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Collaboration with The Pranava Institute

Zubair — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:24:02 +0000

The Centre has entered into a collaboration with The Pranava Institute (TPI), New Delhi, to advance research, policy engagement, and public dialogue at the intersection of artificial intelligence, technology, law, and governance. The partnership focuses on joint initiatives across areas such as AI governance, legal technology, public-sector innovation, and responsible AI adoption. It also includes collaborative academic and outreach activities, including conferences, workshops, lectures, summer schools, and AI literacy initiatives. The collaboration further aims to develop policy reports, research publications, educational resources, and institutional capacity-building programmes. The partnership reflects a shared commitment to promoting inclusive, ethical, and accessible AI ecosystems in India and beyond.

Collaboration with JDC and DAKSH

Zubair — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:22:25 +0000

The Centre has collaborated with the Judicial Data Collaborative (JDC) and DAKSH to advance research and innovation in the areas of judicial data and legal technology. As part of this engagement, the Centre has been recognised as a Knowledge Partner for the Justice Definitions Project (JDP), a key initiative led by JDC. The collaboration focuses on joint initiatives across domains such as judicial data governance, AI governance, legal technology, and broader justice-sector innovation. It also includes structured student engagement through the Student Research Associate Programme, edit-a-thons, and contributions to the development of the Justice Definitions Project database. The partnership reflects the Centre’s ongoing efforts to foster collaborative research and practical innovation at the intersection of law, data, and emerging technologies.

Collaboration with Cyber Peace Foundation on the Cyber Peace Index

Zubair — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:20:45 +0000

The Centre has entered into a collaboration with the CyberPeace Foundation on the development of the CyberPeace Index, a global framework aimed at redefining how cyber ecosystems are evaluated by centring values of trust, safety, and digital well-being. The initiative builds on earlier engagements, including its announcement at the United Nations Internet Governance Forum 2025 and subsequent discussions at an expert roundtable hosted at a United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime event in Hanoi. At the core of the CyberPeace Index is a ten-pillar framework designed to assess nations across key dimensions such as cybersecurity readiness, cybercrime response, digital peace diplomacy, cyber literacy and inclusion, public-private partnerships, responsible AI governance, psychosocial resilience, and user trust and safety. The framework seeks to provide a holistic measure of how effectively digital ecosystems are fostered as safe, inclusive, and trustworthy environments. The collaboration is being led by Prof. Nikhil Naren, Assistant Director at the Centre, alongside Maj. Vineet Kumar, Founder and Global President of CyberPeace, and Mr. Neeraj Soni, Senior Research Analyst at CyberPeace. Prof. Naren’s prior engagement with the CyberPeace Index, including moderating a high-level roundtable at the CyberPeace Summit 2026, contributed to shaping this partnership. The initiative reflects the Centre’s continued engagement with global conversations at the intersection of technology, governance, law, and digital trust.

Training Session at the Maharashtra Judicial Academy

Zubair — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:19:00 +0000

Prof. Nikhil Naren, Assistant Director at the Centre, delivered a training session at the Maharashtra Judicial Academy on the themes “Artificial Intelligence and Law” and “Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property.” The session examined the growing impact of AI on legal systems, beginning with recent observations of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India on the need for verification, human oversight, and judicial responsibility when engaging with AI-generated legal content. Prof. Naren discussed emerging legal challenges arising from AI-generated content, deepfakes, digital evidence, algorithmic decision-making, and online misinformation. The session also explored the evolving relationship between AI and intellectual property law, including questions of authorship, ownership, copyright, training data, and personality rights. The engagement reflects the Centre’s continued commitment to supporting judicial capacity-building on emerging technologies.

India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management (IIIDEM)

Zubair — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:17:02 +0000

Prof. Nikhil Naren, Assistant Director at the Centre, has been invited by the India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management (IIIDEM), Election Commission of India, to contribute to a practitioner-oriented online certificate course on Artificial Intelligence, Elections, and Democratic Governance. The contribution focuses on themes of law, regulation, and democratic safeguards, covering key frameworks such as the EU AI Act, UNESCO and OECD guidelines, and India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act. It also examines safeguards for the use of AI in electoral contexts, engaging a global audience of policymakers and practitioners. The engagement aligns with India’s 2026 Chairship of International IDEA, contributing to ongoing efforts to build inclusive, resilient, and sustainable democratic systems in the age of artificial intelligence.

Finalist at INRIA France AI Grand Challenge 2026

Zubair — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:14:46 +0000

Team SLAM (Student Learning Assessment Model) was recognised as a finalist at the Inria France AI International Grand Challenge 2026, an international platform focused on advancing innovation at the intersection of artificial intelligence and education. The team’s proposal, “AI in Re-imagining Assessment: The Situated Learning Assessment Model (SLAM)”, addressed the growing challenges faced by traditional assessment frameworks in higher education in the context of generative AI. The work examined how existing evaluation methods are increasingly being undermined by the ability of AI systems to generate sophisticated academic outputs and proposed a rethinking of assessment as a more context-driven and adaptive process. The team comprised Akshit Mathur, Kashish Goel, Keertika Saini, Sarang Phulwaria, and Vaibhav Kumar from Jindal Global Law School, under the mentorship of Prof. Spriha Bhandari and Prof. Paavni Jain. The recognition highlights ongoing efforts to engage with emerging challenges in AI and education through student-led research and innovation.

Public Choice Award at INRIA France AI Grand Challenge 2026

Zubair — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:12:11 +0000

Team Tark AI was awarded the Public Choice Award at the Inria France AI Grand Challenge 2026, receiving the highest number of votes among participating teams in the final round. The team’s work introduces an AI framework designed to deepen human reasoning through a structured, Socratic approach, moving beyond conventional large language model paradigms. The framework focuses on making reasoning processes visible, measurable, and pedagogically meaningful, contributing to broader conversations on responsible and human-centred AI. In recognition of their achievement, the team was invited to present its work at VivaTech Paris 2026, a leading global forum for technology and innovation. The team comprised students from Jindal Global Law School and the Jindal School of Government and Public Policy, under the mentorship of Prof. Ashwin Upreti. The achievement reflects the Centre’s ongoing emphasis on fostering student-led innovation and advancing the use of artificial intelligence for broader societal impact.

Two Demo Day Winning Teams Presented at Codex (Stanford)

Zubair — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:09:38 +0000

Two of the four winning student teams were invited to present their projects virtually at a Codex meeting, hosted by the Stanford Center for Legal Informatics and led by Dr. Roland Vogl. The presentations featured innovative legal technology solutions developed by the participating teams. Mr. Ramkumaar Madhavan presented the Mediation Simulator, a platform designed to support law students and young professionals in training for mediation proceedings through voice-based AI agents, structured scenarios, and feedback mechanisms. The team comprising Ms. Arya Sreeram, Ms. Sania Bafna, and Ms. Rhea Agnihotri presented Justice Lens, a platform focused on real-time, legally accurate multilingual translation, combined with deepfake detection and identity verification to support secure and reliable virtual court processes. The participation of these teams at an international academic platform reflects the growing relevance of student-led innovation in legal technology and the Centre’s emphasis on developing practical, technology-enabled solutions in the domain.

Demo Day on Technology-Enabled Solutions in Law and Governance

Zubair — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:02:42 +0000

The Centre organised the CSCAILR Demo Day, a platform for JGU students to showcase technology-driven solutions across law, justice, policy, and governance. The Demo Day was designed to create a rigorous yet constructive environment where student teams could present their ideas, receive detailed feedback, and further refine their solutions. Projects spanned areas such as legal tech, justice tech, ADR, GovTech, access to justice, and regulatory and compliance systems. To encourage holistic evaluation, presentations were reviewed across three tracks: Innovation, Product, and Deployment, examining everything from problem framing and social impact to user experience, technical robustness, scalability, and real-world adoption. Most importantly, the event created space for meaningful engagement around practical and impactful solutions, while supporting students in taking their ideas beyond the classroom and towards implementation.

Visiting Scholar Seminar at SMU Yong Pung How School of Law, Singapore Management University

Zubair — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:58:11 +0000

Prof. Sidharth Chauhan, Director of the Centre, delivered a seminar during his time as a Visiting Scholar at the SMU Yong Pung How School of Law, Singapore Management University. The seminar addressed the evolution of India’s competition law, with a focus on the political economy of regulation and the growing challenges posed by digital markets and AI-driven business models. The engagement offered an opportunity to situate India’s regulatory trajectory in a comparative and international context, and to contribute the Centre’s research perspective to global academic conversations on competition law, digital regulation, and the governance of AI-driven economic activity.