Li Zhang | School of Computing and Information, University of Pittsburgh

About Me

I am a Ph.D. student in the School of Computing and Information at the University of Pittsburgh, advised by Prof. Kevin Ashley. Previously, I completed my LL.M. (Master of Laws) at Tsinghua University and my B.S. in Electrical Engineering at China University of Mining and Technology. I also spent time at the Australian National University. My biography is here.

Research Interests

My research interests include LLM-based Legal Reasoning, Trustworthy AI and Argumentation Mining. My research explores the intersection of Computer Science and Law, where I design intelligent systems with dual purpose:

(1) For legal practitioners, I develop computational tools that leverage large foundation models to enhance legal reasoning, case analysis, and document review.

(2) For laypeople, I create interfaces that transform complex legal knowledge into intuitive and actionable insights.

News

[June. 2025] Our paper Mitigating Manipulation and Enhancing Persuasion: A Reflective Multi-Agent Approach for Legal Argument Generation is accepted by LCIC@ICAIL 2025. I will be presenting the papers at the conference.
[May. 2025] Our paper Measuring Faithfulness and Abstention: An Automated Pipeline for Evaluating LLM-Generated 3-ply Case-Based Legal Arguments is accepted by ASAIL@ICAIL 2025.
[Mar. 2025] Really excited about our newly-accepted CS&Law 2025 paper: Generating Case-Based Legal Arguments with LLMs.
[Aug. 2024] I started the position of graduate student researcher at the Learning and Research Development Centre of University of Pittsburgh.