Alemshet Addisalem (Alex)

Alemshet Addisalem (Alex) is a Ph.D. student at the Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa. His Ph.D research explores the intersection of big data governance,...

Ginika Vivian Ezeoke

Ginika Vivian Ezeoke is a Master of Laws student at the University of Ottawa, Canada. She is also the current and inaugural Ian Kerr...

Christian Roskey

Christian Roskey is an English Common Law student at the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law. He is a research assistant with Open AIR...

Halilat Gbaiye

Halilat Gbaiye is a Master's student at the University of Ottawa where her research interests address data localization and cross-border data transfers in Africa....

Clarence Lakpini 

Clarence Sokolambe Lakpini is a PhD student at the University of Ottawa, where his research aims to study the influence of patent law on...

Onyema Otitodiri Ogadinma

Dr. Onyema Otitodiri Ogadinma is a Postdoctoral Fellow with Open AIR, Centre for Law, Technology and Society at the University of Ottawa. Dr Onyema...

Anmol Patel

Anmol Patel is a PhD student at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law. Anmol completed his Master of Laws program at Faculty of...

Dennis Oghenerobor Agelebe

Dennis Oghenerobor Agelebe is a Queen Elizabeth (QES) II Post-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Ottawa, he is leading a research project on digitalizing...

Anthony Onunekwu Oguguo (Tony)

Anthony Onunekwu Oguguo (Tony) is a Master of Laws (LLM) student at the University of Ottawa where his academic interest is health law and...

Ewuwuni Onnoghen-Theophilus

Ewuwuni Onnoghen-Theophilus is a lawyer and an ADR practitioner with over 14 years of experience. Ewuwuni holds a Bachelor of Laws degree (LL.B) from...

Jane Ezirigwe

Jane Ezirigwe is an Open AIR Postdoctoral Fellow on Global Data Governance for Food and Agriculture. She is also a Senior Research Fellow at...

Yvonne Nyake Ndelle

Yvonne Ndelle is a Postdoctoral Fellow with Open AIR, researching digital and data-driven agriculture. Yvonne holds a Master of Public Administration and a PhD...

‘Damola Adediji

‘Damola Adediji is a PhD Candidate at the University of Ottawa, Canada. His doctoral research focuses on advancing copyright’s socioeconomic goals in Africa by...

Nailah Ramsoomair

Nailah completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Guelph in Microbiology and French, where she also published her undergraduate thesis analyzing the impacts...

Alexandra Mogyoros

Alexandra Mogyoros is a DPhil candidate in law at St. Peter’s College, University of Oxford. She is a former Research Assistant and Fellow of...

Ikechi Mgbeoji

Dr. Ikechi Mgbeoji is a Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School, York University. In addition to his present position at York, Mgbeoji was sworn...

Darren O’Toole

Prof. Darren O’Toole teaches Aboriginal Law, Indigenous Legal Philosophy, and Philosophy of Law at the University of Ottawa. Throughout his studies in Political Science,...

Tesh Dagne

Dr. Tesh Dagne’s areas of research interest include national and international intellectual property (IP) law, IP and development, IP and agri-biotechnology innovations, Indigenous knowledge...

Larry Chartrand

Prof. Larry Chartrand has been an active faculty member in the Common Law Section of the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law since 1994....

Bassem Awad

Bassem Awad focuses his research at the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) on intersections between IP rights and climate change technology innovation. A...

Uchenna Ugwu

Uchenna Felicia Ugwu is a lawyer and academic researcher with over ten years’ experience extensively investigating the relationship between Intellectual Property (IP) norms, innovation...

Chukwuka Okwuosa

Chukwuka completed his LL.M. with a Concentration in Law and Technology in 2020 at the University of Ottawa, Canada. Currently, Chukwuka is a Research...

Thomas Hervé Mboa Nkoudou

Thomas Mboa just received his PhD at the Université Laval in Québec City. His PhD explored makerspaces in francophone Africa. His thesis fieldwork was partially funded by Open AIR, resulting a comparison...

Abdelhamid Benhmade

Abdelhamid Benhmade is a doctoral candidate in Development Studies at the University of Ottawa. He specializes in development and the private sector. Abdelhamid focuses on...

Dianah Byaruhanga Ajuna

Dianah Byaruhanga Ajuna is a PhD in law student and research fellow with Open African Innovation Research (Open AIR) Network, at the Faculty of...

Ofonmbuk Esther Ekong

Esther Ekong is an IP Examiner at Innovation, Science and Economic Development, Canada. Esther obtained her PhD (Law) at the University of Ottawa, Canada...

Victoria Schorr

Victoria Schorr specializes in project and relationship management in Sub-Saharan Africa with over two decades of experience in analyzing politics, economics, trade, and business...

Chris Armstrong

Dr. Chris Armstrong works for Open AIR in both South Africa and Canada—reporting to the project's Cape Town hub at the UCT Intellectual Property...

Chidi Oguamanam

Dr. Chidi Oguamanam is a Full Professor at the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law (Common Law Section) and holds a Research Chair in...

Jeremy de Beer

Prof. Jeremy de Beer is a Full Professor at the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law (Common Law) and a member of the University...