The AI + Society Initiative and the Centre for Law, Technology and Society are delighted to announce that Faculty member Dr. Jason Millar has been appointed as part-time Distinguished Research Director at Partnership on AI (PAI).
The Centre for Law, Technology and Society is delighted to announce that Faculty member Dr. Wolfgang Alschner has been appointed as the Hyman Soloway Chair in Business and Trade Law.
The Centre for Law, Technology and Society is delighted to announce that Faculty member Dr. Céline Castets-Renard has earned an Insight Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) for a four-year project entitled “Droit de l'intelligence artificielle au Canada : étude comparative avec l'Union européenne et les États-Unis” (Artificial intelligence law in Canada: A comparative study with the European Union and the United States”).
The Centre for Law, Technology and Society is delighted to announce that Co-Director (interim) and Faculty member Dr. Valerie Steeves has been awarded the Outstanding Achievement Award by the Surveillance Studies Network, a prize given to distinguished scholars who have made major contributions to the field of surveillance studies.
The Centre for Law, Technology and Society is delighted to announce that Faculty member Prof. Jennifer Chandler has been elected as a 2022 Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS), one of the highest honours for members of the Canadian health sciences community.
The Centre for Law, Technology and Society is delighted to announce that Faculty member Dr. Teresa Scassa has been appointed the first ever Scholar-in-Residence at the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario, effective September 1st, 2022.
The Centre for Law, Technology and Society is delighted to announce that CLTS Faculty member Dr. Chidi Oguamanam, has been awarded the University of Ottawa Research Chair in Sustainable Bio-Innovation, Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Global Knowledge Governance. The new Chair aims to advance just societies through the equitable participation of the world’s Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) in global knowledge production and in the resulting benefits.