MIT: Independent Activities Period: IAP

IAP 2017



Computational Law Course

Dazza Greenwood, JD, Visiting Scientist, MIT Media Lab

Enrollment: By permission of instructors
Sign-up by 01/13
Limited to 40 participants
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions
Prereq: N/A

This course provides a conceptual overview and hands-on projects for understanding and solving legal use cases with data analytics, blockchain and other cryptosystems and a special module on virtual reality for data vizualization. The course includes seminar style lecture/discussion sessions and hands-on, experiential learning through team projects. The course covers:

Legal Analytics, including 1) AI/Machine Learning for solving legal use cases; and 2) Using VR for data-driven visualization of complex financial relationships and legal contexts

Digital Assets, including: 1) Ownership rights, valuation and provenance of digital property; and 2) Storage and exchange of digital property with electronic contracts, automated transactions and autonomous agents

Digital Identity, including: 1) Technology and architecture for autonomy and control of self-sourced digital identity and personal data; and 2) Using individual identity for valid, verifiable login to apps or services and for providing legal acknowledgement, assent or authorization.

Digital Contracts, including 1) Integrating ordinary digital contracts and blockchain "smart contracts" in automated transactions by individuals or businesses; and 2) Standard open-web stack design patterns for executing multiple digital signatures and electronic notarization on digital legal contracts.

For more info and to apply, see: law.MIT.edu/Computational-Law-Course

Sponsor(s): Media Arts and Sciences
Contact: Dazza Greenwood, E15-449, 617.500.3644, DAZZA@MEDIA.MIT.EDU


Learning and Workshop Sessions

Jan/23 Mon 02:00PM-06:00PM E15-341, MIT Media L, Primarily Learning/Discussing
Jan/24 Tue 02:00PM-06:00PM E15-341, MIT Media L, Primarily Building/Exploring
Jan/26 Thu 06:30PM-11:30PM TBD, Bonus ABA Hackathon Session
Jan/30 Mon 02:00PM-06:00PM E15-341, MIT Media L, Primarily Learning/Discussing
Jan/31 Tue 02:00PM-06:00PM E15-341, MIT Media L, Primarily Building/Exploring

For more information, please see: law.MIT.edu/Computational-Law-Course

Note: The Dates/Times and Place are Subject to Change

Professor Jonathan Askin - Professor of law, Dazza Greenwood, JD - Visiting Scientist, MIT Media Lab