Research & Development

Kleros advances the state of the art through interdisciplinary research at the intersection of economics, computer science, law, and governance.

Research & Development

Kleros advances the state of the art through interdisciplinary research at the intersection of economics, computer science, law, and governance.

Research & Development

Kleros advances the state of the art through interdisciplinary research at the intersection of economics, computer science, law, and governance.

Kleros Fellowship of Justice

The Kleros Fellowship of Justice brings together experts from different fields to collaborate with our team and advance research in decentralized justice.

Kleros Fellowship of Justice

The Kleros Fellowship of Justice brings together experts from different fields to collaborate with our team and advance research in decentralized justice.

Meet our Fellows

Muhammad Ayaan Shehryar

Lawyer

Muhammad Ayaan Shehryar is an Associate at Esquare Legal, UAE, with a practice focused on FinTech, blockchain, and virtual assets. He has also worked at Martens Rechtsanwälte in Munich, where he gained experience in Sports Law and Arbitration. He graduated with High Distinction from the National University of Sciences and Technology, School of Law, Pakistan, where his thesis examined Blockchain Arbitration. He also represents athletes before the FIFA Football Tribunal as Counsel. His experience at the intersection of technology, sports, and dispute resolution positions him well to contribute to his Kleros Fellowship research on decentralized justice in football. His project examines how Kleros mechanism, can complement VAR in football by addressing controversies that remain after video review, especially where evidentiary ambiguity or subjective judgment creates interpretative drift. It proposes both on-field and off-field applications, including juror-based and hybrid AI-juror decision layers for live match incidents, as well as post-match audits, referee performance evaluation, and governance oversight to improve transparency and accountability in football.

UAE - Fellowship Batch 9

Decentralized Justice in Football: An Operational Framework for Integrating Kleros Mechanism and Artificial Intelligence with Virtual Assistant Referee (VAR) Protocol

Muhammad Ayaan Shehryar

Lawyer

Muhammad Ayaan Shehryar is an Associate at Esquare Legal, UAE, with a practice focused on FinTech, blockchain, and virtual assets. He has also worked at Martens Rechtsanwälte in Munich, where he gained experience in Sports Law and Arbitration. He graduated with High Distinction from the National University of Sciences and Technology, School of Law, Pakistan, where his thesis examined Blockchain Arbitration. He also represents athletes before the FIFA Football Tribunal as Counsel. His experience at the intersection of technology, sports, and dispute resolution positions him well to contribute to his Kleros Fellowship research on decentralized justice in football. His project examines how Kleros mechanism, can complement VAR in football by addressing controversies that remain after video review, especially where evidentiary ambiguity or subjective judgment creates interpretative drift. It proposes both on-field and off-field applications, including juror-based and hybrid AI-juror decision layers for live match incidents, as well as post-match audits, referee performance evaluation, and governance oversight to improve transparency and accountability in football.

UAE - Fellowship Batch 9

Decentralized Justice in Football: An Operational Framework for Integrating Kleros Mechanism and Artificial Intelligence with Virtual Assistant Referee (VAR) Protocol

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