Dr. Ewa Luger

Biography

Ewa Luger is the Chair of Human-Data Interaction at Edinburgh College of Art, where she serves as co-Programme Director of the AHRC's Bridging Responsible AI Divides (BRAID) programme. Her work focuses on collaborating with policy-makers and industry professionals, particularly as a member of the DCMS college of experts. Ewa has previously worked as a fellow at the Alan Turing Institute, a researcher for Microsoft, and a fellow at Corpus Christi College, University of Cambridge, where she served as a consultant ethicist for Microsoft Research from 2016 to 2020. With over 15 years of experience, she is a recognized expert in digital exclusion and skills, having worked with marginalized communities through organizations such as NIACE from 1999 to 2014. Her academic qualifications include a BA (Hons) in International Relations & Politics, an MA in International Relations, and a PhD in Computer Science. Ewa has been an investigator on £28 million externally-funded projects and currently acts as Co-PI for the AHRC from 2022 to 2028, as well as Co-I on the EPSRC Fixing Future project. She is also involved in various research initiatives focusing on AI ethics and human-computer interaction.

Research Interests