare combination of academic leadership and practical standards impact. A mathematician by training, she often applies formal reasoning techniques to real-world legal drafting and citation challenges, a detail that underpins her reputation for rigorous, standards-driven interoperability.
11 years of coding experience
Ph.D. in Legal Informatics Legal Informatics, Ph.D. in Legal Informatics Legal Informatics at Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna
English, Spanish, French