Blanche Daban is a doctoral candidate in a cotutelle program between the University of Ottawa and Université Paris Panthéon-Assas, under the supervision of Professors Céline Castets-Renard and Anastasia Iliopoulou-Penot. She holds a Master 2 degree in European Union Law and Litigation from Université Paris Panthéon-Assas.
Her doctoral research focuses on the regulation of artificial intelligence in Canada and the European Union from a comparative law perspective. More specifically, she is interested in the way artificial intelligence fits within the systems of division of powers specific to these two legal orders. This technology raises particular regulatory challenges, which are compounded by the federal or quasi-federal structure of Canada and the European Union, where the allocation of powers between the national/provincial and supranational/federal levels makes it more complex to develop coherent standards governing artificial intelligence.
As part of her doctoral studies, Blanche Daban has participated in several scientific projects and events devoted to artificial intelligence law and comparative law. She has also served as a research assistant at the Canada Research Chair in International and Comparative Law of Artificial Intelligence at the University of Ottawa, directed by Professor Céline Castets-Renard. Alongside her research activities, she has taught constitutional law on a part-time basis at the University of Ottawa.
Her academic background is complemented by significant practical experience, acquired through several internships within French and European institutions, notably the Constitutional Council, the Council of State, the General Secretariat for European Affairs, and the Court of Justice of the European Union.