My PhD. journey begins!
I am thrilled to start the PhD program in Criminology and Sociolegal Studies at the University of Toronto (@UofT), where I will explore a research topic that sits at the intersection of law/criminal justice, AI/digital technologies, and sexual violence.
My research focuses on AI-driven justice for survivors of rape and defilement in Nigeria. I will examine tech and AI tools that facilitate justice for survivors of sexual violence, and introduce my AI-powered tool designed to collect, store, and preserve survivors' stories/testimonies and evidence for use if/whenever they want to pursue legal action. Also, I will consider AI-assisted tools that provide holistic support services to survivors.
I will explore issues relevant to my essential question, such as the digital divide and unequal access to technology among vulnerable populations. Worth considering, also, is algorithmic bias—how AI systems are driven by data which, ab initio, mirrors entrenched negative social norms and human biases, and how data bias results in wrongful profiling and conviction of alleged perpetrators. Not forgetting privacy rights and ethical considerations in the pursuit of AI-facilitated justice, especially in handling sensitive personal data of both the survivors and alleged offenders.
I am profoundly grateful to the Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies (CrimSL) of the University of Toronto for the full scholarship and this incredible opportunity. I am particularly honoured to be co-supervised by well-accomplished and distinguished professors Kelly Hannah-Moffat and Kamari Maxine Clarke, whose transformative scholarship transcends borders and from whom I am eager to learn and grow.
This PhD. is more than an academic pursuit for me. It is deeply personal. It is an opportunity to consider, create, and contribute to the possibility of legal justice for those who, like me, are survivors of sexual violence.
Velut arbor ævo.
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Receiving this recognition a year after earning my PhD and a year into my professional career is considerable motivation for me to continue my research and advocacy.
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