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

Sarah O’Flaherty is a first year juris doctor (JD) student at the University of Ottawa. Originally from St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, she completed...

Adedamola ('Damola) Adediji is a PhD student at the University of Ottawa, Canada. His doctoral research focuses on advancing copyright's socioeconomic goals in Africa...

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

Jessica Hennings is a student in the joint JD/MA program between the University of Ottawa and the Norman Patterson School of International Affairs at...

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...

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

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,...

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...

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

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

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

Nicole is currently in her second year of a joint J.D./M.A. at the University of Ottawa and the Norman Patterson School of International Affairs...

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 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...

Clarence Lakpini is currently pursuing a Ph.D. at the University of Ottawa, where his research explores the Fourth Industrial Revolution and its nexus with...

Sileshi Bedasi Hirko just recieved his PhD under the co-supervision of Professors Chidi Oguamanam and Jeremy de Beer at the University of Ottawa. His...

Abdelhamid Benhmade is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in development studies at the University of Ottawa. He specializes in development and the private sector. Abdelhamid...

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

Esther Ekong is a PhD (Law) Candidate at the University of Ottawa, Canada. Her PhD research thesis is titled: The role of intellectual property rights...

Victoria Schorr is a sub-Saharan Africa specialist with nearly 15 years of experience analysing African politics, economics, trade, and business. She holds an MSc...

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...

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...

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...