Biography
Poren Chiang is a digital law researcher and a software developer based in Taiwan. He graduated from National Taiwan University and UCLA School of Law, with a specialization in Digital Law and Policy.
His research agenda focuses on digital governance, open data, and the challenges posed to administrative procedures by rapidly changing technologies. He also writes on a wide range of topics including data surveillance, software licenses, social media regulations, freedom of speech, and other constitutional law topics in the digital world.
During his years in NTU, he redesigned the campus voting system and led the overhaul of election code in Student Congress. He had represented the Election Board as a defending counsel for five times, an all-around experience which inspired him to pursue a career in information law and explore the nuanced relationship between law and technology.
Poren actively contributes to FLOSS and civic tech communities. Apart from code fixes and localization efforts, he has been utilizing his profession to push for a more accountable and transparent digital transformation in Taiwan. He also co-founded and co-organized SITCON, a tech education initiative to support young programming self-starters.
He has spoken in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Toronto, Siem Reap, Chongqing, and meetups in other cities, sharing community building best-practices with local activists. He also shared technical insights and addressed potential digital policy challenges with officials from Keelung, Taipei City, and Phnom Penh.
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