CV

Education

Ph.D in Philosophy, Philosophy of Technology, Leiden University, 2021-

M.A. in Philosophy, Ethics of AI, Laval University, 2019-2021

B.A. in Philosophy & French Literature, 2016-2019

Scholarships & Fellowships

PhD Graduate Scholarship (80K$ CAD) 2021-2025
Canada Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)

PhD Graduate Scholarship (105K$ CAD) 2021-2024
Joseph-Armand Bombardier
    (Scholarship declined to go study abroad)

M.A. Fellowship Award (15K$ CAD) 2020-2021
OBVIA-International Observatory on the Societal Impacts of AI & Digital Technologies

B.A. Award (1.25K$CAD) 2017
Bourse Desjardins Baccalauréat

Work Experience

In-the-field experience

Ethics Adviser- Student Trainee (2019-2021)

• Ethics in Science & Technology Commission (Quebec Government)
  •   The Commission’s mandate is to advise the Government on ethical questions related to Science & Technologies.
  •    Participation in the writing of several documents including official briefs and reports on topics such as AI & the Workplace, Covid-Tracking apps, and AI & Ethical Deliberation.

Team Member of the Innovative Ideas Incubator (2019-2021)

• Think Thank: OBVIA - International Observatory on the Societal Impacts of AI & Digital Technology (Canada)
  • Involvement in this hub led to the creation and development of an AI supportive system for the Service of Information and the Referral Service on socio-community services in Quebec (211). This AI project was schedule to be presented at a workshop at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in October 2020 (cancelled due to pandemic travel restrictions).

Academic experience

Lecturer

• Spring 2023, Leiden University (NL)
  •     Philosophy of Technology, BA3, 5013KC53
  •     Design of new syllabus, course material, evaluations, grading, etc.

Invited Guest Lecturer

• Spring 2021, Laval University (CAN)
  •     Philosophical and Ethical Issues of AI, PHI-4142
  •     One-time Lecture in Prof Jocelyn Maclure’s course.

Teaching Assistant

• 2019-2020, Laval University (CAN)
  •     Philsophical and Ethical Issues of AI, PHI-4142
  •     Prof Jocelyn Maclure

Research Assistant

• 2019-2021, Laval University (CAN)
  •     Design of new courses on Ethics of AI, Litterature Reviews, Review of academic work
  •     Prof Jocelyn Maclure

Publications

Alexandra Prégent & Keven Bisson (2021) “The Dividual Conception of Identity: A Possible Solution to Marusic’s Grief Puzzle?”, Phares, 21(1).

Alexandra Prégent (2021) “How to Define a Group Without Excluding Any of Its Parts? Gender and the Sartrean Notion of Serial Structure According to Iris Marion Young”, Era Novum, 21(1).

Alexandra Prégent (2021) Affective Computing: Is the Use of Emotion Recognition Technology Consistent With Social Justice?, Master’s Thesis, Laval University.

Nicolas Bernier & Alexandra Prégent (2020) Ethical Deliberation In a Sanitary, Economic, and Environmetal Crisis, Ethics of Science & Technology Commission, Actualities.

Talks & Workshops (Selection)

AI & Policy 2023. International workshop on Epistemic Rights in AI Policy. With a focus on explainable AI, LLMs and generative AI, and fairness and accountability, this workshop aimed to explore innovative approaches to address contemporary challenges in AI policy. Eindhoven, Fall 2023.

SPT 2023. Joint Conference from Society for Philosophy and Technology & Japanese Society for Science and Technology Studies, “Technology & Mobility”, Talk: “Emotion Recognition Technology: An Analysis of the Risks at Stake”, Tokyo, Summer 2023. Supported by Van Haersolte Grant.

OZSW 2023. 10th Annual OZSW Conference. Dutch National Conference, Talk: “Revisiting our conception(s) of privacy”, Leiden, Summer 2023.

ESDIT 2022. International Conference Ethics of Socially Disruptive Technologies, Talk: “Re-Shaping Human Relationships: An analysis of the consequences of the disruption of emotion recognition technology”, Leiden, Fall 2022. Supported by Van Haersolte Funding.

AIES 2022. Fifth AAAI/ACM Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Ethics, and Society. Talk: “Emotion Recognition Technology: Re-Shaping Human Relationships”, Oxford, Summer 2022. Supported by AAAI/ACM funding.

IID 2021. Guest Speaker at the Institute of Intelligence and Data. Talk: “Ethical quandaries in Emotion Recognition Systems”, Québec, Winter 2021.

Rendez-vous en IA 2021. Guest Speaker at “Rendez-vous en IA”. Talk: “Algorithmic discrimination”, Montreal, Fall 2021.

Let’s Talk Ethic 2021. Guest at the French-Canadian Philosophy Podcast “Let’s talk Ethic”, Montreal, Fall 2021.

Rationality of Emotions 2020. Speaker at Symposium on Rationality of Emotions. Talk: “Do Reasons Heal? An essay on Grief”, with Keven Bisson, Québec, Fall 2020.

VIII Research Day in Analytic Philosophy 2020. Speaker at the VIII Research Day in Analytic Philosop. Talk: “Ethical Issues Raised by Opacity in Emotion Recognition Systems”, Québec, Fall 2020.

Organisation of Conferences & Events

Co-organizer of the 5th AI Ethics Conference “Surveillance”, Montreal. 2024-W

•   with Martin Gibert (UdeM) & Hazar Haidar (UQAR)

Co-organizer of the 10th Annual OZSW Conference, Dutch National Conference in philosophy, Leiden. 2023-S

• Lead of the Track “Philosophy & Technology”.

   

Co-organizer of the 4th AI Ethics Conference “Affective Computing”, Montreal. 2023-W

•   with Martin Gibert (UdeM) & Hazar Haidar (UQAR)

Co-organizer of the 3rd AI Ethics Conference “Ethics and simulation”, Montreal. 2022-W

•   with Martin Gibert (UdeM) & Hazar Haidar (UQAR)

Co-organizer of the 2nd AI Ethics Conference “Algorithmic Quandaries”, Montreal. 2021-W

•   with Martin Gibert (UdeM) & Hazar Haidar (UQAR)

Social Commitment

Student Refugee Program (SRP) at Laval University (2019-2020)

• Mission: Ensuring financial, educational and social autonomy
• Position: Vice-President

 
Leiden University Graduate Council at Leiden University (2024- )

• Mission: Serving the interests of the graduate students at the Leiden’s Institute for Philosophy
• Position: Council Member