OUR PARTNERS
The network
To ensure maximum impact and effectively achieve its objectives, the ReCEPL4STAI Centre of Excellence will bring together expertise and knowledge within the host institution, as well as it will rely on partnerships with national and international centres and institutions.

A. COOPERATION AND COLLABORATION WITHIN THE HOST INSTITUTION.
The Università degli Studi Suor Orsola Benincasa (https://www.unisob.na.it/ – UNISOB) in Naples, with approximately 10,000 students, is a leading institution in the fields of Human Sciences and Law. The university has a longstanding tradition of integrating legal and humanistic studies with emerging technological advancements. This interdisciplinary approach has been cultivated through various departments, including the Department of Social Humanities and the Department of Law and Economics, as well as Ph.D. programs such as ‘Humanities and Technologies: an Integrated Research Path.’
Within UNISOB, the JM Centre of Excellence ReCEPL4STAI will benefit from collaboration with several key institutional structures:

THE INTERDEPARTMENTAL CENTRE SCIENZA NUOVA’ FOR PLANNING AND RESEARCH
The Centre with its Living Labs explores the intersection of law and technology, including the impact of AI on legal reasoning and regulatory frameworks. It is focused on bridging humanistic knowledge with technological advancements, starting from the assumption that the point of view of humanists is necessary in any technological field. The integrated laboratory consists of seven Living Labs and two Operative Units, with an interdisciplinary approach. ReCEPL collaborate in synergy with Living Lab UTOPIA, that develops research paths based on the interaction between Technology and Law, with the aim of testing traditional legal categories in the light of new technologies, and making use of technologies in order to deploy RIA (Regulatory Impact Analysis), to verify the operation of legal reasoning, to assess learning outcomes of legal subjects teaching methods using technological instruments.

UNISOB PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMME
UNISOB PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMME: UNISOB Public Engagement Programme is aimed at fostering dialogue between Università degli Studi Suor Orsola Benincasa of Naples and the public at large, through lectures, exhibitions and other events aiming at bringing the University closer to the general public. Prof. Paola Villani is the appointed delegate to the Public Engagement Programme at UNISOB, while Dr. Maria Cristina Gaeta in President of the Università degli Studi Suor Orsola Benincasa students and graduate association (ALSOB – https://www.unisob.na.it/alsob/), with is part of the UNISOB public engagement activities. The added value of the UNISOB Public Engagement Programme is to enhance the involvement of EU and non-EU students as well as industry, policymakers, public administration, civil society and the general public in the EU Studies and, more specifically, in the EU policies concerning trustworthy and sustainable applications.

CRIE – CENTRE FOR RESEARCH ON EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS
The Centre was established at Università degli Studi Suor Orsola Benincasa of Naples (UNISOB) as Italian Centre of Excellence on 13 January 2000 by Ministerial Decree no. 11. The Centre is a member of a Network of Italian university Centers of Excellence recognized by the Ministry of Universities and Scientific Research as a promoter of high-quality scientific projects. The aim of the CRIE, whit its multidisciplinary and international nature, is research in the field of European institutions, the investigation of new ‘code’ and new models of the legal, political and social conceptuality of modern Europe, also in the light of the renewed political, geographical and urban scenarios that are changing its original structure. CRIE value is in line with that of ReCEPL4STAI and will be of fundamental importance to enhance EU studies and training carried out at the Centre.
B. NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS OUTSIDE THE HOST INSTITUTION
To enhance the project activities, ReCEPL4STAI will collaborate with an extensive network of national and international institutions already developed within the activities of the ReCEPL Centre (https://www.unisob.na.it/ateneo/c008_b.htm?vr=1&lg=it), that will play a pivotal role in supporting the Centre, furthering the integration of AI within European legal and societal frameworks.
B.1. ACADEMIA



Digital Humanism Network between Università degli Studi Suor Orsola Benincasa of Naples (UNISOB), the DIRPOLIS Institute (Institute of Law, Politics and Development) of Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies of Pisa and the Department of Humanistic Studies of University of Salento. The Network established in 2023 deals with research in the field of digital humanism with particular regard to the legal and ethical profiles. More specifically, the DH Network aims to promote, coordinate and develop joint opportunities and initiatives for collaboration on issues of common interest. The topics of interest concern issues related to the ethical-philosophical, political-social and legal profiles of the regulation of new technologies, which will be the subject of the ReCEPL4STAI activities.


Juridical Observatory on Digital Innovation (JODI) established in 2019 at the Department of Law and Economics of Productive Activities of University of Roma La Sapienza, the Juridical Observatory on Digital Innovation – JODI (Osservatorio giuridico delle innovazioni digitali – OGID) focuses on the interpretation of the many acts of the European Union in the digital field. JODI (OGID)’s activities include the participation in public consultation procedures in matters relating to EU’s projects of governance of digital innovation, the organization of seminars and webinars on a regular basis run by internal members as well as by external researchers and professionals with a variety of backgrounds, as well as the promotion and editing of publications. JODI (OGID) is headed by Prof. Salvatore Orlando, who is full professor of Private Law at Università di Roma La Sapienza, Faculty of Economics, and lawyer in Rome. Thanks to JODI expertise in EU and digital innovation, the Observatory will be a partner that can guarantee an added value to Centre activities.

Law Department of University of Bergamo (UniBG) that has at its heart both the development of scientific and technological research and training under law perspective. As partner of the project, UNIBG Law Department, with the involvement of Prof. Massimo Foglia (associate Professor of Private Law), will give its contribution in the activities in the fields of law, technological development and sustainability.

Department of legal sciences of Alma Mater Studiorum Bologna University (UniBO) which aims to design and develop pure and applied research in the fields of legal sciences, exploring its fundamental, international, supranational and national principles, history, technical modes of explication, traditions of theoretical, philosophical and critical thought, and practice, with a technical-legal approach, but also multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary. The collaboration with this Department will be relevant for ReCEPL4STAI in order to explore research directions that contribute to effective policies for innovation and development, and promote teaching research through policies that attract high-quality professors and researchers.


L’Orientale University of Naples (UniOR) with its Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence on Artificial Intelligence and Communication in a Digitalised European Democracy (CoDED) coordinated by Prof. Roberta Montinaro (Full Professor of Private Law), responds to the challenges arising from an increasingly complex digitalised world, where artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) play a crucial role and reshape individual interactions, marketing activities and political and governance decision-making. Having CoDED as a partner is a strength for the Centre’s activities, which are perfectly in line in terms of both methodology and themes

Centre for Research on Law, Technology and Change (IUSTeC) of Department of legal sciences Verona University (UniVR) which was established by the Department of Legal Sciences of the University of Verona in the context of the 2018-2022 Project of Excellence. The Centre promotes the development of research with reference to the relationships between law, technologies, decision-making processes, and socioeconomic and cultural changes. In addition, it ensures excellence by promoting and accrediting research teams, according to criteria of internationalization, multidisciplinary and design. ReCEPL4STAI, in collaboration with IUSTeC will propose research activities on legal, socioeconomic and cultural changes in the field of AI application in the three selected domains, under a multidisciplinary and international perspective.

European Centre for Law, Science and New Technologies (ECLT) of the Pavia University (UniPV) which was established in 2004 by the collaboration of academic scientists and jurists, as a development of the activity started in previous years by Amedeo Santosuosso, ECLT Scientific Director. It is focused on biotechnology, cognitive sciences, nanotechnology, Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and robotics, with specific referent to the interaction between different scientific knowledge and technologies, that is producing an acceleration of historic dimensions, to which the world of law is not and cannot be extraneous. ECLT will be the ReCEPL4STAI partner involved in the research activities in the field of robotics, as embedded AI, in the legal field.

Department of Computer Science of the University of Salerno (UniSA), which is the only Computer Science department located in Southern Italy that has obtained recognition as a department of excellence for the five-year period 2018/2022. This extraordinary result consolidates the long and prestigious Salerno’s tradition of IT which was born in the early 1970s and which in the following decades, albeit in a difficult territorial context, managed to achieve levels of quality and competitiveness in research and teaching recognized both nationally and internationally (first place in the ANVUR national ranking for the years 2004-2010 and in second place in the years 2011-2014). Thanks to its excellence in IT, the Department of Computer Science of the University of Salerno will be involved in the EU Studies and training carried out at ReCEPL4STAI, related to the applications and functioning of AI in the selected Data ecosystems.

Research Network of Tor Vergata University of Rome (UniRoma2) which is a research network in line with ReCEPL4STAI project topics. Prof. Vincenzo Ricciuto (Full Professor of Private Law) and Prof. Carla Solinas (Associate Professor of Private Law) are the person in charge of the network for Tor Vergata University and they will be involved, together with the other Network members, in project research activities on innovation and sustainability of AI.


High Observatory on European Policies (AOPE) at Federico II University of Naples (UNINA) which stems from the need to make more fluid and immediate interpretation of the information derived from the numerous studies in support of the choices of European Policies and, in particular, the need to analyse the effects of these policies with ease. It is divided into observation hubs, which aim to shed light on specific issues of particular interest in the implementation of European policies. ReCEPL4STAI Coordinator is the person in charge of HUB 9, that aims to the implementation of substantial coordination of the regulatory policies of the Member States, for the effective development of environmental sustainable AI, topics that will be deepened during the project.

Department of Economics University of Campania ‘Luigi Vanvitelli (UniCampania), with its Director Prof. Maria Antonia Ciocia (Full Professor of Private Law) and the researchers Paola Grimaldi (Researcher on circular economy), Valeria Manzo (Ph.D. on digital asset) and Alessandra Fabrocini (Ph.D. of Hearth observation), promotes a vocational training and research offer integrated with the territory, supports quality research, and promotes green and circular economy. It will be an important partner for the Project activities on sustainable AI, with particular regard to Green AI Technologies.

Center for European Policy Making (CEP), born from the collaboration between ReCEPL and UniCampania. It is and academic synergy oriented to systematic dialogue with institutions, to a conscious participation of citizenship, sensitive to the ‘cultural, social and political. This academic matrix primarily qualifies the nature of the initiative in terms of its independence from biased instances traceable to both the economic and party sectors. CEP aims to increase cooperation among academia and policymakers on EU policies.

Information Law & Policy Centre (ILPC) of the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (IALS) of the University of London, directed by Nora Ni Loideain, that aims to promotes and facilitates research about the law and policy of information and data, and the ways in which law both restricts and enables the sharing and dissemination of different types of information. ILPC will be a partner for the project research activities on personal and non-personal data.

Jindal Global Law School (JG) which has been awarded by the Jean Monnet Chair ‘Multi dimensional Approaches to the Understanding of the E.U. Data Protection Framework, that contributes towards strengthening, deliberating, and implementing EU studies on data protection and GDPR. The teaching activities of the Project will be further enriched thanks to this JMC, in line with the project topics. Thanks to the partnership with JG, ReCEPL4STAI will disseminate EU values related to human-centered-AI also outside Europe.

School of Law of Fordham University of New York, with an established track record in pre and postgraduate courses in the legal area, it is also one of eight ABA-approved law schools in New York. The School of Law offers a strong collaboration to train LL.M Students coming from UNISOB and the teaching visiting programme between both universities.

Italian Institute for the Future (IIF), founded in 2013, the Italian Institute for the Future (IIF), Chaired by Roberto Paura, is a non-profit research, training, consultancy and dissemination organization in future studies in the field of society, technology, environment, economy e politics, with the aim of spreading a culture of anticipation and social forecasting in Italy. IIF will be involved in ReCEPL4STAI research activities with regard to EU future studies in the project main domains.

Institute of Information Science and Technologies “Alessandro Faedo” (ISTI) of the National Research Council (CNR), the largest public research institution in Italy. ISTI is affiliated to the CNR Department of Engineering, Information, Communication, Energy and Transportation Technologies (DIITET) and is the largest CNR institute for Computer Science. The main aim of ISTI-CNR is to advance science and achieve important results in many Computer Science subdomains. The Institute also has a very solid expertise and reputation in the design and deployment of CS infrastructures and in technology transfer activities oriented towards industry or the public administration. In addition, ISTI is strongly involved in teaching, at bachelor, masters and PhD levels. The collaboration between CNR-IST and ReCEPL4STAI will enable the development of the methodologies needed to assess the impact of AI risk on the EU values.

Politecnico di Milano (POLIMI) which is a public scientific-technological university which trains engineers, architects and industrial designers. The University focuses on the quality and innovation of its teaching and research, developing a fruitful relationship with the business and productive world by means of experimental research and technological transfer. It is also a solid, recognizable and reliable reference point for sustainable development in Europe. Thanks to the support of POLIMI, ReCEPL4STAI will be able to realize the Co Interdisciplinary Research Institute for Automated Systems (RifaS) was founded in fall 2017 and represents interdisciplinary, national and international research in various areas of automated systems. The centre will be a key partner for the AI applications in the mobility LABorative Observatory on AI empowering the collaboration between JS and STEM at multiple levels also in the light of the implementation of the human-in-the-loop mechanisms.


Interdepartmental Research Centre on Management and Innovation in HealthCare (CIRMIS) of Federico II University of Naples (UNINA), which is a joint initiative of the Department of Public Health and the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies, of Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, directed by Prof. Pasquale Arpaia. The Interdepartmental Research Centre was created for fostering interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research aimed to: optimizing management and governance of Health Services and Systems; monitoring of the quality of health services ICT for Health (Sensing for Health, Data for Health, Logistics for Health, Robotics for Health). ReCEPL4STAI, in collaboration with CIRMIS, will promote the transfer of knowledge in the healthcare sector through research activities.

Interuniversity Centre for Bioethical Research (CIRB) at Federico II University of Naples (UNINA) which is a bioethical research Centre of Federico II University of Naples, Directed by Prof. Andrea Patroni Griffi (Full professor of Public Law). Thanks to the contribution of university representatives, academic and non-academic experts from the various disciplines involved, in a climate of dialogue with representatives of different cultural positions, the Centre conducts scientific research on bioethical issues, which involve the protection of the human being with regard to present and future generations. CIRB has founded the Research group on Artificial intelligence, to which belong also ReCEPL4STAI Coordinator. The AI Research Group activities will be linked to that of ReCEPL4STAI sector.In addition to the abovementioned collaborations, ReCEPL has already set up a network of scientific collaborations, both through the European Journal of Privacy Law & Technologies (EJPLT), as well as through the conference and dissemination activities of the Centre’s members, in which academics from several EU and non-European countries are involved (including China, Australia and Japan). These academic and professional collaborations will constitute a further added value for the creation of the international network.

Ph.D. Joint Programmes at the Universitè Paris Nanterre and Università della Svizzera Italiana between UNISOB and Universitè Paris Nanterre, as well as that with Università della Svizzera Italiana, that will allow the dissemination of European studies on the research topics of the project also in other universities with particular regard to the topics of digital asset and cyberjustice.
B.2. PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS

Interdepartmental Research Centre on Management and Innovation in HealthCare (CIRMIS) of Federico II University of Naples (UNINA), which is a joint initiative of the Department of Public Health and the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies, of Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, directed by Prof. Pasquale Arpaia. The Interdepartmental Research Centre was created for fostering interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research aimed to: optimizing management and governance of Health Services and Systems; monitoring of the quality of health services ICT for Health (Sensing for Health, Data for Health, Logistics for Health, Robotics for Health). ReCEPL4STAI, in collaboration with CIRMIS, will promote the transfer of knowledge in the healthcare sector through research activities.

Interuniversity Centre for Bioethical Research (CIRB) at Federico II University of Naples (UNINA) which is a bioethical research Centre of Federico II University of Naples, Directed by Prof. Andrea Patroni Griffi (Full professor of Public Law). Thanks to the contribution of university representatives, academic and non-academic experts from the various disciplines involved, in a climate of dialogue with representatives of different cultural positions, the Centre conducts scientific research on bioethical issues, which involve the protection of the human being with regard to present and future generations. CIRB has founded the Research group on Artificial intelligence, to which belong also ReCEPL4STAI Coordinator. The AI Research Group activities will be linked to that of ReCEPL4STAI sector.In addition to the abovementioned collaborations, ReCEPL has already set up a network of scientific collaborations, both through the European Journal of Privacy Law & Technologies (EJPLT), as well as through the conference and dissemination activities of the Centre’s members, in which academics from several EU and non-European countries are involved (including China, Australia and Japan). These academic and professional collaborations will constitute a further added value for the creation of the international network.

Ph.D. Joint Programmes at the Universitè Paris Nanterre and Università della Svizzera Italiana between UNISOB and Universitè Paris Nanterre, as well as that with Università della Svizzera Italiana, that will allow the dissemination of European studies on the research topics of the project also in other universities with particular regard to the topics of digital asset and cyberjustice.
B.3. INDUSTRY AND LEGAL AREA PROFESSIONALS

RE:LAB, the interaction engineering company based in Reggio Emilia, leader in the design, prototyping, development and validation of Human-Machine Interfaces (HMI) for automotive, industry, IoT and many other B2C & B2B domains. Starting from scratch or existing HMI, RE:LAB approach turns a concept into a working solution, ready to go into production. It is a process that we call Interaction Engineering. RE:LAB will be a key partner in the implementation of project activities as well as dialogue with industries.

Project & Planning, an innovative PMI that deals with marketing, organizational development and technological innovation. It is a knowledge company that works to help organizations grow and face the challenges of the digital era. Project & Planning helps companies to achieve their goals and seize market opportunities with innovative, high-quality, sustainable and ethical solutions. For this reason, it will be a key partner in the implementation of project tasks and deliverables.

GIURIMATRIX S.r.l. company that created the Giurimatrix software of the same name. It is a virtual legal assistant that uses artificial intelligence to provide assistance and information based on national and European laws and codes uploaded into the system and will be of great relevance for the case study on AI applications in legal and judicial systems.

Aitronik s.r.l. is a company of robotic experts who develop mobile robotics solutions that is located in Pisa. Aitronik helps companies design and develop Autonomous Ground, Aerial, and Marine Vehicles, from concept to pre-series production. It represents an excellent partner for ReCEPL4STAI’s activities in the field of Ground, Aerial, and Marine mobility automation, which is required for the development of case study activities in AI-driven automation.

E.A.V. S.r.l. operates in the field of public transport by road, rail and cableway in the Campania Region. It operates several rail transport lines and the Circumvesuviana network alone transports around 70,200 travellers per day for a total of almost 26 million passengers per year. At the same time, numerous bus lines, both urban and extra-urban, complete the public transport offer. It has embarked on an intensive modernisation and investment cycle to upgrade its transport services and related infrastructure and can be an excellent partner for ReCEPL4STAI’s activities in the field of urban and suburban mobility automation, which is required for the development of case study activities in AI-driven automation.

Angelini Pharma, in Italy as in Europe, Angelini Pharma is one of the top players in the pharmaceutical and health sector and ranks among the top companies in terms of sales volume thanks to market-leading brands. The Company is also present in the area of mental health and pain therapy, thus constituting a partner of primary importance for the ReCEPL4STAI project, especially for the case study focused on AI applications in brain research and cognitive technologies.


Kulisab S.r.l. is a company specialising in the strategic development of profit and non-profit organisations, that support start-ups, organisations and third-sector entities on their journeys towards growth and innovation and the enhancement of their assets. Thanks to an extensive and highly skilled network of professionals and businesses, the company coordinate multidisciplinary teams, offering support to develop and implement high-value initiatives and projects.



Law Firms of ReCEPL network that includes: SAPG an international law firm focused in the field of law and new technologies; IMPERIALI, with decades of experience in privacy and data security; IUSinTECH, a team of legal professionals active in Milan, Rome and Bolzano with specializations in the fields of law, communication and new technologies.