Göttingen LIPIT Team Wins Second Prize at International “Law As Code” Hackathon
An interdisciplinary team from the University of Göttingen’s LIPIT program took second place at the 2nd International ReMeP-IRI§ “Law As Code” Hackathon. The final presentations and award ceremony were held on July 27, 2026, at the Austrian Federal Ministry of Justice (Palais Trautson) in Vienna.The prestigious European competition challenges participants to translate statutory frameworks and judicial workflows into computable logic. Competing as Team SITARA, the Göttingen delegation successfully presented a functional, open-source prototype to a jury of senior judicial and legal tech experts, standing out among international finalists.
The successful team combined expertise in IT/IP law, computer science, and data science. It consisted of LIPIT students Andrii Prylutskyi (Captain), Salome Rtveladze, Jyoti Goyal, and Tarık Temur, joined by Ahsan Ali (Applied Computer Science), Irakli Mikadze (Mathematical Data Science), and academic advisor Prof. Dr. Zsolt György Balogh.
Congratulations to the team on this outstanding achievement in advancing digital law!
LIPIT IP & IT Law Forum 2025
The LIPIT IP & IT Law Forum took place on 7-8 November 2025 in the renowned Green Hall of Göttingen Historic Observatory, bringing together LIPIT lecturers, alumni and invited practitioners from the field for two days of high-level discussions on the evolving legal landscape of intellectual property, information technology and artificial intelligence.
The Program featured an impressive lineup of LIPIT lecturers – including Prof. Andreas Wiebe, Prof. Zsolt Balogh, Prof. Mira Burri, Prof. Mindaugas Kiškis, Dr. Mathias Lejeune, Dr. Stephan Wolke, Dr. Matej Myška, Dr. Roman Heidinger, Dr. Piotr Wierzejewski and Dr. Hendrik Witt – who offered insights on new regulatory challenges, AI governance, digital trade, cybersecurity and competition law, reflecting the breadth of contemporary IP and IT law issues. Complementing these contributions were practice-focused presentations from experts such as Dr. Simon Gerdemann, Ulrich Herfurth, and Dr. Nico Schur, linking legal theory with real-world application.
A special highlight was the strong presence of LIPIT alumni, including Antonia Herfurth, Tilbe Tuğanlı, Volodymyr Spirin, Aurora Mullatahiri and Meisa Kamyab, whose talks showcased the diverse professional paths opened by the program. Their engagement enriched the discussions and underscored the important role alumni continue to play in the LIPIT community.
Current LIPIT students actively participated in the forum and benefited from direct exchanges with practitioners, lecturers and alumni contributors. Many reported that the event inspired new directions for their academic work and master's theses, as well as valuable insights for their emerging professional careers.