Maura R. Grossman recognized for work at intersection of law, data governance, and AI

Named a Top 50 Legal Innovator in Academia, received IEEE Standards Association Working Group Award for contributions to AI governance

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Research Professor Maura R. Grossman has received two recognitions highlighting her scholarly contributions at the intersection of law, data governance, and artificial intelligence.

She has been named one of the 50 Top Legal Innovators in Academia for 2026. Conferred by The National Law Review and Wickard, an education and advisory firm, the award recognizes Professor Grossman’s influence on how the legal profession understands, evaluates and adopts artificial intelligence. She has also established the empirical foundation for technology-assisted review, demonstrating that well-designed supervised machine-learning workflows outperform traditional manual review while remaining transparent, defensible and measurable.

Professor Grossman has also received an IEEE Standards Association Working Group Award in recognition of her contributions to developing the IEEE P2863 Recommended Practice on organizational governance of artificial intelligence.

Research Professor Maura R. Grossman in the Davis Centre

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