Big Ideas Series: Datafication, Distribution and the Future of Archival Science in the Age of Homo Deus

Victoria Lemieux examines how we can ensure and establish
authenticity in a world of increasing datafication of records.
Where and how do we create, find and preserve records and the
archives in an increasingly distributed world? Will the
preservation of human history and human collective memory be
the main concern of archival science in the age of AI, robotics
and, possibly, post-humanity as we know it?


Dr. Victoria Lemieux is an Associate Professor of Archival
Science at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver,
Canada. Her current research is focused on risk to the
availability of trustworthy records, in particular in
blockchain record-keeping systems. She holds a doctorate from
University College London (Archival Studies, 2002), and, since
2005, has been a Certified Information Systems Security
Professional (CISSP). She is also the winner of the 2015 Emmett
Leahy Award for outstanding contributions to the field of
records management, a 2015 World Bank Big Data Innovation
Award, and a 2016 Emerald Literati Award for her research on
blockchain technology.


Our Big Ideas seminar series is funded by the Friends of The
National Archives.