Maura R. Grossman receives two recognitions for work at intersection of law, data governance, and AI

Research Professor Maura R. Grossman has received two recognitions highlighting her scholarly contributions at the intersection of law, data governance, and artificial intelligence.

She has been named one of the 50 Top Legal Innovators in Academia for 2026. Conferred by The National Law Review and Wickard, an education and advisory firm, the award recognizes Professor Grossman’s influence on how the legal profession understands, evaluates and adopts artificial intelligence. She has also established the empirical foundation for technology-assisted review, demonstrating that well-designed supervised machine-learning workflows outperform traditional manual review while remaining transparent, defensible and measurable.

Professor Grossman has also received an IEEE Standards Association Working Group Award in recognition of her contributions to developing the IEEE P2863 Recommended Practice on organizational governance of artificial intelligence.

The IEEE P2863 Recommended Practice provides organizations with a framework to govern the development, deployment and ethical use of artificial intelligence within their operations. It outlines a set of governance principles for organizations to consider and prioritize, along with processes to help governing bodies implement those principles. The Recommended Practice also includes case studies of specific AI applications that demonstrate how organizations can apply the governance processes in practice.

As a member of the IEEE P2863 Working Group, Research Professor Grossman contributed to drafting and refining the standard, drawing on her expertise in artificial intelligence, law, and ethics.

Maura R. Grossman is a Research Professor at the Cheriton School of Computer Science. Her research focuses on high-recall information retrieval, technology-assisted review, and the legal, ethical and policy implications of artificial intelligence. Her pioneering work with Professor Emeritus Gordon V. Cormack on the use of supervised machine learning in electronic discovery has been cited in landmark court decisions in North America and abroad. More recently, her research has focused on the challenge that generative AI poses to legal system.

She has received numerous awards and honours, including the 2021 Shira Scheindlin Lifetime Achievement Award and recognition as a pioneer in eDiscovery and legal technology by the Association of Certified E-Discovery Specialists and Women in eDiscovery. She is also an adjunct professor at Osgoode Hall Law School, a Faculty Affiliate at the Vector Institute, and principal of Maura Grossman Law. As of September 2026, her research papers have been cited almost 3,000 times with an h-index of 26 according to Google Scholar.