Dr. Schallum Pierre is a EDI, Ethics and Innovation Advisor within Institute Intelligence and Data (IID) at Université Laval and a part-time professor in social communications at Saint Paul University. He contributes to the implementation of ethics by design in AI research projects and in data valorization at the IID. As an innovation advisor, he accompanies public and private organizations in R&D projects and in the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP) at Université Laval. His rich and varied experience in responsible entrepreneurship is put to use in collaborations with the socio-economic milieu of the greater Quebec City area in knowledge and technology transfer related to AI and data valorization.

As a researcher, Schallum is interested in ethical issues related to AI and Blockchain. His research interests include the issue of protecting sensitive data in the healthcare, social media and mobile payment sectors. He holds a PhD in philosophy from Université Laval and he completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Polytechnique Montréal.

He is a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals; the Ethics Committee of the CHU de Québec - Université Laval; the Open Government Committee of Quebec; and the editorial board of the journal Technologie et innovation.