Dr. Krystle Shore is a Postdoctoral Scholar at the Balsillie School of International Affairs (BSIA) working on the Disruptive Technologies: Canada-UK Research Partnership, a collaboration between the BSIA, the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), and the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI). The partnership seeks to understand and advance dialogue on the national security implications of advanced disruptive technologies, particularly for Canada and the UK.
Dr. Shore’s work focuses on dual-use technologies, which have both civilian and military applications. She is analyzing how these technologies are governed in Canada, the UK, and internationally, with attention to how governance approaches have evolved over time and emerging trends. Part of this work involves critically examining how dual-use technologies are framed as a governance problem and how such framings shape policy responses, including whether they narrow the range of options considered. Through this analysis, Dr. Shore aims to identify gaps and best practices in existing governance arrangements to inform new policy frameworks. She is also exploring opportunities for coordinated Canada-UK responses to the security risks posed by dual-use technologies, including how bilateral cooperation could help shape international governance in this area.
Dr. Shore’s research background involves examining how data-driven technologies are positioned as solutions to social problems, and how they are used and governed. Past projects have focused on police body-worn cameras, workplace surveillance, the electronic monitoring of vulnerable populations, AI-enabled health records in long-term care, public-private mobility data partnerships, and Canadian critical infrastructure and foreign interference legislation. Across her work, Dr. Shore traces how institutional priorities become embedded in technological and policy responses, and how crisis narratives can legitimize their rapid implementation while deflecting scrutiny.
Dr. Shore earned her PhD in Sociology from the University of Waterloo, where she continues to work as an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the School of Social, Political and Historical Research. Her research has been supported by external funding bodies including SSHRC, the Lupina Foundation, and Mitacs, and is published in journals such as Critical Social Policy, Critical Criminology, and Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice. Additionally, Dr. Shore has engaged with policymakers and public-sector organizations on issues related to her work, and she often provides expert commentary on data-driven technologies and their governance for media outlets such as CBC and the Toronto Star.