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The DTI Student Symposium brought together graduate students from across the Digital Transformation and Innovation program to share emerging research and exchange ideas across disciplinary boundaries. The event created a supportive academic space for students to present ongoing work, receive feedback, and engage in conversations about the social, political, and institutional dimensions of digital transformation.
Our Presentations
Our Presentations
When Defence Defines Peace: The Impact of Research Funding Priorities
Rabeeh Parhizkari
Rabeeh’s research examines how funding priorities shape knowledge production and influence understandings of peace, security, and public value. Using NSERC funding data and keyword analysis, the study explores the relationship between funding structures, research agendas, and the social implications of scientific and technological development.
Investigating Engagement with the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals in Historical AI Policy
Acassia Arnaud
Acassia’s research explores the intersection of AI policy, human rights, equity, and sustainable development. Her work examines how AI affects social inequality, disadvantaged communities, and progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals, highlighting the need for governance frameworks that address both technological risks and broader societal responsibilities.
Oligopoly in AI Innovation: A Bibliometric Analysis of Corporate Patents & Publications
Ata Izakshiri
Ata’s research examines the concentration of innovation in the AI sector through a bibliometric analysis of corporate patents and publications. The study explores AI specialization, collaboration, and the role of major firms in shaping AI development, highlighting issues of market concentration and knowledge production.
We are especially pleased to celebrate Acassia May Arnaud’s research in receiving the Early Stage Award in the Master’s category. This recognition highlights the promise of her research on AI policy and human rights, as well as the importance of student-led scholarship that examines how digital technologies can be governed in more equitable, accountable, and socially responsible ways.
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