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Namig Abbasov

I began my academic journey in political science, studying human behavior, conflict, and decision-making, before moving toward computational approaches and exploring how machine learning can uncover patterns in complex systems. This path naturally led me to artificial intelligence, and my career has since centered on understanding and shaping how AI is adopted and governed. My research draws on experiments, machine learning, and natural language processing to study how institutions regulate AI. Alongside research, I build AI-powered tools for research, education, libraries, and legal technology. I advocate for AI future that balances innovation with responsible governance.

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Namig Abbasov
Stanford Law School
AI & Technology Initiatives Librarian
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Selected Research

My work spans four areas: how AI is reshaping higher education, including student attitudes, academic integrity, and institutional adaptation; how AI tools are changing research workflows in academic and legal settings; how institutions regulate AI through governance structures and organizational policy; and how machine learning and large language models can forecast conflict dynamics and policy outcomes.

AI in Higher Education
AI in Higher Education: Student Perceptions of Course-Level AI Policies

A conjoint experiment examining how students evaluate AI integration across instructional materials, assessments, and personalized support.

Conjoint Experiment Survey Research EdTech
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AI Explanations and Belief Updating
AI Explanations, Misinformation, and Belief Updating

A survey experiment examining whether accurate and deceptive AI-generated explanations move people toward or away from factual accuracy.

Survey Experiment Misinformation Human-AI Interaction
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Peace Agreement Predictor
Predicting Peace: ML and NLP for Peace Agreement Success

A computational framework combining ML, transformer-based NLP, and SHAP explainability to forecast whether peace agreements will end armed conflict.

Machine Learning NLP Conflict Forecasting
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Selected Projects

My projects translate research into working systems. They span AI literacy platforms for academic libraries, retrieval-augmented generation pipelines for research and legal workflows, and interactive tools for mapping AI governance across law schools. These tools are designed for researchers, librarians, legal educators, and higher education professionals navigating the rapid integration of AI into their fields.

EurekaRaven
EurekaRaven

A daily AI briefing platform that curates the most significant AI breakthroughs, product releases, and industry stories, cutting through noise to deliver what actually matters.

AINewsCuration
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AI Governance Observatory
AI Governance Observatory for Legal Education

Interactive platform mapping how law schools govern generative AI across teaching, research, and professional training environments.

Web DevAI PolicyLegal Education
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AI for Academic Libraries
AI for Academic Libraries

A learning hub for researchers, librarians, and the broader academic community — AI tools, practical guides, and curated resources for higher education.

EducationAI LiteracyLibraries
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Professional
Background

Apr 2026 — Present
AI & Technology Initiatives Librarian
Stanford Law School
Innovating library services through AI-powered tools for research.
Aug 2023 — Mar 2026
Digital Humanities Analyst
Arizona State University
Built AI-powered tools supporting university-wide scholarship.
2024 — 2025
Instructional Professional (Part-Time)
Arizona State University
Taught AI for Space Exploration, Statistics, and Math Camp courses.

Academic
Credentials

2025
MS, Data Science
University of Arizona
Specialized in neural networks and natural language processing.
2022
PhD, Political Science
Arizona State University
Specialized in computational social science and conflict.
2012
BA, European Studies & Economic Sciences
Qafqaz University
Foundation in political economy and European integration.

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