Evan Light

Evan Light is an associate professor of Policy Studies at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Information where he runs the PolicyDreams! gallery and lab. His research centres on democratizing technology and policy for positive social change. A researcher, artist and translator, his works have been exhibited in Europe, the UK and North America. His original writings and translations have appeared in peer-reviewed journals and books in Africa, Latin America, Europe and North America. His research on the use of cellphone hacking tools by federal agencies in Canada led to a series of parliamentary committee hearings, changes to Treasury Board policies on privacy-invasive technologies and proposed changes to the Privacy Act and Access to Information Act. He is also engaged in collaborative research on facial recognition, emerging forms of biometrics and technology regulation, and indoor air quality. Evan is also a faculty associate at the Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society, University of Toronto and an associated researcher at the Centre de recherche sur la communication, l’information et la société, Université du Québec à Montréal.