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Full-Time Researchers

Zhao Zerui


Education

  • Ph.D. in Jurisprudence (AI Specialization)
    Shanghai Jiao Tong University (2020–2024)
  • LL.M. in Legal Theory
    Renmin University of China (2018–2020)
  • LL.B. in Law
    Renmin University of China (2014–2018)

Professional Experience

  • Assistant Research Fellow, KoGuan Law School & China Institute for Socio-Legal Studies, Shanghai Jiao University (2024–Present)
  • Research Assistant, Institute for Future Rule of Law, Renmin University of China (2018–2020)
  • Editorial Assistant, Civil and Commercial Law Review (China Civil and Commercial Law Network) (2015–2016)

Research Publications

(Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles)

  1. “How Does Law Compute? Judicial Procedures Endowing Legal Discourse with Recursivity.” Qiusuo (3), 2025 (CSSCI).
  2. “How Law Achieves Dynamic Governance: Legislative Responses to AI Uncertainty” (co-authored with Weidong Ji). Academic Monthly (3), 2025 (CSSCI) .
  3. “Procedural Safeguards for AI Ethics: Dual Legitimization Mechanisms of Law and Code” (co-authored with Weidong Ji). Digital Law Review (1), 2023 (Inaugural Issue, CSSCI).
  4. “A Communicative-Cognitive Model and Procedural Governance Framework for AI Legislation.” Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology (Social Science Edition) (6), 2024 (CSSCI) .
  5. “Law as Code: The Principle of Fair Notice in Codification.” Oriental Law (3), 2023 (CSSCI).
  6. “The Significance of Algorithmic Justification Procedures: An Alternative Perspective on Legal Regulation of Algorithms.” Journal of CUPL (1), 2023 (CSSCI).
  7. “Legal Safeguards for Co-Governance of Online Information Content Ecosystems.” Jiaoda Law Review (3), 2023 (CSSCI) .
  8. “Typological Study on Information Disclosure Obligations of E-commerce Platform Operators.” Data Law Review (1), 2023.
  9. “Equitable Development of ‘Spice’ as a Scarce Resource in Dune.” Law and Social Sciences (1), 2022 (CSSCI Extended).
  10. “Governance Reform for Platform Companies’ Digital Risks.” Big Data Research (4), 2022 (CSSCI Extended).
  11. “Reforms in U.S. Copyright Liability Induced by the Platform Revolution.” Electronic Intellectual Property (12), 2020 (CSSCI).
  12. “Legal Reforms for Synergistic Platform Governance: Why Collaboration Among Government, Business, and the Public Requires Legal Foundations?” Digital Governance Review (4), 2024.
  13. “Data Security Discourses in China, Japan, and the U.S.: Risk Management of Platform Enterprises.” East Asian Risks and Sino-Japanese Relations (Ch. 9), 2021 (Commissioned Research by Nikkei).
  14. “Regulation of Cash Loans in Mainland China: FinTech Contexts for Consumer Protection” (co-authored with Rui Guo). Yue Dan Financial Law Journal (42), May 2018.

Patents

  1. Blockchain-Based Compliance Supervision Method and System for Credit Business (Patent App. No. 202410628984.1; fourth inventor).
  2. Blockchain-Based Log File Backup Method and System (Patent App. No. 202211631045.X; sixth inventor).

Research Projects

  • National Key R&D Program: Innovative Theories and Methods for Smart Contracts and Law (No. 2022YFB2701800).
  • National Standardization Project: Research on AI Ethical Guidelines (No. 2019-GDZK-25).

Awards & Honors

  • First Prize, Fasi Cup National Paper Competition (2024)
  • Jintiancheng Scholarship (2024)
  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University First-Class Cybersecurity Scholarship (2023)
  • Second Prize, 3rd Yangtze Delta Region Public Law Paper Competition (2022)