David Eliot
Profile
Biography
David Eliot is a PhD candidate in Criminology at the University of Ottawa Centre for Law, Technology and Society, under the supervision of Dr. David Murakami Wood.
David Eliot’s main research interests are radical right-wing populism, artificial intelligence and data economies. His doctoral project focuses on explores how the data that is used to train artificial intelligence (AI) systems is created, collected, used and or traded as an economic good. Specifically, he is interested in how the structures of the data economy that is emerging to support the development of AI affects citizens' rights to privacy and security.
David Eliot’s research has been recognized via numerous academic awards including the Arthur B. McDonald Prize for Academic Excellence, the Canadian Sociological Associations ‘Outstanding Graduate’ award for both his BA, and Master's Thesis’. His doctoral proposal and leadership record both scholarly and in the community has placed him among the 2022-2025 Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholars, one of Canada’s most prestigious doctoral awards.
Outside of academia David pursues his passions in both the arts and activism. As an activist he has helped organize numerous town halls and demonstrations aimed at addressing the ongoing climate crisis. As an artist, he has produced and performed in award-winning magic shows across Canada. He is also an accomplished athlete who competed in fencing at provincial, national and international levels. He notably captained two gold medal-winning teams at the Ontario Summer Games, and represented Canada at the 2015 Junior Men's Epee World Cup in Bern Switzerland.