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Valerio De Stefano is a leading legal scholar whose research sits at the intersection of labor law, automation, and artificial intelligence. Best known for his pioneering work on algorithmic management and its implications for workers' rights, De Stefano has fundamentally shaped how academics, policymakers, and legal practitioners think about the future of work in an era of rapid technological change. His influential 2022 book *Your Boss Is an Algorithm* — drawing on case studies from the EU, UK, and US — provides a comprehensive framework for understanding how robots, algorithms, and online platforms are transforming employment relationships, while charting viable regulatory responses. His widely cited 2018 paper "Negotiating the Algorithm" (accumulating nearly 200 citations across versions) shifted the mainstream debate away from simple job-loss predictions toward the more nuanced question of how automation affects working conditions, workers' rights, and collective bargaining. With cumulative citations approaching 320 across his most prominent works, De Stefano has established himself as an indispensable voice in labor law scholarship, offering both rigorous legal analysis and practical guidance for navigating the algorithmic workplace.