Master

Update

The A.Y. 2026/2027 of the Master's course in "Digital law. Data, algorithms and artificial intelligence" has been duly activated.

The admission notice has been published and you can find it here.

For any information on the new edition of the Master, please consult this website, the admission notice or send an e-mail to the following address:
cirsfid.masteritlaw@unibo.it

 

General informations

The Master’s Course in "Digital law. Data, algorithms and artificial intelligence", now in its XXVI edition with this 2026-2027 academic year, is offered by CIRSFID – ALMA AI - Università di Bologna, in collaboration with the Fondazione Alma Mater (Alma Mater Foundation) with the patronage of the "Società Italiana di Informatica Giuridica" (Italian Society of Legal Informatics).

 

Master Director

Prof. Giuseppe Contissa

Coordinator

Avv. Claudio Di Cocco

Tutor

Dott. Tommaso Di Gabriele

 

Scientific Council

Prof.ssa Monica Palmirani

Prof. Antonino Rotolo

Prof. Giovanni Sartor

Prof. Giuseppe Contissa

Avv. Claudio Di Cocco

 

Objectives

The Master's program offers a training program aimed at providing participants with:

  • in-depth knowledge and study and analytical skills in the fields of digital law, legal IT, and IT and new technology law, through learning about general aspects, regulatory frameworks, methodology for identifying critical issues, and analysis of the national and international context;
  • a set of knowledge suitable for enabling participants to apply traditional legal principles to these areas, where required;
  • a thorough scientific, methodological, and technological preparation that allows them to fully master legal and IT issues;
  • the concrete ability to address the issues studied on a practical level, through targeted activities (practical classroom exercises, trial simulations, drafting documents, case studies, internships, or project work).

 

Job opportunities

The course provides training in IT law that will qualify participants to fill a wide range of job descriptions in government agencies and private companies alike and to work as service  professionals, too. In fact there are many sectors in which the fast-developing new technologies are bringing radical changes by introducing new dynamics and models. And for this reason  there are many opportunities - in law, business, and commerce - that the marketplace is making available specifically for those who have mastered the skills this course is designed to provide: one example in this regard is the opportunities to play a role in the expanding effort to automate processes in public administrations, in law offices specializing in IT law, and in private companies that operate in ICT or that maintain relationships with such companies. Similarly, the Master is intended for those professionals who, dealing with technological issues or holding positions in the IT and ICT sectors, are increasingly in need of govern even the nowadays unavoidable legal aspect.

 

The Master is currently being accredited by the National Forensic Council (CNF) for the purposes of recognizing credits for professional training.