Dr. Teresa Scassa is the Canada Research Chair in Information Law and Policy, a Faculty member at the Centre for Law, Technology and Society, and a Full Professor in the Faculty of Law, Common Law Section at the University of Ottawa, with cross-appointment to the School of Information Studies. Dr. Teresa Scassa’s research explores the intersection of law and technology, and she draws upon interdisciplinary approaches and networks in her work. She has written widely about intellectual prope...
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Anastasia Berwald is a PhD in Law candidate at the University of Ottawa Centre for Law, Technology and Society, under the supervision of Dr. Teresa Scassa.Anastasia Berwald was awarded the SSHRC Joseph-Armand Bombardier PhD Scholarship for her doctoral research. Her research focuses on the role of networks in the proliferation of hate speech and misogyny and their impact on equality. Anastasia Berwald is a legal advisor at the Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunes...
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Chantal Bernier is a Distinguished Privacy Practitioner at the Centre for Law, Technology and Society at the University of Ottawa.Chantal Bernier is co-chair of Dentons’ Global Privacy and Cybersecurity Group as well as a member of the Canadian Privacy and Cybersecurity practice group. During her nearly six years at the helm of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC), Chantal Bernier led national and international privacy investigations in the public and private sectors, as well ...
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Prof. Jane Bailey is a Faculty member at the Centre for Law, Technology and Society, and a Full Professor within the Faculty of Law, Common Law Section at the University of Ottawa. Professor Jane Bailey co-leads The eQuality Project, a $2.5 million, 7-year SSHRC funded partnership initiative focused on young people’s experiences with digital technologies and the impact of corporate profiling practices on young people and their relationships. She leads the project stream focused on&nbs...
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Dr. Chris Armstrong is a Senior Research Associate with Open AIR at the University of Ottawa Centre for Law, Technology and Society. @armstrong_cg on X
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Dr. Wolfgang Alschner is a Faculty member at the Centre for Law, Technology and Society, and an Associate Professor within the Faculty of Law, Common Law Section at the University of Ottawa, with cross-appointment to the Faculty of Engineering, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.An empirical legal scholar specializing in international economic law and the computational analysis of law, Dr. Wolfgang Alschner heads the uOttawa Legal Technology Lab, an interdisciplinary collabor...
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Tuğba Başaran Akmazoğlu is a Ph.D. candidate in Law at the University of Ottawa Centre for Law, Technology and Society, under the supervision of Prof. Jennifer A. Chandler. Tuğba Başaran Akmazoğlu’s research delves into the legal and ethical governance of emerging technologies, with a particular emphasis on brain-computer interface (BCI)-controlled prostheses and the evolving boundaries of the human body as they integrate with progressively advanced smart prostheses. Her doctoral research ...
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Dr. Azadeh Akbari is a Visiting Scholar and Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Global Fellow at the Centre for Law, Technology and Society at the University of Ottawa.Dr. Azadeh Akbari is an Assistant Professor in Public Administration and Digital Transformation at the University of Twente, in the Netherlands. She has received the European Union’s Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Global fellowship for her project on Authoritarian Smart Cities. Commencing in October 2024, she will collaborate on the p...
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This person is not affiliated with the Centre anymore. This page is archived, and the content might not be up to date. Aurélie Petit was the Scotiabank Doctoral Fellow in AI and Inclusion at the  AI + Society Initiative at the Centre for Law, Technology and Society at the University of Ottawa.At the AI + Society Initiative, Aurélie Petit (she/her) worked on the eth...
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Dr. Jason Millar is the Canada Research Chair in the Ethical Engineering of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence, a Faculty member at the Centre for Law, Technology and Society and an Associate Professor in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Ottawa, with cross appointment to the Department of Philosophy in the Faculty of Arts.Dr. Jason Millar researches the ethical engineering of robotics and artificial intelligence (AI),...
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