News

2021

• CIPPIC Copyright Law and Policy Fellow

  

  Please note this competition is closed.

• Suzie Dunn appointed Assistant Professor of Law at Dalhousie University

  Posted on Tuesday, June 22, 2021

  

  The Centre for Law, Technology and Society is delighted to announce that PhD candidate Suzie Dunn has been appointed as Assistant Professor at the Dalhousie University Schulich School of Law as of July 1, 2021. Professor Dunn will also then become an Associate member of the Centre.

• A look back at May 2021

  

  The CTLS Monthly Newsletter

• CIFAR releases new uOttawa-led report on AI and medical devices

  Posted on Thursday, May 27, 2021

  

  The AI + Society Initiative at the University of Ottawa is delighted to announce the release of AI & Health Care: A Fusion of Law & Science. Regulation of Medical Devices with AI, a second finding report supported by CIFAR AI and Society Program and led by Dr. Colleen M. Flood.

• CIPPIC appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada in York University v Access Copyright

  Posted on Tuesday, May 25, 2021

  

  The Samuelson-Glushko Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC) has appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada as an intervener in the York University v Access Copyright case which addresses the scope of educational fair dealing guidelines.

• Michael Geist appeared before the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage to discuss Bill C-10

  Posted on Thursday, May 20, 2021

  

  Dr. Michael Geist, a Faculty Member at the University of Ottawa Centre for Law, Technology and Society, appeared before the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage to discuss Bill C-10 and concerns about the freedom of expression implications of regulating user-generated content.

• Katie Szilagyi appointed Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Manitoba

  Posted on Wednesday, May 19, 2021

  

  The Centre for Law, Technology and Society is delighted to announce that PhD candidate Katie Szilagyi has been appointed as a tenure-track Assistant Professor at Robson Hall, the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Law, as of July 1, 2021. Professor Szilagyi will also then become an Associate Member of the Centre.

• Call for Submissions: Global AI & Regulation Emerging Scholars Workshop and Paper Award

  Posted on Tuesday, May 18, 2021

  

  The AI + Society Initiative at the University of Ottawa is pleased to announce a call for submissions for the 2021 Global AI + Regulation Emerging Scholars Workshop, and the Scotiabank Global AI + Regulation Emerging Scholar Award.

• A look back at April 2021

  

  The CTLS Monthly Newsletter

• Teresa Scassa appointed chair of the Council of Canadian Academies’ Expert Panel on AI for Science and Engineering

  Posted on Monday, April 19, 2021

  

  The AI + Society Initiative and the Centre for Law, Technology and Society are delighted to announce that Faculty member Teresa Scassa has been appointed by the Council of Canadian Academies as Chair of the Expert Panel on AI for Science and Engineering that will examine a broad range of factors related to the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in scientific research and discovery in Canada. Fellow B. Courtney Doagoo was also appointed as a panel member.