Anna Su
Biography:
ANNA SU is a legal scholar with expertise in international human rights in the digital age as well as technology and international law. Su’s current research delves into the legal implications of emerging technologies such as AI and interrogates what their implications are for human rights. Su's work has significant implications for shaping regulatory frameworks and promoting responsible AI innovation.
Having held the role of Faculty Fellow at Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society (SRI) at the University of Toronto, she is now an incoming Research Lead who will steer the research directions of the institute with her experience in the social sciences and humanities.
Under Su’s leadership, the SRI will continue to play a critical role in guiding policymakers and industry leaders towards a technology landscape that aligns with societal values and ethical principles.
During her time at SRI so far, Su has participated as a speaker at the Institute’s annual academic conference, Absolutely Interdisciplinary, where her presentation explored how the terms and conditions set by private sovereigns are shaping our digital public spaces, and why human rights offer a robust framework to regulating and governing digital spaces.
Su also taught a course in 2022–23 called “New Technologies and International Law,” which she developed as part of her SRI faculty fellowship. The course was co-taught by Dafna Dror-Shpoliansky, who participated in a 2021 SRI Kitchen Table event moderated by Su and SRI Faculty Affiliate Wendy H. Wong.
In addition to her SRI role, Su is an associate professor at the Faculty of Law and holds a cross-appointment to the Department of History. She is also a Nootbaar Institute Fellow on Law and Religion at Pepperdine University School of Law.
Prior to coming to Toronto, Su held a postdoctoral fellowship at the Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy based in SUNY Buffalo Law School, and a graduate fellowship in ethics with the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University. She worked as a law clerk for the Philippine Supreme Court and was a consultant to the Philippine government negotiating panel with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.
Su holds an SJD from Harvard Law School where her dissertation was awarded the John Laylin Prize for best paper in international law. She received her JD and AB degrees from the Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines.
Su's other areas of research include comparative constitutional law, and law and religion. Her SSRN page with all publications are here.
Sources: https://www.law.utoronto.ca/faculty-staff/full-time-faculty/anna-su | https://www.law.utoronto.ca/news/sri-leadership-team-welcomes-professor-anna-su | https://www.law.utoronto.ca/news/professor-anna-su-bridging-human-rights-and-ai-governance
Activities:
Walter Gordon Symposium — AI, Public Policy and Accountability