In recognition of his exceptional efforts and broad impact, Dr. Florian Martin-Bariteau has been awarded the University of Ottawa’s Early Career Researcher of the Year Award for 2023, in the category of Humanities, Social Sciences, Fine Arts and Literature.
Reaffirming a long-standing tradition of IP mooting success at the Centre for Law, Technology and Society and the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa, students from the University of Ottawa have won the 2024 Harold G. Fox Intellectual Property Moot championship. The uOttawa teams also received awards for the best respondent factum and the runner-up best appellant factum.
As part of the consultations led by Legislative Assembly of Ontario Standing Committee on Social Policy on Bill 149, Dr. Teresa Scassa submitted to the committee her thoughts on the provisions concerning the use of AI in hiring.
To shed light on the international AI scene, leading academics from around the world were invited to the University of Ottawa to participate in Shaping AI for Just Futures, a two-day conference spearheaded by Professor Florian Martin-Bariteau and colleagues interested in the future of AI in society.
On December 5, 2023, Dr.Céline Castets-Renard, a Faculty member at the University of Ottawa's Centre for Law, Technology and Society, appeared before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry and Technology as part of their study of Bill C-27, the Consumer Privacy Protection Act and the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act
On December 5, 2023, Dr. Michael Geist, a Faculty member at the University of Ottawa's Centre for Law, Technology and Society, appeared before the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to discuss the development of the regulatory framework on contributions to support Canadian and indigenous content.
We are delighted to announce that Dr. Wolfgang Alschner, Associate Professor in the Faculty of Law, Common Law Section and a Faculty member of the Centre for Law, Technology and Society, has been awarded the 2023 Emerging Researcher Award by the Faculty of Law, Common Law Section.
The Centre of Law, Technology and Society is delighted to announce that the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) has awarded the 2023 Impact Award for Partnerships to the Open AIR Network led by CLTS Faculty members Prof. Jeremy de Beer and Prof. Chidi Oguamanam.
On October 26, 2023, Dr.Michael Geist and Dr. Teresa Scassa, Faculty members of the University of Ottawa's Centre for Law, Technology and Society, appeared before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry and Technology, as part of their study of Bill C-27, the Consumer Privacy Protection Act and the Artificial Intelligence and Data Act.