Han-Ju’s PhD research focused on the socio-ethical critique of technology adoption within Scottish social enterprises, stemming from her passion for investigating the intersection between the ethics of technology and alternative organisations.

Harry’s research focuses on the foundation of moral skill, norms, and responsibility – highlighting what we risk as AI companies and corporate structures increasingly insulate decision-makers and developers from the social feedback loops that develop moral expertise.

Iñaki’s work investigates the role of dialogue design in shaping, discourse, normative content, and outcomes of public engagement with emerging technologies.

Jacqueline’s PhD research explores how to make Natural Language Processing tools and technologies safer, fairer and more equitable for speakers of marginalised languages, drawing on her interdisciplinary background in linguistics, human rights and computer science.

James Garforth teaches ethics, social responsibility and teamwork to undergraduate students in the School of Informatics, and supervises projects to develop tools and practices supportive of responsible development. 

Jamie’s PhD research project is AI and Ethical Decision-Making in a Resource-Limited Health Care Environment, co-supervised in the Usher Institute and the Centre for Biomedicine, Self and Society.

Joe is a PhD researcher, working with the University of Edinburgh, Glasgow and National Library of Scotland, ascertaining how cultural heritage organisations can help build up technical fluency in using AI systems for handwritten text recognition. 

Joe’s PhD research project is The University of Data: Ethical and Social Futures of Data-Driven Education, co-supervised in the School of Social and Political Science and the Moray House School of Education and Sport.

May 2023 - April 2025

Prior to his appointment as Senior Lecturer in Digital Law at King’s College London and Program Director of King’s online LLM in Digital Law, Dr John Zerilli was Chancellor’s Fellow (Assistant Professor) in AI, Data, and the Rule of Law at the University of Edinburgh.

Jordan joined the team in April 2023 and provides administrative, communications and event support for the Centre for Technomoral Futures. She graduated from Queen Margaret University with an MSc in International Marketing. Jordan also holds an MA in Professional and Applied Ethics from the University of Melbourne.

April 2023

Judith Simon is Full Professor for Ethics in Information Technologies at the Universität Hamburg. She is interested in ethical, epistemological and political questions arising in the context of digital technologies, in particular in regards to big data and artificial intelligence.

Karen Gregory is a digital sociologist and ethnographer. Her work explores the nature and experience of self-employment in the platform economy with a focus on risk, precarity, and worker data rights.

Kimberley is researching community-based approaches to NLP and exploring how participatory methods can make generative AI safer for Queer people by challenging technocratic structures and centering grassroots knowledge in AI and data governance.

Louise joined the University of Edinburgh in 2022 as a Postdoctoral Fellow, having previously studied for her Master's degree in Socio-Legal Studies (2016) and PhD in Law (2021) at the University of Bristol. She worked on the Trustworthy Autonomous Systems: Making Systems Answer project.

As a PhD student in the School of Informatics, Lucy is conducting research on approaches to recalibrating machine learning for social biases; she works at the intersection of natural language processing, cultural heritage, and design.

Dr Marc Juarez is a Lecturer in Cyber Security and Privacy at the University of Edinburgh. His research addresses the privacy and security risks of the widespread application of machine learning techniques. He is also interested in algorithmic fairness and has collaborated with the MD4SG’s “Bias, Discrimination, and Fairness” working group.

Dr Marion Boulicault is a Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh and a Co-Director of the Harvard GenderSci Lab. Her research applies a feminist approach to questions in the philosophy of science and technology. 

Martin is a design researcher, artist and engineer. His project explores how adversarial computing and investigative aesthetics might contribute to the interpretability, evaluation and informed use of generative AI applications.

Mary joined the CTMF team in May 2024. She provides administrative support to the CMTF Co-Directors, Professor Shannon Vallor FRSE and Dr Emily Sullivan, ensuring their time is managed effectively so that they can focus on delivery of their strategic objectives and priorities. Prior to starting at the Centre, she had worked in the University’s Information Services Group (ISG) since 2019 in various roles.

While at the University of Edinburgh, Dr Matthew J. Cull was an interdisciplinary research fellow at the Centre for Biomedicine, Self and Society. A philosopher, they work on a variety of areas in social and political philosophy, ethics, and feminist philosophy.