Horizon CDT alumna Dr. Ewa Luger was promoted to full professor at the Edinburgh College of Art in 2022. A member of the first Horizon CDT cohort and graduating class, Ewa earned her PhD in 2014.
She is currently a Fellow at the Alan Turing Institute and the Director of Research Innovation for the Edinburgh College of Art. Ewa is also affiliated with the Institute of Design Informatics and the Edinburgh Futures Institute, where she serves as Deputy Director of Research.
Her expertise extends to various advisory roles, including as an expert adviser for DCMS (College of Experts) and a member of the Leadership Circle for the Scottish Government’s AI Alliance, where she helps shape Scotland’s AI strategy with a focus on ethics and inclusion. Ewa has also contributed to Facebook’s Algorithms and Public Interest advisory group and serves on the EPSRC ICT SAT, following her time on the EPSRC Digital Economy programme advisory board.
Ewa’s work addresses the ethical challenges of artificial intelligence and data-driven systems, including issues like data governance, consent, privacy, explainable AI and the intelligibility of networked systems. She is particularly interested in the distribution of power and digital exclusion.
She has consulted with Microsoft on AI ethics, worked with the Data and Marketing Association on their Value of Data programme, and partnered with Tesco and Samsung on staff development.
Dr. Luger’s impressive work continues to advance AI and ethical practices, paving the way for future developments in these fields.
