The Virtual Forum for Knowledge Exchange in the Mathematical Sciences (V-KEMS) and the Institute for Mathematical Innovation (IMI) invite you to attend a three day online Virtual Study group (VSG), 20-22 November 2023, on the general theme of the interaction between mathematics/AI and the justice system.
The plan for this meeting will be to use mathematical, statistical, and machine learning tools to examine issues related to the justice system and to establish/strengthen links between the mathematics and the justice communities. The online attendees will be a mixture of mathematicians (broadly interpreted) and members of the justice system. This will follow a format which was very successful in delivering answers to mathematically based problems related to COVID-19. On the morning of the first day, experts will introduce the main themes and three problem areas:
Themes
- Modelling throughput through the justice system
- Statistical study of possible bias in jury selection/sentencing (data gaps)
- The role of AI in the justice system; opportunities, dangers and ethics
Working groups will then be free to develop the themes as they wish. Each theme will have a dedicated facilitator. There will then be a formation of brainstorming teams who will work on the challenges along with a facilitator using appropriate software tools and data. The brainstorming teams give short reports at the end of the first two days, and a longer report on the third day. This will be followed by a written report shortly after the VSG. We expect to run a one-day follow up meeting in the Spring of 2024.
Schedule
Day One – 20 November
10.00 Introduction
10.15 Presentation of the three main themes together with questions
11.45 Break
12.00 Description of software tools/methodology. Formation of the working Groups
12.30 Lunch
13.30 Working group sessions
16.00 Review of results
Day Two – 21 November
10.00 Reviews from the working groups
10.30 Working groups
16.00 Review of results
Day Three – 22 November
10.00 Reviews
10.30 Working groups
16.00 Review of results
Registration
Registration is free. Please submit your details here.
Organising committee
- Chris Budd OBE mascjb@bath.ac.ul (V-KEMS, IMI Bath)
- Christine Currie christine.currie@soton.ac.uk (Southampton)
- Henryk Faas henryk.faas@justice.gov.uk (HM Courts and Tribunal Service)
- Jane Hutton j.l.hutton@warwick.ac.uk (Warwick)
- Lauren Hyndman lauren.hyndman@icms.org.uk (ICMS)
- Machi Tseloni andromachi.tseloni@ntu.ac.uk (Ministry of Justice/NTU)
- Myla Watts pysmad@bath.ac.uk (IMI Bath)
This workshop is generously funded by the KE-Hub and by the ICMS (under the Maths for Humanity scheme).