Chien-Yi Chang

Assistant Professor of Law
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Durham University

Chien-Yi Chang is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Assistant Professor of Law at Durham University. She is affiliated with the Center for Sustainable Development Law and Policy and the JusTN0W initiative. Her research sits at the intersection of artificial intelligence, technology law, and legal theory, with a focus on equitable and sustainable data practices.

Research

• The Liabilities of Robots.txt
  Under review, 2025. [SSRN]
• Toward Equitable and Sustainable Data Handling in AI and Biomedical Research
  PhD Dissertation, Stanford University, 2025.
• Google Scholar

Education

• Ph.D., Stanford (Electrical Engineering)
• J.D., CUHK (Law)
• B.S., Caltech (Physics)

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