- Led by Dr Yiquan Gu, University of Reading
- Partnered with Digital Regulation and Cooperation Forum (DRCF)
- Innovation Fellow in partnership with British Academy
The DRCF aims to build a gateway for a wide range of cutting-edge AI and digital research. The Fellows working with DRCF will conduct research on topics such as:
- Protecting people online through developing an in-depth understanding of frontier technology use, the consumer online journey, AI and digital touchpoints. Developing this understanding through cutting edge research will aid regulators in their identification of current and potential AI harms.
- Helping to promote the safe adoption and growth of frontier technologies. Through our research we are developing an understanding of how firms have adopted AI technology, how those technologies are being used, and gathering views on the role for regulators to assist in the safe adoption of AI.
- Developing an understanding of the third-party algorithmic auditing market. By conducting market research and interviewing auditors we can better understand their auditing tools, practices and principles, as well as the demand for their services.
This Innovation Fellowship is part of a unique strategic partnership between the British Academy and BRAID, supported by funding from the UK Government’s Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (DSIT) and the UKRI Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC).
Yiquan Gu is Professor of Spatial Economics and Industrial Organisation at Henley Business School, University of Reading. His research specialises in industrial organisation, spatial economics and game-theoretic modelling, with a particular focus on firm strategy, market efficiency and competition policy in the digital age. He has published a wide array of academic papers in leading journals in industrial economics as well as internationally reputable interdisciplinary outlets. Yiquan has conducted research for a wide range of funders including the British Academy, the Economic and Social Research Council, the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, and charitable organisations.
Before joining Henley, Yiquan held posts as Lecturer, Senior Lecturer and Reader in Economics at University of Liverpool Management School. Yiquan studied Management and Computer Science at Tongji University in Shanghai, Finance at the University of Freiburg, and Economics and Game Theory at TU Dortmund University in Germany, where he gained his BSc, MA, and PhD (summa cum laude) qualifications, respectively.
