→→ Speaking
I love to public speak and have been honing my skills since 2011.
Whether it’s at human rights or academic conferences, or for universities, non-profits, or industry, I am always grateful for the opportunity to speak thoughtfully on the complex legal and ethical issues related to emerging technologies and other topics I care deeply about.
Here are some of my speaking highlights.
Peer-Reviewed Academic Conference Presentations
- Yuan Stevens, Stephanie Tran & Ryan Atkinson. Coordinating the Disclosure of Vulnerabilities in Canada’s Infrastructure, IEEE Technological Stewardship & Responsible Innovation International Symposium (ISTAS 2021), 2021
- MC Forelle, Sarah Myers West, Britt Paris & Yuan Stevens. Choosing to Refuse, Repair or Render Asunder in Technological Practice, Society for Social Studies of Science (4S), 2021
- Yuan Stevens. Privacy Threats in the Context of Intimate Relationships: Sociotechnical Vulnerabilities in Canada’s Legal System, SERENE-RISC Annual Workshop: The State of Canadian Cybersecurity, 2020
- Ryan Ellis & Yuan Stevens. A Valuable Flaw: Bug Bounty Programs, Software Maintenance, and Infrastructure Labor, Maintainers III: Policy, Practice, and Care, 2019
- Ryan Ellis, Yuan Stevens & Matt Goerzen. Systems We Should Trust? The Cultural Logics of Finding Flaws, International Communication Association (ICA), 2019
- Yuan Stevens & Ryan Ellis. Theft, War or Mere Mischief? Anti-Hacking Laws in the U.S. and Canada, Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR), 2018
Invited Presentations, Panels, and Plenary Talks
- Age Assurance: Let Me Reassure You? RightsCon, Hosted by EDRi’s Ella Jakubkowska, 2023
- Ryan Ellis & Yuan Stevens. Bounty Everything: Hackers and the Making of the Global Bug Marketplace, Cybersecurity Expertise: Practice, Performance, Power, Cornell University, 2022
- Yuan Stevens. Markets, Architectures, Norms or Law? Regulation Automated Face Recognition in Canada, Digital Democracies Institute, Simon Fraser University, 2022
- Camille François, Josh Kenway, Ryan Ellis, & Yuan Stevens. Debugging Bug Bounties in Cyberspace: From Vulnerability Discovery to Algorithmic Harms Redress, Columbia School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, 2022
- Nani Jansen Reventlow, Nele Achten & Yuan Stevens. Fuchsia Privacy Salon: Law, Technology and Policy, Google, 2021
- Jillian York & Yuan Stevens. Silicon Values: Free Speech, Democracy and Big Tech, Toronto Public Library and Master of Public Policy in Digital Society, McMaster University, 2021
- Alan McCafferty, Po Tea-Duncan & Yuan Stevens. Maintaining Open and Safe Cyber Security Design for All, Canada School of Public Service, 2021
- Darlene Carreau, Simon Bonk & Yuan Stevens. The Impact and Lessons of Covid-19 on the Efficiency of Justice and Functioning of the Judiciary, Future Justice and Corrections: Building a More Accessible, Responsive, Secure and Efficient Justice System, Public Sector Network, 2021
- Katarina Germani, Jon Khan, Colin Lachance & Yuan Stevens. Privacy in a Digitized Judicial System, Ensuring Improved Security and Privacy for Court Information in Canada, Ontario Bar Association Privacy Law Summit: Privacy and Access to Information Law, 2021
- Yuan Stevens, Sonja Solomun & Sam Andrey. Facing the Realities of Facial Recognition Technology: Improved Data Protection Regulation to Protect Vulnerable Populations, Actualizing AI — EPIC Symposium on AI Regulation, 2021
- Ana Brandusescu, Yuan Stevens, Nabeel Ahmed, Jess Reia & Valentine Goddard. Artificial Intelligence Policy and Funding in Canada, Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Montréal, McGill University, 2021
- Suzie Dunn, Moira Aikenhead & Yuan Stevens. Dignity, Gendered Harm and a Flexible Approach: Image Rights in Québec, Legal.IT, Jeune Barreau / Young Bar Association, 2021
- Yuan Stevens. Move Fast and Break Things? Montréal’s Role in the Global AI Industry, Disrupting Disruptions: Feminist and Accessible Publishing, Communications, and Technologies, The Institute for Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies, McGill University, 2020
- Yuan Stevens, Suzie Dunn & Nareg Froundjian. Vulnerability and Control: Deepfakes, Image Based Abuse, and Online Harm, Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice, 2019
- Yuan Stevens & Valentine Cheviron. Pre-Litigation Automated Decision Tools: Orienting Litigants and Defendants, Autonomy through Cyberjustice Technologies Annual Meeting, Université de Montréal, 2019
- Hannes Westermann & Yuan Stevens. Crime and Punishment in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, LexUM Chair on Legal Information, Faculty of Law, Université de Montréal, 2019
- Eric Filion & Yuan Stevens. Speaking Near-by, Dazibao Contemporary Photography Art Gallery, 2018
- Vincent Southerland, Yuan Stevens & Fahad Diwan. Discrimination, AI & the Criminal Justice System, McGill AI & Law Speaker Series, Faculty of Law, McGill University, 2018
- Yuan Stevens & Ryan Ellis. The Birth of Anti-Hacking Laws in the U.S. and Canada, Digital HKS, Harvard University, 2018
- Ryan Ellis & Yuan Stevens. ‘No More Free Bugs’: The History, Organization, and Implications of the Market for Software Vulnerabilities, Data & Society Research Institute, 2018
Workshops and Roundtables
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The Future of Data and AI, Policy Horizons Canada, Government of Canada, 2024
- Building a Safe and Respectful Digital World, The Governor General’s Office, Government of Canada, 2024
- AI in the City Symposium: Roundtable on Public Trust and AI, Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Montréal, McGill University, 2022
- Models for Online Platform Data Access for Researchers: Existing Efforts and Future Opportunities, Institute for Strategic Dialogue, 2021
- Journalists and Online Hate: What Can or Should Be Done, Canadian Association of Journalists and School of Journalism and Communication, Carleton University, 2021
- Debating the Right Balances for Privacy Law in Canada Roundtable Discussion, Public Policy Forum, 2021
→ I’m always happy to chat about potential future speaking opportunities.