Digital Policy Hub

Naod Abraham is a third-year mathematical physics student at the University of Waterloo with an interest in computer science. His research with the Digital Policy Hub investigated the applications of machine learning for practically important problems.

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

Daria Bielik is a master of public policy candidate through a partnership with the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy and the Kyiv School of Economics. Her research as a fellow at the Digital Policy Hub focused on the influence of large language models on student learning outcomes and academic performance in higher education settings.

Dana Cramer is pursuing her Ph.D. at Toronto Metropolitan University and York University’s Joint Graduate Program in Communication and Culture. As a Digital Policy Hub doctoral fellow, she researched policy and governance approaches for emerging technologies.

Wim Howson Creutzberg is a former Digital Policy Hub undergraduate fellow who recently completed a B.A. at McMaster University. He is interested in governance mechanisms for mitigating collective action problems and artificial intelligence (AI) policy, and researched how international AI policy proposals enforce coordination.

Nathalie DiBerardino is a former Digital Policy Hub master’s fellow and Western University philosophy M.A. graduate, as well as an incoming Responsible AI Technology Consultant at EY Canada. At the Digital Policy Hub, Nathalie examined the role of data and artificial intelligence in Canada’s housing crisis.

Ashley is a former Digital Policy Hub undergraduate fellow. As a student in the physics and astronomy program at the University of Waterloo, Ashley has been interested in artificial intelligence (AI) for the past few years, particularly using it as a tool to advance both science and data-driven policy.

Ori Freiman is a post-doctoral fellow at McMaster University’s Digital Society Lab, and a former post-doctoral fellow at the Digital Policy Hub. He is researching the responsible implementation of emerging technologies, trust in technology and the impacts of technology policy on democracy and societal change.

Ivan Nuñez Gamez is pursuing a political studies (honours) and economics degree at the University of Manitoba. An undergraduate fellow at the Digital Policy Hub, his research examined 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 former post-doctoral fellow at the Digital Policy Hub where his research examined climate governance and mis- and disinformation around climate change.

Amelia Hui is a second-year public policy and political science student at the University of Toronto. As a former undergraduate fellow at the Digital Policy Hub, her research focused on technological convergence in the development of Chinese and American lethal autonomous weapons and its regulatory implications.

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

Harnoor Singh Josan is a computer science undergraduate student at the University of Alberta whose research at the Digital Policy Hub centred on artificial intelligence, music and copyright policy.

Clare Kim is a former visiting fellow at the Digital Policy Hub and currently serves as a Policy Advisor at Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, focusing on multilateral relations, notably the G20 Digital Economy track.

Madison Lee is a former 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 former Digital Policy Hub master’s fellow who examined 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 and a Ph.D. candidate at McGill University. During her fellowship with the Digital Policy Hub, her research delved into freedom of expression and digital rights.

Laine McCrory is a former Digital Policy Hub master’s fellow and second-year master’s student in the joint program in communication and culture at Toronto Metropolitan University and York University. She works at the intersections of feminist technology, artificial intelligence (AI) policy, smart cities, data capture and community governance in order to create socio-political critiques of AI.

Matthew da Mota is a former Digital Policy Hub post-doctoral fellow and a senior research associate and program manager for the Global AI Risks Initiative at CIGI, working to develop governance models to address the most significant global risks posed by AI and to realize the potential global benefits of AI in an equitable and sustainable way.

Ola Mirzoeva is a former Digital Policy Hub master's fellow and a student in the J.D./M.A. combined program at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law and the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, where her focus is on space law and governance.

Laila Mourad is a former 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 former post-doctoral fellow at the Digital Policy Hub and a post-doctoral fellow at Queen’s University’s Department of Political Studies and Centre for International and Defence Policy.

Maral Niazi is a former 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 expanded 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 former Digital Policy Hub fellow. His research focused on "Technology for Development" as a tool for reducing poverty, digital and energy inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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

Maya is a former Digital Policy Hub undergraduate fellow and a management, international business and economics student at the University of Toronto.

Elia Rasky holds a Ph.D. in political science from York University. He is a former Digital Policy Hub post-doctoral fellow with research interests including Canadian politics, global political economy, and science and innovation policy.

Javier Ruiz-Soler is an expert on emerging technologies and digital policies and a senior technology and policy advisor at the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario. He is also a former Digital Policy Hub visiting fellow.

Joseph Scarfone is a former Digital Policy Hub master’s fellow and MES Sustainability Management student at the University of Waterloo, as well as an adjunct professor at Conestoga College. At the Digital Policy Hub, Joseph researched on corporate digital responsibility reporting and governance practices from a normative and positive perspective.

Shirley Anne Scharf is a former Digital Policy Hub post-doctoral fellow at CIGI.

Tyler Stevenson is completing his bachelor’s degree in international economics with a minor in data science at the University of British Columbia and a former 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 former Digital Policy Hub master's 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 former post-doctoral fellow focused 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 former Digital Policy Hub visiting fellow who focused on the impact of poor digital defences on the Canadian economy.

Caleigh Wong is a former Digital Policy Hub master’s fellow and currently pursuing her master’s in political science at McGill University on a 2023 McCall MacBain scholarship. She is a graduate of an international development studies and civil engineering concurrent degrees program from Dalhousie University.

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