Previous Projects

DEM23 Conference

Deus Ex Machina – Law – Technology – Humanities – December 11-14, 2023 Queensland University of Technology, Gardens Point Campus, Brisbane Australia

Deus Ex Machina – the God in the Machine – captures something of the present. It has deep origins in Greek drama, referring to the physical crane through which gods appeared on the stage and the dramaturgical device through which plots become miraculously resolved.

The DEM23 Conference was a multidisciplinary collective endeavor focused on building, dreaming and working towards better futures through bringing the creativity, wisdom and critique of the humanities to law and technology.

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Big Data and the GDPR: Impacts for the property industry

Creating and using big data creates big risks – from hackers, uninformed users, technology failures and regulatory breaches.

This project considered the impact of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on the non-EU based members of multi-national property firms in their dealings with such data. The project involved doctrinal and qualitative research focusing on the impacts within Australia and (in anticipation of Brexit) the UK, which will be transferable to other jurisdictions.

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New Approaches to Blockchain, Governance and Digital Communities for Smart Trade Hub

This project focused on developing the soft and hard digital infrastructure to support the growth of smart trade. The focus of the project was the development of the infrastructure in a cross-border trading context with the China market as the principal counter-party.

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Assurance and Accreditation of Autonomy in Transport

This project focused on the pathways for accreditation and assurance for automation in land, maritime and air domains. The project was multifaceted considering the existing regulatory and assurance processes, examining the opportunities for automation of these processes and the consideration of how to future proof assurance and accreditation processes anticipating widespread adoption of automation in transport.

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Transport Justice for First Nation Communities

This project focused on the intersection of transport technology and law and the Australian settler state. Working with First Nation communities and First Nation researchers, this project was concerned with understanding the complex causes of first nation transport injustice and develop practical, sustainable change orientated solutions.

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Jurisprudence of the Future Project