Ian Kerr (academic)
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Ian R. Kerr | |
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | |
| Alma mater | University of Alberta University of Western Ontario |
| Occupation | Professor |
| Employer | University of Ottawa |
| Title | Canada Research Chair in Ethics, Law, and Technology |
Ian R. Kerr (January 1, 1965 – August 26, 2019) was a
Kerr earned awards and citations, including the Bank of Nova Scotia Award of Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, the University of Western Ontario’s Faculty of Graduate Studies Award of Teaching Excellence, the University of Ottawa’s AEECLSS Teaching Excellence Award, and the University of Ottawa's Excellence in Education Prize.[2]
Kerr studied[clarify] at the University of Alberta and the University of Western Ontario.
In addition to co-authoring the business law textbook, Managing the Law (co-authored by Mitchell McInnes, Anthony VanDuzer, and Chi Carmody), he published in the areas of ethical and legal aspects of digital copyright, automated electronic commerce, artificial intelligence, cybercrime, nanotechnology, internet regulation, ISP and intermediary liability, online defamation, pre-natal injuries and unwanted pregnancies.[citation needed]
Prior to joining the faculty at the University of Ottawa, he held a joint appointment in the Faculty of Law, the Faculty of Information & Media Studies and the Department of Philosophy at the University of Western Ontario.[3][4]
He died on August 26, 2019, from cancer.[5]
Books
- Managing the Law: Legal Aspects of Doing Business, a law textbook for business students.
- Lessons from the Identity Trail: Anonymity, Privacy and Identity in a Networked Society, edited by Ian Kerr, Carole Lucock, and Valerie Steeves
- Robot Law, edited by A. Michael Froomkin, and Ian Kerr
References
- ^ Chairholder profile, Canada Research Chairs, retrieved 2009-10-01.
- ^ "Faculty of Law Mourns the Death of Professor Ian Kerr". Faculty of Law - Common Law Section. 2019-08-27. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
- ^ "In Memoriam: Professor Ian Kerr". Western FIMS. 2019. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
- ^ "Ian Kerr". ICRAC. 2013-09-29. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
- ^ In Memoriam: My Dear Friend and Colleague Ian Kerr
External links
- Professor Ian Kerr's Website
- On The Identity Trail Project Website
- Lessons from the Identity Trail Book on Oxford University Press Website
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