In this institute you will be introduced to artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) and learn about their practical applications in both trade facilitation and trade enforcement. You will examine AI explainability and concerns related to AI and ML deployment. Accessible to learners with or without a technical background, this institute will equip managers or future managers with the knowledge and skills required to be a principled consumer and designer of AI and ML systems. Practical group exercises will support and enhance your learning.
Upon successful completion of this institute you will be able to:
Dr. Emmanuel Brunet-Jailly is the Project Director at Borders in Globalization and a Co-Principle Investigator with Dr. Jeff Corntassel on the 7-year SSHRC partnership grant entitled “21st Century Borders” and is the lead of Pillar 2 for that grant focusing on Territory & Connectivity. He joined the University of Victoria School of Public Administration in 2001 and is a Professor of Public Policy at the University of Victoria. He was the Jean Monnet Chair in European Urban and Border Region Policy (2014–16), then the Jean Monnet Chair in Innovative Governance (2017–20), and he is currently the Jean Monnet Chair in European Union Policy and Governance (2021–24).
Peter Swartz is co-founder and chief science officer at Altana AI. Altana’s mission is to power a new era of globalization defined by Trusted Networks, which span and connect governments, businesses, and civil society to shape a more resilient, secure, inclusive, and sustainable world. Peter has spoken on global trade, supply chains, and machine learning at the World Trade Organization, the World Customs Organization, the US Court of International Trade, the National Academies of Medicine, and the O’Reilly and Wolfram conferences. Previously, Peter was Head of Data Science at Panjiva (listed as one of Fast Company’s most innovative data science companies in 2018 and sold to S&P Global). He holds a number of patents in machine learning and global trade. Peter completed his undergraduate and graduate education at Yale, MIT, and the Federal Polytechnic of Lausanne (EPFL), with a focus on engineering, statistical methods, and global trade.
Dr. Thomas Cantens joined the International Monetary Fund’s Fiscal Affairs Department in 2024. He was previously Head of the Research and Policy unit at the World Customs Organization (WCO). Prior to his position at the WCO, he worked in the field of investigations and intelligence in the French customs administration. He served as a resident advisor in three sub-Saharan customs administrations, in Mali, Cameroon and Niger. Thomas is a research associate at the Centre d’études et de recherche sur le développement international de l’Université d’Auvergne (CERDI, France). Initially graduated as an engineer (POLYTECH Montpellier, France), he holds a PhD in social anthropology and ethnology (Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, France) and a postgraduate certificate in geospatial analysis (Ecole Nationale des Sciences Géographiques, France). He has published articles, research papers and books on customs reform, quantification, fragility and taxation, and more recently on generative AI.
Director General Lainkana is dedicated to public sector modernization and accountability. He holds a Ph.D. in Economic Sciences from the University of Antananarivo and is an active member of the Council, Policy Commission and Financial Committee in the World Customs Organization.
Dr. Justin Longo is an Associate Professor in the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy at the University of Regina, Canada, where he directs the Digital Governance Lab. He has a PhD in public policy and public administration from the University of Victoria where he researched the use of social collaboration platforms inside government policy analysis settings. Following postdoctoral work in open governance at Arizona State University and the GovLab @ NYU, his current research focuses on the social, organizational, and political implications of advancing technology.
Joel Choi is a Technical Officer and former Data Analyst at the Capacity Building Directorate of the World Customs Organization.
This institute is required to complete the following stream:
