Kimberly A. Houser

Expertise:

• Artificial intelligence • Mitigating unconscious bias in human decision-making with AI • Using AI to detect bias in algorithms • Privacy law • Wearable biometric devices and the information they collect are not covered by HIPAA privacy protection • COVID-19 contact tracing is not regulated nor is it covered by HIPAA privacy protection • Privacy for marijuana use, including medical marijuana use, is not protected by HIPAA • Violation of privacy law by government data mining programs • General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) • Diversity and inclusion • Using AI to reduce bias in hiring • Using AI to improve startup funding and increase investment in female-led startups • U.S. – China Trade War • International cooperation must replace the AI Race narrative • How the U.S. - China trade war will stall technological innovation world-wide

Credentials:

J.D., technology attorney

College:

College of Business

Department:

Finance Insurance Real Estate and Law

Recent Media, Interviews, and Press Releases

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberlyahouser/

https://lsolum.typepad.com/legaltheory/2019/11/houser-on-the-us-china-trade-war-and-innovation.html

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3473902

https://www.jbhe.com/2019/06/oklahoma-state-scholar-says-artificial-intelligence-can-eliminate-bias-in-the-hiring-process/

https://diversityedu.com/unbiased-ai-clean-energys-dirty-secret-and-more/

https://knowco.net/2020/02/how-to-empower-women-via-investment-europe/

Recently spoke at the European Parliament about gender diversity issues in start-up funding.

Kimberly A. Houser & Jamillah Bowman Williams, Board Gender Diversity: A comparison of laws and initiatives in the EU and U.S. (Work-in-progress). 

John Holden & Kimberly A. Houser, Biometric data ownership in the NFL (Work-in-progress).

Media Contacts:

Devynn D. Case
Devynn.Case@unt.edu
940-565-3509