Jasper Yao was one of the first Research Assistants at Tech Policy Lab. His research interests involve consumer protection and ethics in emerging technologies, especially in areas of significance to constitutional and privacy law.

Audrey was a Summer Robotics Fellow at TPL and is an undergraduate student at Vanderbilt University, studying Women’s and Gender Studies, Anthropology, and Political Theory. In particular, she is interested in humanoid robotics and the interplay between identity and technology in a modern world. Following her graduation, she hopes to attend law school and eventually pursue […]

Nick Logler is a postdoc with the Tech Policy Lab and recently earned his PhD from the University of Washington Information School. He was an active member of the Tech Policy Lab as student as well. He also worked in the value sensitive design lab exploring the spaces between our ability to build technical systems […]

Jennifer Aronson is a J.D. graduate of the University of Washington School of Law. Prior to law school, Jennifer worked at a research institute at the University of Texas Austin studying issues affecting military families, such as telehealth services in underserved rural areas and technology-assisted cognitive training.  She is interested in free speech and fourth […]

Charlie White graduated from the University of Washington with a B.A. in English. A background in literature helped him write blog posts and previews for the lab on current research and upcoming events. His ambitions are to contribute to more ethical and effective data collection and transferring standards in the tech industry.

Rian is a PhD Candidate in the Communication Department studying Science, Technology, and Society. She is researching the ramifications of the rise of AI/ML in the agricultural sector. She focuses on policy, regulatory, and design efforts to ensure that programmatic platforms are implemented in ethical, sustainable, and transparent ways.

Jasmine Wang is a Canadian who studied at the Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering under the Killam-Fulbright exchange grant. Her interests lie in machine learning, technical AI safety and strategic AI governance, surveillance, and ICTD.

Jesse Woo is a University of Washington Law alumnus and lawyer in the San Francisco Bay Area. His practice serves technology clients and small businesses for their IP, privacy compliance, and business transaction needs. As a consultant with the Tech Policy Lab he contributes his significant research and writing skills to the Lab’s cutting-edge policy […]

David Stieber received his J.D. from the University of Washington School of Law. He is interested in the policy implications of emerging technologies, particularly state level regulation around autonomous cars and criminal justice.

Elena Ponte was a fellow at the Tech Policy Lab while she completed her IP LLM at the University of Washington School of Law. She is interested in the intersections of robotics and law.