SPRITE+ Lunch and Learn with Prof. Edgar Whitley

The locus of control for digital identity systems has traditionally been with the system owner rather than the data subject about whom identity claims relate. More recently there has been a move towards more person centric architectures with self-sovereign digital identities and verifiable credentials.

In this presentation, Prof. Edgar Whitley will introduce the thinking behind these approaches, showing how they address concerns about privacy and control of personal data and explore the extent to which real world applications might utilise blockchain technologies.

About Edgar

Edgar is a Professor of Information Systems at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and has been studying digital identity systems for over 20 years.

He is a senior voice on the legal and ethical side of data governance and is a member of the Colleges of Experts for the UK Department of Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and the UK Department of Media, Culture and Sport (DCMS). He has advised governments in Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, India, Jamaica, Japan and Mexico about the political, technological and social challenges of effective identity policies as well as contributing to reports for the World Bank, Omidyar Network and Centre for Global Development.

Edgar is a frequent media commentator on digital issues and recently gave evidence to the UK parliament about harnessing the potential of new digital forms of identification.

For more details about Edgar’s research and expertise, visit https://personal.lse.ac.uk/whitley/

About SPRITE+ Lunch and Learn

SPRITE+ Lunch and Learn is your chance to find out the latest developments in the world of Trust, Identity, Privacy and Security (TIPS). Join us every third Wednesday of the month at 1:00pm (GMT) for a lightning 20 minute talk from an Industry or Academic expert followed by 10 minutes of Q&A.

You can access recordings of our previous Lunch + Learn talks here.