Evana Wright

Evana Wright is an Associate Professor and Associate Dean (Education) at the Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney. With a PhD in intellectual property frameworks for Indigenous traditional knowledge, she works at the intersection of IP law, technology regulation, and Indigenous rights. Her roles include Director of Academic Programs (2022-present) and Executive Committee membership in ATRIP and APCA.

• Admitted legal practitioner (NSW Supreme Court, 2006)
• Former Research Fellow on ARC Linkage Project 'Garuwanga'
• Quentin Bryce Law Doctoral Research Scholarship recipient

Her research focuses on:

• Indigenous knowledge protection frameworks
• AI and IoT regulatory challenges
• Consumer law reform
• International IP pluralism
• Human rights in technology access
• Biocultural heritage governance

Evana's funded research includes:

• $1.2M ACCAN grant for IoT consumer protection (2020-2022)
• Pacific Regional Environment Programme ABS implementation guidelines
• 2023 UTS grant for Generative AI accessibility research

Scientific Recognition:

• 2022 WIPO Journal Best Submission on IoT
• 2021 Teaching and Learning Citation

She leads the Trustworthy Digital Society research concentration and contributes to:

• UN SDGs 16 (Peace & Justice) and 9 (Innovation Infrastructure)
• Wikipedia IP law references
• Industry partnerships with major IT corporations