Our Community

The Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society (SRI) is an interdisciplinary network of researchers across STEM, social sciences, and humanities fields exploring the social impacts of powerful technologies like AI.

Our community is composed of 180+ researchers across 24 disciplines representing 65+ departments and faculties across U of T and beyond.

Research Leads

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Ashton Anderson

Research Lead

Department of Computer Science

Computer science, computational social science, human-aligned artificial intelligence, social media and online social platforms, algorithms.

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Beth Coleman

Research Lead

Institute of Communication, Culture, Information and Technology

Science and technology studies, critical race theory, smart technology, machine learning, urban data, civic engagement.

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Michael Inzlicht

Research Lead

Department of Psychology

AI and human relationships and intimate domains, psychology, computer science, philosophy, and policy.

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Sheila McIlraith

Research Lead

Department of Computer Science

Computer science, artificial intelligence sequential decision-making, human-compatible artificial intelligence.

 

Nisarg Shah

Research Lead

Department of Computer Science

Computer science, algorithmic economics, algorithmic fairness, social choice, multiagent systems, game theory, mechanism design.

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Anna Su

Research Lead

Henry N.R. Jackman Faculty of Law

Law, international human rights, constitutional law, public policy, AI governance, human rights and AI, digital constutionalism.

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Avery Slater

Research Lead

Department of English & Drama

Machine learning and creativity, AI and gamification, AI’s social future, public and social impacts of technology.

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Karina Vold

Research Lead

Institute for the History & Philosophy of Science & Technology

Philosophy of mind, cognitive science, philosophy of technology and artificial intelligence, AI ethics and risk, data, digital tools.

 

Visiting Fellows

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Bruce Schneier

Visiting Senior Policy Fellow

Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy

Cybersecurity, digital privacy, AI security, AI and integrity, AI and trust, AI and democracy, future of democracy.

 
 
 
 

Postdoctoral Fellows

Toryn Qwyllyn Klassen

Toryn Qwyllyn Klassen

Department of Computer Science

Computer science, artificial intelligence, AI safety, reinforcement learning, knowledge representation.

Ilya Grishchenko

Ilya Grishchenko

Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Computer security, system security, program analysis.

 
 

Graduate Fellows

SRI Graduate Fellows 2026–27

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Leif Anderson

Department of Psychology

Empathy, attitudes, social evaluations, emotion regulation, empathic AI.

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Sara Bocchinfuso

Institute of Health Policy, Management & Evaluation

Surgical oncology, cancer survivorship, clinical epidemiology, AI in evidence synthesis, meta-research.

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Marco Germanò

Henry N.R. Jackman Faculty of Law

Law and technology, legal theory, AI alignment, institutional design, algorithmic decision-making and the rule of law.

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Md Arid Hasan

Department of Computer Science

Generative AI, responsible AI, multilingual and low-resource NLP, AI for wellbeing, cultural AI analysis.

 
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Sophia Jit

Department of Computer Science

Requirements engineering for AI, human-aligned AI, trustworthy AI, explainable AI.

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Dariia Kucheruk

Department of Computer Science

Computer science, machine learning, deep learning, computer vision, healthcare AI, AI integration and governance.

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Patrick Yung Kang Lee

Department of Computer Science

Human-computer interaction, AI ethics, human–AI norms, qualitative methodologies, ethnomethodology, critical studies of AI.

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Azhagu Meena

Faculty of Information

Human-computer interaction, science and technology studies.

 
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Shawn Meikle

Centre for Industrial Relations & Human Resources

Industrial relations, occupational health and safety, AI and work, technology governance, workplace safety systems, labour and technological change, qualitative research.

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Rowan O.A. Munson

Faculty of Information

Science and technology studies, human-computer interaction, design studies, ontological design, convivial and relational technology, participatory action research.

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Gemma Postill

Institute of Health Policy, Management & Evaluation

Clinical epidemiology, artificial intelligence in healthcare, machine learning, personalized prognostication, clinical decision support, health data science, AI governance, medical education.

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Benjamin Pulver

Graduate Department of Art History

Cybernetics, art, aesthetics, information theory, information aesthetics, AI slop, computational art, philosophy of mind, computational cognition, aesthetics and perception, AI and creativity.

 
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Frieda Rong

Department of Computer Science

Computer science, robotics, self-driving vehicles, scenario-based testing, safety validation.

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Tracy Zhang

Graduate Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Pharmacy practice research, AI and risk, trustworthy AI, legal and regulatory systems for AI.

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Xingjian (Ken) Zhang

Joseph L. Rotman School of Management

Strategic management, organization theory, disclosures, human-AI collaboration, trust.

 
 

SRI E3I Graduate Teaching Fellows

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Joshua Brecka

Department of Philosophy

Philosophy, social and traditional epistemology, theories of trust, philosophy of ethics.

Andrew Doppenberg

Andrew Doppenberg

Department of Philosophy

Formal epistemology, social epistemology, philosophy of science, philosophy of religion.

Renee Sirbu

Renee Sirbu

Institute for the History & Philosophy of Science & Technology

AI ethics, human-machine coupling, medical ethics, legal and regulatory systems for AI, neurotechnology, philosophy of mind, philosophy of technology

Stanley Bowen Zhang

Department of Philosophy

Legal theory, criminal and regulatory law, political and social philosophy, algorithmic decision-making and the rule of law, philosophy of statistics.

 

Faculty Affiliates

Syed Ishtiaque AhmedFaculty FellowComputer science, human-computer interaction, ethics in AI, social justice.

Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed

Department of COmputer Science

Computer science, human-computer interaction, ethics in AI, social justice.

Benjamin Alarie

Benjamin Alarie

Henry N.R. Jackman Faculty of Law

Law, law and technology, AI in public policy, decision-making.

Sharla Alegria

Department of Sociology

Race, gender and class, science knowledge and technology, organizations, occupations and work, AI and inequality.

Rohan Alexander

Rohan Alexander

Faculty of Information

Information, statistical sciences, workflow analysis, natural language processing, multilevel regression with post-stratification.

 
Michelle Alexopoulos

Michelle Alexopoulos

Department of Economics

Economics, macroeconomics, business cycles, growth and technological change, labour markets.

Meena Andiappan

Meena Andiappan

Institute of Health Policy, Management & Evaluation

Health policy and management, public health, normative ethics, analysis of emotion, organizational studies.

Samin Aref

Samin Aref

Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Mathematical modeling, data science, applied machine learning, sociotechnical systems, computational social science.

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Lisa Austin

Henry N.R. Jackman Faculty of Law

Law, legal theory, law and technology, privacy and transparency legislation.

 
Zubin Austin

Zubin Austin

Graduate Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Legal and regulatory systems for AI, workplace and workforce implications of AI in health professional practice.

Boris Babic

Boris Babic

Department of Philosophy, University of Hong Kong

Philosophy, statistics, decision theory, epistemology, Bayesian interference, data science, machine learning, explainability and ethics of AI.

Ebrahim Bagheri

Ebrahim Bagheri

Faculty of Information

Information retrieval, social media analytics, responsible AI, knowledge graphs.

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Mohammed Basheer

Dept. of Civil & Mineral Engineering

Civil engineering, water resource systems, hydrology, hydraulics, dams and hydropower, environmental monitoring, water-energy-food nexus.

 
Ali Bereyhi

Ali Bereyhi

Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Information theory, statistical learning, distributed learning, sparse recovery and compressed sensing, statistical physics and information processing, applications of deep learning in communication systems, generative models.

LK Bertram

Department of History

Disinformation, knowledge mobilization, history, social media, algorithmic literacy, policy, elections integrity, public outreach.

Mamatha Bhat

Mamatha Bhat

Institute of Medical Science

Liver transplantation, artificial intelligence, equity, AI development and deployment in clinical settings.

Venkat Bhat

Venkat Bhat

Department of Psychiatry

Medicine, interventional psychiatry, mental health, digital and AI-driven therapeutic interventions, informatics, computational neuroscience. 

 
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Jordan Brensinger

Department of Sociology

Sociology, science and technology studies, data governance, neurotechnology, privacy, political economy, economic insecurity.

Ron Buliung

Department of Geography, Geomatics & Environment

Disability studies, ableism studies, transportation planning, disability rights, AI and data governance, AI and human augmentation, universal design.

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Timothy C.Y. Chan

Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Operations research, optimization, AI in healthcare.

Marsha Chechik

Marsha Chechik

Department of COmputer Science

Computer science, safety and security in software engineering, automated verification, formal quality improvement methods, model management.

 
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Michael Colacci

Institute of Health Policy, Management & Evaluation

Public health, health policy and evaluation, AI governance and safety, AI in healthcare, algorithmic fairness in clinical medicine. 

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Huili Chen

Faculty of Information

Human-AI interaction, cognitive science, AI for human flourishing, ethics in AI, social robotics, machine understanding, human-aligned AI.

Felix Cheung

Felix Cheung

Department of Psychology

Psychology, population well-being, well-being science, quantitative data analysis, technology and quality of life, open science.

Steven Coyne

Steven Coyne

Department of Philosophy

Moral and political philosophy, philosophy of law, AI ethics, ethics of technology, business ethics, ecofeminism.

 

Elliot Creager

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo

Computer science, machine learning, algorithmic bias and fairness, deep learning.

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William Cunningham

Department of Psychology

Psychology, social cognition, reinforcement learning, cognitive science, computational modeling, emotional and evaluative states.

Hayane Dahmen

Bennett School of Public Policy, University of Cambridge

Economic law, public policy, competition policy, artificial intelligence, AI ethics, trade law, AI and antitrust laws, AI governance.

Christopher Eaton

Christopher Eaton

Institute for the Study of University PedagogY

AI in education, AI in assessment, AI and literacy, small language models, multimodal knowledge making, emerging technologies in education.

 
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Rutwa Engineer

Department of Mathematical & Computational Sciences

Computer science education, pedagogical innovation, AI in education, work-integrated learning, critical algorithmic literacies, ethics in computing, correctional computing education.

John Enman-Beech

Jack Enman-Beech

Faculty of Law, University of Alberta

Law, contracts, law and society, queer and feminist legal theory, law and economics, employment law, consumer law, user law, platforms.

Sharon Ferguson

Sharon Ferguson

Department of Management Science and Engineering, University of Waterloo

Human-computer interaction, computer-supported cooperative work, future of work, virtual collaboration, computational social science, human-AI collaboration.

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Daniela Galatro

Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry

Chemical engineering, applied chemistry, applied machine learning, causal modeling, data analysis, environment and health.    

 
Joshua Gans

Joshua Gans

Joseph L. Rotman School of Management

Economics, strategic management, AI and society, economics of new technologies, entrepreneurial strategy, innovation policy.

Marzyeh Ghassemi

Marzyeh Ghassemi

Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT

Computer science, medicine, biomedical engineering, machine learning in healthcare, algorithmic fairness.

Jennifer Gibson

Jennifer Gibson

Institute of Health Policy, Management & Evaluation

Health policy, organizational ethics in healthcare, public health, resource allocation in health, bioethics.

Igor Gilitschenski

Igor Gilitschenski

Department of Mathematical & Computational Sciences

Robotics and robot perception, automated vehicles, computer vision, machine learning, deep learning.

 

Avi Goldfarb

Joseph L. Rotman School of Management

Economics of technology, data science, artificial intelligence in healthcare, economics of privacy, digital marketing.

Paolo Granata

Paolo Granata

Department of Book & Media STudies

Communications, media ecology, medium theory, philosophy of technology, media ethics, digital equity.

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Rafael Grohmann

Department of Arts, Culture & Media

Labour, data work, AI in cultural industries, AI and cooperatives, worker-led AI governance, AI policies and world of work.

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Shion Guha

Faculty of Information

Computer science, computational social science, human-centered data science, human-computer interaction, AI and public policy/services, algorithmic bias.

 
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Seva Gunitsky

Department of Political Science

Comparative autocracy, AI and authoritarianism, Russian AI strategy.

Gillian Hadfield

School of Government and Policy, Johns Hopkins University

AI alignment and governance, law, design of legal systems, economics, public policy, normativity.

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Brian Harrington

Department of Computer Science

Computer science education, ethics of technology, ethics of artificial intelligence, skill development, equitable assessment.

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Safwat Hassan

Faculty of Information

Generative and explainable AI for information systems, foundation models for software engineering, information systems analytics, mining software repositories, DevOps, AIOps, requirements engineering.

 
Jason Hattrick-Simpers

Jason Hattrick-Simpers

Department of Materials Science & Engineering

Materials science, applied ML, autonomous science platforms, interpretability, statistical models, human-AI interaction.

Diane Horton

Department of Computer Science

Computer science, teaching ethics of technology, computer science education research, assessment.

Alice Huang

Departments of Philosophy and Computer Science, Western University

AI ethics, opinion dynamics, social networks, computational models of group decision making, social epistemology.

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Alec Jacobson

Department of Computer Science

Computer graphics, geometry processing, creative tools for visual artists.

 
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Zhijing Jin

Department of Computer Science

Natural language processing, large language models, computational social science, machine learning, AI safety, causal inference, policy evaluation, AI for science, philosophy of science.

Steve Joordens

Department of Psychology

Educational psychology, technology, AI, skill development, formative learning, formative assessment, preventative mental health.

Tero Karppi

Tero Karppi

Institute of Communication, Culture, Information & Technology

Social media, computational culture, software studies, affect theory, media theory.

Jonathan Kelly

Jonathan Kelly

Institute for Aerospace Studies

Robotics, collaborative robots, robot perception, human-robot interaction, embodied intelligence, artificial general intelligence, safe AI systems.

 

Vera Khovanskaya

Faculty of Information

Labor, automation and technological change, worker advocacy, HCI, CSCW, worker-centered software, data tools, community-driven technology design.

Marlène Koffi

Marlène Koffi

Department of Economics

Economics, economics of machine learning, economics of innovation, economics of science, inequality, AI in public policy.

Noam Kolt

Faculty of Law, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Law, governance of artificial intelligence, institutional design, automation in the legal system.

Daniel Konikoff

Daniel Konikoff-Houpt

Department of Sociology, University of Alberta

Value alignment, AI ethics, social dynamics, deep learning, machine learning, natural language processing, philosophy of science.

 
Leonid Kosals

Leonid Kosals

Centre for Criminology & Sociolegal Studies

Sociology of innovation, criminology, economic sociology, corruption in policing, comparative social research.

Rahul G. Krishnan

Rahul G. Krishnan

Department of Computer Science

Machine learning in healthcare, causal inference, Bayesian and probabilistic modeling, trustworthy machine learning, computational tools for model auditing.

Anastasia Kuzminykh

Anastasia Kuzminykh

Faculty of Information

Human-computer interaction, computer science, information science, explainable AI, ethical AI, human-AI collaboration, AI decision support, conversational UI.

Nicola Lacetera

Nicola Lacetera

Department of Economic Sciences, University of Bologna

Ethical and social support to markets, motivations for altruistic behaviour, behavioral economics, industrial and innovation economics.

 
Travis LaCroix

Travis LaCroix

Department of Philosophy, Durham University

Value alignment, AI ethics, social dynamics, deep learning, machine learning, natural language processing, philosophy of science.

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Bowen Li

Graduate Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

RNA medicines, AI-driven nanomedicine, mRNA vaccines, gene editing, lipid nanoparticles, nonviral delivery, immunotherapy.

Wenxi Liao

Wenxi Liao

School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph

Nature-based solutions, water treatment, stormwater management, plant physiology, plant-soil-water interactions, environmental monitoring and remediation, remote sensing and GIS.

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Evan Light

Faculty of Information

Creative interventions to start policy conversations, public policy, emerging technologies, regulatory innovation, surveillance, privacy.

 
David Liu

David Liu

Department of Computer Science

Computer science education, pedagogical software, software engineering

Peter Loewen

Department of Government, Cornell University

Political science, global affairs and public policy, decision-making, elections, governance, incorporating technology into governance.

Kelly Lyons

Faculty of Information

Information, computer science, service science, knowledge mobilization, social media, collaborative work, service systems, data-driven knowledge mobilization.

Michael Mack

Department of Psychology

Psychology, cognition and cognitive neuroscience, computational modelling, human learning and memory.

 
Chris Maddison

Chris Maddison

Department of Computer Science

Computer science, machine learning, structure learning, Bayesian inference, numerical optimization, explainability and interpretability in artificial intelligence.

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Steve Mann

Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Engineering, science, mathematics, brain-sensing technologies, humanistic intelligence, extended reality, intelligent image processing, comparametric equations, wavelets, chirplets.

Peter Marbach

Peter Marbach

Department of Computer Science

Online social systems, online social networks, recommendation algorithms, opinion dynamics, online markets, large-scale stochastic systems.

Paula Maurutto

Paula Maurutto

Department of Sociology

AI in law and criminal justice, surveillance, ethics and equity.

 
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Susan McCahan

Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Energy systems, engineering design, educational technology, pedagogical innovation.

Kristina McElheran

Kristina McElheran

Department of Management, UTSC

Strategic management, business administration, organizational design and IT, digital economies, data-driven decision-making, technology start-ups.

Bree McEwan

Bree McEwan

Institute of Communication, Culture, Information & Technology

Virtual reality, technological affordances, interpersonal communication, social media, social media data analytics, information diffusion, and polarisation/misinformation.

Rhonda McEwen

Rhonda McEwen

Institute of Communication, Culture, Information & Technology

Communication, information technology, cultural studies, new media theory, interaction studies, human-machine communication, embodied cognition, virtual reality.

 
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Evi Micha

Department of Computer Science, University of Southern California

Computational social choice, algorithmic fairness, pluralistic AI alignment, voting theory, economics.

David B. Nieborg

David B. Nieborg

Department of Arts, Culture & Media

Communication and media studies, critical political economy, platform studies, app studies, cultural production, platform governance and infrastructures, critical data studies.

Aleksandar (Sasho) Nikolov

Aleksandar (Sasho) Nikolov

Department of Computer Science

Computer science, theories of computation, algorithm design, high dimensional geometry, differential privacy, data analysis.

Lynette Ong

Lynette H. Ong

Department of Political Science

Political science, autocracies, state power, repression, governance, contentious politics, developments.

 
Nicolas Papernot

Nicolas Papernot

Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Computer engineering, computer science, computer security, machine learning, privacy.

Vardan Papyan

Vardan Papyan

Department of Mathematics

Computer science, machine learning, deep learning, signal processing, high-performance computing, high-dimensional statistics, applied mathematics.

Keith Pardee

Graduate Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Synthetic biology, molecular engineering, low-burden health technologies, diagnostics, portable drug manufacturing, computational design, cell-free systems, field validation of technologies.

Silviu Pitis

Silviu Pitis

Computer Science and Engineering, University of Michigan

AI alignment, reward modeling, reinforcement learning, language agents, preference aggregation, agent evaluation.

 
Jason Plaks

Jason Plaks

Department of Psychology

Social psychology, folk beliefs, moral decision making, human-robot interaction.

Julian Posada

Julian Posada

American Studies, Yale University

Labour, automation, data work, platform studies, information policy, AI ethics.

Matt Ratto

Matt Ratto

Faculty of Information

Information, human-computer interaction, intersections between humanities and engineering, modes of production, healthcare software and hardware.

Martin Revermann

Department of Historical Studies

Performance criticism, history and sociology of Greek theatre, history and theory of translation, history of science, theatre and religion.

 
Mohammad Rashidujjaman Rifat

Mohammad Rashidujjaman Rifat

Keough School of Global Affairs & Computer Science and Engineering, University of Notre Dame

Ethics in AI, human-computer interaction, faith and computing, computing for pluralism, inclusive AI.

Laura Rosella

Laura Rosella

Department of Public Health Sciences

Public health, epidemiology, biostatistics, big data in healthcare, analytics and risk in healthcare.

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Paula Rowland

Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy

Sociology of professions, sociology of expertise, values and ethics of healthcare improvement, sociotechnical imaginaries, digitalization of healthcare work.

Tim G. J. Rudner

Department of Statistical Sciences

Artificial intelligence, machine learning, AI safety, generative models, AI governance.

 
Frank Rudzicz

Frank Rudzicz

Faculty of Computer Science, Dalhousie University

Computer science, signal processing, speech, language, machine learning, artificial intelligence in healthcare, entrepreneurship.

Gururaj Saileshwar

Gururaj Saileshwar

Department of Mathematical and Computational Sciences

Computer security, computer architecture, security for machine learning systems.

Atrisha Sarkar

Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Western University

Game theory, AI safety, automated vehicles, behavioural modelling, computational modelling.

Shreyas Sekar

Shreyas Sekar

Department of Management, UTSC

Data-driven optimization, revenue management and pricing, digital marketplace design, machine learning, e-commerce, information architecture design.

 
Semra Sevi

Semra Sevi

Department of Political Science

Voting behaviour, political representation, public opinion, legislative politics, women and politics, partisanship, political methodology.

Zahra Shakeri

Department of Public Health Sciences

Artificial intelligence, digital health tools, information visualization, natural language processing, precision public health.

Xujie Si

Department of Computer Science

Computer science, program synthesis and verification, automated reasoning, neuro-symbolic AI, reliable and explainable AI.

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Nathalie A. Smuha

Henry N.R. Jackman Faculty of Law

Law, philosophy, law and technology, AI ethics and regulation, digital constitutionalism.

 

Abi Sriharan

Institute of Health Policy, Management & Evaluation

Health technology, digital health policy, automation, digital labour, human-aligned AI, strategic management.

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Sriram Subramanian

Department of Computer Science, Carleton University

Computer science, multi-agent systems, sequential decision-making, Bayesian optimization, reinforcement learning, multi-agent reinforcement learning.

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Pascal Tyrrell

Department of Medical Imaging

Artificial intelligence, machine learning, medical imaging, biostatistics, global health.

Eva Vivalt

Eva Vivalt

Department of Economics

Economics, labour economics, development economics, forecasting, causal inference, external validity, decision-making.

 
Bo Wang

Bo Wang

Graduate Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology

Computer science, medicine, computational biology, computer vision, machine learning in health, privacy and personalized medicine.

Rosalie WangFaculty FellowRehabilitation science, occupational therapy, assistive and rehabilitation technology, technology development and evaluation, user-centred design, mixed methods research, ethics, social and health equity.

Rosalie Wang

Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy

Rehabilitation science, occupational therapy, assistive and rehabilitation technology, technology development and evaluation, user-centred design, ethics, social and health equity.

Joseph Jay Williams

Department of Computer Science

Human-computer interaction, applied machine learning, artificial intelligence, statistics, cognitive psychology, digital education, mental health.

Wendy H. Wong

Wendy H. Wong

Department of Economics, Philosophy & Political Science, University of British Columbia

Political science, international human rights, politics of organization, collective action, global governance of artificial intelligence.

 

Ningning Xie

Department of Computer Science

Computer science, programming languages, compilers, type theory, logics, machine learning programming.

Jia Xue

Jia Xue

Faculty of Information

AI for social justice, big data in social work, Twitter analysis in intimate and sexual violence research, human centered NLP, rape myth in China, computational social science.

Shana Ye

Department of Historical & Cultural Studies, UTSC

Queer studies, feminist and science and technology studies, critical media studies, cultural studies, immersive technologies, VR/XR/MR, science fiction.

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Weilai Yu

Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry

Electrochemical engineering for sustainability, materials and interfaces, surface science, clean energy techno-economics, AI-driven materials discovery.

 

Yu Zou

Department of Materials Science & Engineering

AI for materials design, advanced manufacturing, engineering, AI for social good.

Shurui Zhou

Shurui Zhou

Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Computer science, software engineering, computational social science, open-source, collaborative software development, AI-based software, scientific software.

 
 
 

Postdoctoral Affiliates

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Miron Clay-Gilmore

Institute for the History & Philosophy of Science & Technology

Philosophy of AI, Africana philosophy, Black male studies.

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Joseph Donia

University of Milan

Health systems, digital health, artificial intelligence, AI & data policy, science & technology studies, innovation studies, data ethics, design ethics.

Jamie Duncan

Jamie Duncan

Centre for Criminology & Sociolegal Studies

Criminology and sociolegal studies, information policy, technology and data governance, technology in security, migration, and policing. 

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Rebekah Gelpí

Department of Psychology

Computational models of social cognition, cognitive development, multi-agent reinforcement learning, large language models.

 

Daniel Harris

Institute for the History & Philosophy of Science & Technology

AI alignment, existential risks.

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Reza H. Mogavi

Department of Psychology

Human-AI interaction, responsible AI, human-centered AI design, AI alignment, performative empathy, human experience.

Pelin Tanberg

Department of Psychology

Human-AI interaction, responsible AI, human-centered AI design, AI alignment, performative empathy, human experience.

 
 

Graduate Affiliates

Taneea Agrawaal

Taneea S. Agrawaal

Department of Computer Science

Computer science, human-computer interaction, climate modeling, ethics and explainability of AI, critical data studies, civic engagement, design for marginalized communities. 

Mai Ali

Mai Ali

Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Machine learning, AI for healthcare, remote monitoring, mental health prediction.

Parand Alizadeh Alamdari

Parand Alizadeh Alamdari

Department of Computer Science

Computer science, artificial intelligence, AI safety, fairness in artificial intelligence, reinforcement learning.

Reem Ayad

Reem Ayad

Department of Psychology

Social psychology, moral psychology, moral judgment and decision making, human-robot interaction.

 
Alexander Bernier

Alexander Bernier

Henry N.R. Jackman Faculty of Law

Law, economics, regulatory strategies, biomedical research.

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Jessica Bo

Department of Computer Science

Computer science, human-AI interactions, AI explainability, behavioural analysis, human-centered design, generative AI.

Hiu-Fung Chung

Hiu-Fung Chung

Faculty of Information

Digital labor, care and technology, inequality, science and technology studies, East Asia.

Madelaine Coelho

Madelaine Coelho

Department of Sociology

Technologically-facilitated violence, digital violence prevention, gamification in healthcare, global technology use, sociology of technology.

 
Benjamin Cookson

Benjamin Cookson

Department of Computer Science

Computer science, algorithmic economics, social choice theory, algorithmic fairness, game theory.

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Micaela Elisa Consens

Department of Computer Science

Machine learning, machine learning and genomics, AI, genome language models, interpretability, pre-training task design.

Congyu (Emmy) Fang

Department of Computer Science

Trustworthy machine learning, machine learning for healthcare, machine learning for science.

Anne-Marie Fowler

Anne-Marie Fowler

Department for the Study of Religion

Philosophies of temporality, ethics, philosophy of science, AI ethics, epistemology, human and AI learning.

 
Rachel Katz

Rachel Katz

Institute for the History & Philosophy of Science & Technology

Ethical issues in AI, moral philosophy, bioethics, philosophy of psychiatry, human-AI interaction.

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Ben Li

Institute of Medical Science

AI in healthcare, surgery, vascular disease, machine learning, predictive modelling.

Kexin (Cassie) Li

Kexin (Cassie) Li

Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Trustworthy machine learning, AI security, privacy.

Nanyu Luo

Nanyu Luo

Department of Applied Psychology & Human Development

Psychometrics, statistics, human-aligned AI, quantitative psychology, statistical machine learning.

 
Morgan MacInnesGraduate FellowPolitical science, international relations, international security, geopolitics, security & technology, governance of technology, macro-history, statecraft.

Morgan MacInnes

Department of Political Science

Political science, international relations, international security, geopolitics, security & technology, governance of technology, macro-history, statecraft.

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Madison Mackley

Faculty of Information

Information policy, data governance, alternative digital economies, smart cities, privacy, feminist STS.

Kaushar Mahetaji

Faculty of Information

Communication and media studies, platform studies, software tools, platform governance, platform economies, infrastructure, data.

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Erina (Seh-Young) Moon

Faculty of Information

Information, fairness in sociotechnical systems, machine learning, resource allocation, homelessness.

 

Kelly McConvey

Faculty of Information

Information, surveillance, algorithm design in education, algorithmic bias and fairness, human-centred data science.

Ramaravind Kommiya Mothilal

Ramaravind Kommiya Mothilal

Faculty of Information

Information, fairness in sociotechnical systems, machine learning, social networks.

David-Dan Nguyen

David-Dan Nguyen

Institute of Health Policy, Management & Evaluation

Clinical epidemiology, health services research, health equity, machine learning in healthcare, predictive modeling, urology, oncology.

Lief PagalanGraduate FellowPublic health, epidemiology, predictive modelling for population health, environment and health, health policy, equity and algorithmic fairness.

Lief Pagalan

Department of Public Health Sciences

Public health, epidemiology, predictive modelling for population health, environment and health, health policy, equity and algorithmic fairness.

 
Han Qiao

Han Qiao

Faculty of Information

Information, human-computer interaction, civic technology, sensemaking, data visualization, participatory design, urban planning, design justice. 

Wenjun Qiu

Wenjun Qiu

Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Privacy and security, mobile user privacy, natural language processing, artificial intelligence.

Adebukola (Bukky) Shonibare

Adebukola (Bukky) Shonibare

Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies

Law, sociolegal studies, criminology, technology, AI, survivor-centred AI, AI-assisted justice.

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Emmanuel Taiwo

Department of Physical & Environmental Sciences

Sustainability transitions, just and equitable climate and energy transitions, low-carbon energy technology innovation systems, AI for social good.

 
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Balagopal Unnikrishnan

Department of Computer Science

Computer science, AI in healthcare, shortcut learning and biases in healthcare, debiasing AI algorithms.

Priyanka Verma

Priyanka Verma

Faculty of Information

Computer science, algorithmic fairness, financial technologies design, social choice, cooperatives, data practices and tools.

Darsana Vijay

Darsana Vijay

Faculty of Information

Critical media studies, journalism, platform studies, South Asian studies.

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Joseph Wilson

Department of Anthropology

Communication, sociolinguistics, semiconductors, AI and society, science and technology studies, linguistic anthropology.

 
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Siyi Wu

Department of Computer Science

Climate informatics, human-computer interaction, human-centered AI, explainable AI.

 
 
 
 
 

Staff

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Monique Crichlow

Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology & Society

Executive Director

Daniel Browne

Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology & Society

Associate Director, Research Engagement

Marco Monteiro Silva

Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology & Society

Associate Director, Marketing & Communications

Jay Cai

Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology & Society

Administrative & Project Coordinator

 
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Jennifer Cressman

Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology & Society

Executive Assistant

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Olivia DiGiuseppe

Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology & Society

Event Specialist

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Helena Ko

Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology & Society

Business Officer (on leave)

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Alexandru Titeu

Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology & Society

Business Officer