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Mr. James Brunet
James Brunet is an Instructor I at Carleton University. After receiving an undergraduate degree in Computer Science from Carleton, he worked as a database administrator, software developer, and technical trainer at the Parliament of Canada, delivering practical cybersecurity training to candidates and campaign staff in the 2019 and 2021 federal election cycles, as well as numerous provincial and local elections. Later, his interests in cybersecurity and electoral politics aligned when he joined Western University’s WHISPER Lab, where he conducts cybersecurity research into election technology in Ontario as part of his Master’s research.
Prior to Carleton, James taught Cybersecurity and Society at Toronto Metropolitan University, an interdisciplinary course that enables students to view cybersecurity in the context of social, legal, and ethical impacts.
Research Areas
His research interest is elections technology, particularly the use of online voting in Ontario. James has responsibly disclosed several security vulnerabilities in Canadian online voting providers, which were acknowledged and fixed by vendors. He performed a broad, standards-based review of the use of online voting in province, and is currently working with partners at Western University, Brock University, the private sector, and municipal governments to perform cybersecurity assessments and give security recommendations in the wake of the 2022 Ontario municipal elections.