Digital Policy Hub

Ozan Ayata currently serves as a cybersecurity analyst at the Department of National Defence. His research as a Digital Policy Hub master’s fellow will focus on how public-private partnerships can effectively prepare for and mitigate the risks posed by emerging technologies to international security.

Dana Cramer is a Digital Policy Hub doctoral fellow researching policy and governance approaches for emerging technologies.

Ori Freiman is a post-doctoral fellow both at McMaster University’s Digital Society Lab and with the Digital Policy Hub at the Centre for International Governance Innovation. His research focuses on building trust in central bank digital currencies.

Ivan Nuñez Gamez is an undergraduate fellow at the Digital Policy Hub, where his research will examine current strategies enacted by the federal government to counter technical foreign interference.

Andrew Heffernan is a part-time professor of international relations and comparative politics at the University of Ottawa where he also holds a Ph.D. in political science. He is a post-doctoral fellow at the Digital Policy Hub where his research will examine climate governance and mis- and disinformation around climate change.

Shuna Ho is a Digital Policy Hub visiting fellow and an assistant professor of international business and strategy in the Faculty of Management at Dalhousie University.

Madison Lee is a doctoral fellow at the Digital Policy Hub and a Ph.D. student at the Balsillie School of International Affairs in Waterloo, Ontario, specializing in the field of international political economy.

Emanuel Lukawiecki is a Digital Policy Hub master’s fellow examining possible adaptation strategies for the Canadian Armed Forces to respond to unconventional defence threats posed by AI.

Paula Martins is a policy advocacy lead at the Association for Progressive Communications. During her fellowship with the Digital Policy Hub, her research will delve into freedom of expression and digital rights.

Matthew da Mota is a post-doctoral fellow at CIGI’s Digital Policy Hub, where he researches the uses and governance of artificial intelligence and large language models within universities and public research institutions.

Laila Mourad is a Digital Policy Hub doctoral fellow and a Ph.D. candidate at York University who adopts an interdisciplinary approach to the international development, political economy, and gender studies fields. Currently, she is exploring how home-based labour in the “gig” economy can inform and shape our understanding of the evolving notion of “work” in the digital economy.

Michael P. A. Murphy is a post-doctoral fellow both at the Digital Policy Hub and at Queen’s University’s Department of Political Studies and Centre for International and Defence Policy.

Maral Niazi is a Digital Policy Hub doctoral fellow and a Ph.D. student at the Balsillie School of International Affairs with a multidisciplinary background in political science, human rights, law and global governance. Her research with the Digital Policy Hub will expand on her doctoral research on the global governance of AI where she will examine the societal impacts of AI on humanity.

Frederick (Fred) Okello is a master’s student at the Balsillie School of International Affairs and a Digital Policy Hub fellow. His research focuses on "Technology for Development" as a tool for reducing poverty, digital and energy inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Ambika Opal is a visiting fellow at the Digital Policy Hub and manager of the Nunavut Data Strategy with Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated.

Elia Rasky is a doctoral candidate at York University and a Digital Policy Hub doctoral fellow with research interests including Canadian politics, global political economy, and science and innovation policy.

Shirley Anne Scharf is a visiting researcher with the CN-Paul M. Tellier Chair on Business and Public Policy at the University of Ottawa and a Digital Policy Hub post-doctoral fellow.

Javier Ruiz-Soler is a Digital Policy Hub visiting fellow who works in tech intelligence and advisory services, conducting research and analysis on leading-edge information technologies.

Tyler Stevenson is completing his bachelor’s degree in international economics with a minor in data science at the University of British Columbia and is an undergraduate fellow with the Digital Policy Hub.

Christelle Tessono is a technology policy researcher currently pursuing her graduate studies at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Information and a Digital Policy Hub graduate fellow.

Mahatab Uddin is an adjunct professor and post-doctoral researcher at the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development at the University of Guelph and an expert on climate change law, intellectual property law, technology transfer and sustainable development. His research with the Digital Policy Hub as a post-doctoral fellow will focus on possible legal frameworks for AI-run climate-smart agricultural practices.

Ryan Westman is a director of threat intelligence at Waterloo, Ontario-based eSentire and leads the firm’s threat intelligence team. He is also a Digital Policy Hub visiting fellow who will focus on the impact of poor digital defences on the Canadian economy.

Badriyya Yusuf is a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council doctoral candidate in international relations at Queen's University and a Digital Policy Hub doctoral fellow.