Mohaned Bahr
Researcher in AI law, PhD Candidate
Mohaned Bahr is a doctoral candidate and researcher in AI law at the Professorship for Governance, Public Policy & Innovative Technologies at the TUM School of Governance, a position he has held since May 2025. He also serves as a criminal law judge in the Egyptian judiciary, where he presides over cases that intersect with criminal law and emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence.
Previously, he served for eight years as a prosecutor, where he investigated cases involving, but not limited to, digital crimes, digital evidence, invasion of privacy, data breaches, cyberstalking, and bullying. In that role, he applied analytical legal skills, verified the veracity of case facts, and collected admissible evidence.
Currently, Mohaned works on the Align-AI project, part of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Network (MSCA), funded by the European Union. His work focuses on contextualizing the regulation of large language models (LLMs) at the EU level and proposing legal mechanisms to safeguard users’ rights. He also contributes to the development of practical guidelines and toolkits for start-ups working on value-aligned LLMs. As part of a multidisciplinary team of doctoral candidates, he provides legal recommendations to ensure the alignment of LLM prototypes with European laws and human rights standards across three use cases: education, positive mental health, and online news consumption.
Mohaned holds an LL.M. in International and Comparative Law from The George Washington University Law School in Washington, D.C., an LL.M. in International and European Law from Ghent University in Belgium, and a Bachelor of Law from Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt.
His research interests include AI governance and legal frameworks, international law, and the intersection of AI, large language models, and human rights.
Office hours are held upon request via email to mohaned.bahr(at)tum.de.