BABEL Research Activities – Blockchain, AI, Digital Economics, and Law at UniFI
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Focus areas: Blockchain · Artificial Intelligence · Digital Economics · Law & Regulation · DeFi · MiCA · Explainable AI · Tokenomics · Smart Contracts · Data Governance
Research in Blockchain & Artificial Intelligence for Business, Economics and Law
The BABEL research group (Blockchains and Artificial intelligence for Business, Economics and Law) at DISEI – University of Florence conducts interdisciplinary research across four main pillars:
- Blockchain & Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT) – applications in finance, supply chain management, public administration, and digital identity.
- Artificial Intelligence – predictive models, explainable AI (XAI), algorithmic fairness, AI governance, and human-AI interaction.
- Digital Economics – tokenomics, crypto-assets, decentralized finance (DeFi), NFT markets, and platform economics.
- Law & Regulation – smart contracts, data protection (GDPR), the MiCA framework, liability in AI systems, and regulatory sandboxes.
Our research projects involve collaborations with public institutions, private companies, and international research networks. Outputs include peer-reviewed publications, working papers, policy briefs, and functional prototypes.
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Last update
15.08.2026