About
Thesis title
'A Neuro-Symbolic Approach to Structure and Process International Tax Law'
Supervisors
Dr Andy Summers, Professor Milan Vojnović and Eduardo Baistrocchi
Research Interests
My project explores combining neural and symbolic AI to model legal reasoning with foundations in legal theory. This approach aims to enhance the trustworthiness, interpretability, and alignment of Large Language Models (LLMs) with legal reasoning processes.
My research focuses on legal data modelling, structuring, and processing through interdisciplinary approaches. I'm particularly interested in rule-dense domains like tax law, which provide rich opportunities to explore how legal frameworks can be structured for machine interpretation with greater transparency and accountability.
My interest in this topic began in 2021, during my undergraduate studies. I was assigned to analyse requirements for cross-border working researchers. The conventional approach produced a document hundreds of pages long, filled with cross-references and abbreviations—highlighting the complexity of international mobility. To simplify this, I transformed the data format from text to tables, resulting in a portal that allowed the users to input their specific circumstances and access only relevant legal information. The project has since expanded in scope, team size, and scale, securing Horizon Europe funding. The identified complexities of international mobility, and the potential for advanced technologies to manage these challenges, have persisted and continue to drive my PhD research.
Outside academia, I enjoy triathlon and hiking.
Education: LLB (University of Ljubljana), MCL (University of Cambridge)
Affiliations / Memberships
King’s Entrepreneurship Lab (University of Cambridge)
King’s College, Cambridge (Associate of the Senior Combination Room)
Awards / Scholarships
- PhD: Runner Up Best Paper Prize at 2025 ICAIL Doctoral Consortium
- PhD: LSE Department of Law Studentship
- MCL and PhD: Ad Futura Scholarship
- MCL: Clare Hall College Titular Scholarship
- LLB: Golden award for outstanding academic success
- LLB: Dean’s award for extracurricular activities