UPES School of Law is organizing a two day International Conference on Law and Technology (ICLT 2019) on Legal, Social, and Economic Perspectives on Exponential Technologies: Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, and Biotechnology (28th & 29th September 2019).
About The Conference: On the cusp of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4), disruptive innovation is quicker, and the global diffusion of new technologies is much faster. Industry 4 comprises of fusion of technologies blurring boundaries between biological, physical, and digital spheres. From a regulation perspective, it is challenging in defining legal boundaries in which these technologies operate. Policymakers face massive challenges due to disruptive technological innovation and thus pressing the need for debates to devise dynamic and responsive legal frameworks to regulate technology.
This conference is an endeavour to invite views from cross sections of the stakeholders on the legal issues related to Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, and Biotechnology while learning from the labyrinth of the purported conclusions reached in the recent past by courts, regulators, technocrats, and commentators on these issues, churn out a testable hypothesis or notions for their resolution going ahead.
Academicians, professionals, practitioners, scholars, students, academic bodies, government bodies, civil society organizations from both legal and technical industry are invited, to submit abstracts on the following themes and sub-themes:
Theme I: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Law
• Intellectual Property of an AI device – Possibility or Myth?
• Self-driven cars and road accidents – Tortious v. Criminal Liability?
• Citizenship to robots – Interpreting the Legal Jurisprudence
• Robots and Crimes – Penalties and Punishments
• Regulating Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning – Redefining and designing legal principles?
• Upholding Democracy amidst the Challenges of Regulating New Technology
• Privacy challenges in the Al- driven Digital Era
• E-commerce and Intermediary liability
Theme II: Blockchain Technology and Law
• Regulating Cryptocurrency in India
• Exploring Blockchain for Indian Legal System Reforms
• Blockchain technology and the existing law – Issues and challenges
• Investigation hurdles in Blockchain-based systems
• Blockchain and Enforceability of Smart Contracts Regulating Blockchain-based applications
• Regulating Blockchain-based applications – How may a possible law look like?
Theme III: Merger of Biotechnology and Intellectual Property Law
• Intellectual Property Protection of Plant Biotechnology Inventions: Issues and challenges
• Legal, social and ethical implications of gene patenting
• Patenting of Life Forms and Genetically modified organisms (GMO)
• The Merger of science, technology, and culture: Legal and social perspective
• The convergence of Bio, Nano, and Information technology
• Legal and regulatory issues in Biotechnology
• The Interface between Biotechnology and Traditional Knowledge
Theme IV: Innovation and IPR: From Creation to Commercialization
• ‘Innovate in India’ – ‘Make in India’: Local Challenges and Global Strategies
• Digital India and IPR: A way ahead
• Competition Law and Innovation: Lessons for India
• Transfer of Defence Technology: Issues of IPR.
• Digital health – ‘Ayushman Bharat’: Issues and challenges
The topics discussed above are not exhaustive, and the Conference welcomes aspirational dialogue on any issues pertaining to Law and Emerging Technologies.
Last date for abstract submission: July 30, 2019
The abstract shall be of 250-300 words.
Abstract can be submitted HERE
For any query and clarification contact us at:
Faculty Coordinators
Ms. Charu Srivastava
Faculty Coordinator
+91 7500965323
Ms. Parul Sinha
Faculty Research Coordinator
+91 8265939396
Student Coordinators
Abhay Singh Sengar (+91 7830394822)
Raj Pagariya (+91 9522220004)
Email us at: upes.sol.iclt@ddn.upes.ac.in