Renée Sirbu

PhD Student, University of Toronto, Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Technology

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

About

I conduct research in healthcare data privacy, cybersecurity, and clinical AI ethics. I care about human-computer interaction, brain-computer interfaces, postmortem digital autonomy, the governance of AI/ML SaMD, data protection, and technology justice.

Experience

  • Trainee Affiliate at Temerty Centre for AI Research and Education in Medicine (T-CAIREM), University of Toronto
    May 2026 - Present · 3 mos

  • E3I Teaching Fellow at Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society
    Nov 2025 - Present · 9 mos

    The Embedded Ethics Education Initiative (E3I) is a high-impact teaching and learning venture that embeds paired ethics-technology education modules into computer science courses across all four years of the Department of Computer Science undergraduate curriculum. The SRI Embedded Ethics Graduate Teaching Fellowship recognizes graduate students in philosophy and adjacent disciplines who are engaging in cross-disciplinary teaching assistantships in support of the University of Toronto Embedded Ethics Education Initiative (E3I).

  • Junior Fellow at Massey College
    Sep 2025 - Present · 11 mos

  • Visiting Fellow at Yale Information Society Project
    Nov 2023 - Aug 2025 · 1 yr 10 mos

    Visiting Fellow at the Information Society Project (ISP) at Yale Law School.

  • Postgraduate Associate at Digital Ethics Center (DEC), Yale University
    Sep 2023 - Aug 2025 · 2 yrs

    Gaining experience in all aspects of the research process, including training in GELSI analysis and problem-solving and project management. Learning about critical issues in digital ethics, main theoretical frameworks, quantitative and qualitative methods, research project management, and collaborative, multidisciplinary procedures to develop research papers and conference presentations. Collaborating with other members of the DEC, authoring research projects, delivering presentations, and preparing for future academic work.