
Dr Tracey P. Lauriault
Dr Tracey P. Lauriault is Associate Professor, Critical Media and Big Data, School of Journalism and Communication and Cross Appointed to Digital Humanities, and board member of the Institute for Data Science at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. She is one of the founders of the field critical data studies, open data and Open Smart Cities, taking a data and technology governance approach to the shaping of large complex systems. Ongoing research involves data preservation, digital twins, smart cities, disaggregated data, Indigenous data and data brokers. As a publicly engaged scholar, she mobilizes her research into data and technology policy across sectors. As a data and technological citizen, she examines large and small data and technology systems with the hope of making them more just, inclusive, equitable and environmentally sustainable. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1847-2738
Sessions in which Dr Tracey P. Lauriault participates
Wednesday 15 May, 2024
The Carleton University Immersive Media Studio (CIMS) was awarded a New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF) Exploration program grant to Imagine Canada’s Digital Twin. One aspect of the project is data governance and business models. In addition, the I Trust AI research SSHRC funded project based out of UBC, is examining the CIMS and city of Ottawa Digital Twins to assess how their creators might include preservation in their design. These research projects revealed that the Architecture, Engin...