Jing Qian

Overview

Jing is a Senior Fellow and graduate researcher at the University of Melbourne, specialising in aligning the regulatory challenges of emerging technological issues with workable legal frameworks and compliance solutions. Jing’s PhD research sets out to explore the question of what combination of regulatory and governance techniques might be adopted to strike a balance between data processing in the public interest and safeguarding citizens’ privacy in the era of algorithmic decision-making. Her research focuses on data governance, privacy protection, the lawful and ethical implementation of algorithmic systems (AI and automation), and risk prevention and mitigation for digital transformation initiatives. Her recent publications include ‘From Pragmatism to Activism’ (co-authored with Professor Megan Richardson) and ‘Challenging a “Hurt First, Fix Later” Algorithmic System: Is the Tort of Negligence a Regulatory Solution?’

During her LLM and PhD, Jing conducted research on two major topics: privacy and data protection, and legal issues relating to AI systems in both the public and private sectors. Her research engages with both legal and technical dimensions of AI and data-driven systems, supporting interdisciplinary collaboration with professionals in law, social sciences, and information technology.

Jing is an Affiliated Researcher of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making & Society (ADM+S). She has been assisting with multiple ADM+S projects, where she contributes to comparative analyses of regulatory developments across jurisdictions. Jing is also an AIPM-accredited project management specialist with over a decade of experience in business and IT project management. Jing is admitted to practice in Australia and has been assisting with technology-related litigations and advisory matters.