Helen Beny is a postdoctoral research fellow at York University. She is conducting research on AI ethics, innovation, and intellectual property in the healthcare, education, and agricultural sectors of various African countries for the OpenAIR project. Her research spans topics such as digital rights, computer vision, and artificial intelligence, and adopts a critical lens to analyse existing policy frameworks.

Experience

  • 2025–present
    Postdoctoral Research Fellow, York University

Education

  • 2025 
    McMaster University, PhD, Political Science
  • 2017 
    McMaster University , MA, Globalization
  • 2015 
    University of Toronto, BA Arts, Political Science

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