Comparative AI Compliance in Healthcare: Canada, U.S., EU & Taiwan - ON-1229

Project type: Research
Desired discipline(s): Epidemiology / Public health and policy, Life Sciences, Computer science, Mathematical Sciences, Law, Social Sciences & Humanities
Company: Edgentica Inc.
Project Length: 4 to 6 months
Preferred start date: As soon as possible.
Language requirement: English
Location(s): Toronto, ON, Canada
No. of positions: 1
Desired education level: Master'sPhD
Open to applicants registered at an institution outside of Canada: No

About the company: 

Edgentica is a Canada-based AI regulatory technology company. Our product delivers citation-bound, audit-ready AI for governments and enterprises, enabling faster and more reliable regulatory analysis. We have completed cross-border deployments in Canada and Taiwan, including a live production deployment in Yunlin County. As we scale into new regulatory jurisdictions, we're building academic partnerships to deepen our understanding of international AI governance frameworks.

Describe the project.: 

This project focuses on the regulatory and compliance requirements governing the deployment of AI-enabled tools in healthcare settings, comparing Canada, the United States, the European Union, and Taiwan, including patient safety, data privacy, medical device regulation, and clinical validation. The intern will research and compare applicable frameworks - including Health Canada medical device guidance and PHIPA/PIPEDA, U.S. FDA guidance on AI/ML-based medical devices and HIPAA, EU requirements including the EU AI Act as applied to healthcare and GDPR, and Taiwan's AI Basic Act (effective January 2026) alongside its Personal Data Protection Act. This project includes two parallel intern positions: one focused on PII/login-gated scenarios (e.g., patient data access, authentication, and privacy governance), and one on non-PII/public-facing scenarios, with outputs combined into a unified compliance framework. The interns will engage with a prospective Taiwan-based research partner, National Taiwan University's AI and Advanced Technology Research Center (AINTU), building on Edgentica's production deployment in Yunlin County, and will collaborate with Edgentica to develop practical resources supporting responsible, compliant AI deployment in healthcare and citable research supporting future commercialization.

Required expertise/skills: 

Background in health policy, health informatics, law, international/comparative law, or a related health/technology discipline. Working knowledge of, or strong interest in, North American, European, and/or Taiwanese health data privacy and medical regulatory frameworks. Strong comparative research and technical writing skills. Basic understanding of AI/ML concepts is an asset but not required. Preference will be given to faculty/co-supervisors with existing professional relationships with hospitals or health authorities, as this project aims to validate research findings with real-world implementation partners.