Staff
Staff
Yueh-Hsuan WENG
Associate Professor (Inamori Frontier Program)
Specialized Fields
New Types of Jurisprudence, Intelligent Informatics
(AI & Law, ELSI, Standardization, Legal Informatics, Legal Engineering, Ethical Design)
My research theme is how to use and combine interdisciplinary perspectives (i.e., standardization, legal informatics) and empirical analysis methods to explore the pacing problem and the compliance problem in AI governance. Compared to the theoretical analysis often used in ELSI research, empirical analysis allows us to understand and find ways to address the debates behind technology governance from a more scientific and objective perspective. Therefore, my recent focused research topics are on “theory construction of research methods for empirical research on ELSI for intelligent robotics” and “the application of AI ethical standards in the field of intelligent robotics”.
My research theme is how to use and combine interdisciplinary perspectives (i.e., standardization, legal informatics) and empirical analysis methods to explore the pacing problem and the compliance problem in AI governance. Compared to the theoretical analysis often used in ELSI research, empirical analysis allows us to understand and find ways to address the debates behind technology governance from a more scientific and objective perspective. Therefore, my recent focused research topics are on “theory construction of research methods for empirical research on ELSI for intelligent robotics” and “the application of AI ethical standards in the field of intelligent robotics”.
Message
The book that inspired me most during my time in university was Bart Kosko's ‘Fuzzy Thinking.’ Specifically, Kosko’s book allowed me to imagine a future in which artificial intelligence (AI) technology can improve our legal system by assisting judges in making decisions. The book also gave me the courage to approach my research career in an interdisciplinary fashion and combine my study of AI and the law. I ultimately chose to complete a master’s degree in engineering after graduating from law school. With the technical advancements in AI, the following decade will be critical in the interdisciplinary study of AI and the law, especially when specific legal norms and ethical standards for the governance of AI will gradually mature and become established. In the age of AI, with all of its challenges and opportunities, we should remain curious of the unknown and we must remember to heed the old Chinese proverb, "a journey of a thousand miles must start with the single step”.Brief History
- 2014
- Ph.D. in Law, School of Law, Peking University
- May 2015 – Jan 2017
- Executive Assistant, FOXCONN Brasil Industria e Comercio Ltda
- Feb 2017 – Mar 2019
- Member, Law & Policy Committees, IEEE’s Ethically Aligned Design (EAD) AI Guidelines
- Mar 2017 – Present
- Assistant Professor, FRIS, Tohoku University
- Mar 2017 – Nov 2023
- Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University
- Mar 2018 – Mar 2018
- Visiting Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong
- Sep 2018 – Aug 2021
- TTLF Fellow, Stanford Law School
- May 2019 – Mar 2026
- Visiting Scientist, RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Projects
- Jul 2021 – Nov 2023
- Tohoku University Prominent Research Fellow
- Dec 2022 – Present
- Chair, IEEE P7017™ Working Group
- Nov 2023 – Present
- Co-Chair, Technical Committee on Robot Ethics, IEEE Robotics and Automation Society
- Dec 2023 – Present
- Associate Professor (Inamori Frontier Program), Kyushu University
- Sep 2025– Oct 2025
- Visiting Scholar, Research Center for Digital Humanities, National Taiwan University
- Apr 2026–May 2026
- Visiting Associate Professor, College of Social Sciences, National Taiwan University