Brian Ulicny

VP, Thomson Reuters Labs - Americas

Task Force on Computational Law for Combating Modern Slavery

by Brian Ulicny and Shawnna Hoffman

Published: Jan 21, 2020

The Impact of COVID-19 on Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking

by Shawnna Hoffman, Brian Ulicny, Adriana Bora, Bryan Wilson, Tomas Lares, Wilfredo Martinez, David Crowley, George Pullen, and 1 more

Published: May 20, 2020

COVID-19 has demonstrated a need to transform some processes from analog to digital. This article examines the impact of COVID-19 on modern slavery and outlines some of the harmonized legal, technical, and human-centered solutions that can begin addressing each set of problems.

Computational Law Strategies to Visualize Patterns in Human Trafficking

by Shawnna Hoffman, Brian Ulicny, Adriana Bora, David Crowley, Bryan Wilson, Tomas Lares, and Dazza Greenwood

Published: Nov 20, 2020

In the fight against human trafficking, digital platforms are a double-edged sword. The same tools that can be used to combat this problem can also be used to perpetuate it. This post explores the mechanics of platforms and offers strategies to address address these issues.