The Interdisciplinary Centre for AI and Skills at Royal Holloway is dedicated to advancing the responsible and ethical development of artificial intelligence for the benefit of society.
The Centre acts as a hub where researchers and industry partners can work together, developing an environment in which AI research and innovation can grow across different disciplines and sectors.
Our mission is to advance AI research and strengthen skills development at every stage of the career journey, while providing an inclusive and sustainable research environment. We are committed to promoting equitable access to data, computing resources, and training opportunities - empowering individuals from diverse backgrounds and areas of expertise to actively participate in and contribute to the future of AI.
Through the promotion of interdisciplinary collaboration, we aim to develop AI technologies that are socially purposeful, ethically grounded, and capable of delivering meaningful impact both locally and globally.
About us
What is the Interdisciplinary Centre for AI and Skills at Royal Holloway?
The Centre for AI and Skills unites Royal Holloway’s diverse and rapidly expanding AI community, fostering collaboration and innovation across disciplines.
What sets Royal Holloway’s AI approach apart is its deep commitment to interdisciplinarity and multidisciplinarity - a distinctive strength that is increasingly recognized as essential for AI success. AI research and application span every School across the University, covering foundational AI, its technical advancements, real-world applications, and their societal and ethical implications.
Our key objectives at the Centre for AI and Skills are to establish a cohesive and visible AI presence at Royal Holloway, facilitate networking and collaboration across the university’s AI ecosystem, and serve as a central hub for coordination - both within Royal Holloway and for external partnerships and collaborations.
People
| Director: Professor Kostas Stathis | |
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Human-AI Interaction Research lead Professor Szonya Durant |
Responsible AI Research lead |
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High Stakes AI Research lead Professor Chris Watkins |
AI for Science Research lead |
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Responsible AI Education lead |
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| Affiliate | Department |
| Dr Muhammad Zubair Abbasi | Law and Criminology |
| Dr Stephen Alty | Engineering |
| Dr Gregory Ashton | Physics |
| Dr Beenish Ayaz | Engineering |
| Ms Isis Barrett-Lally | History |
| Prof Tracey Berry | Physics |
| Prof Veronique Boisvert | Physics |
| Prof Gary Brown | Psychology |
| Dr Queenie Chan | Earth Sciences |
| Dr Nicolo Colombo | Computer Science |
| Dr Vasudha Darbari | Computer Science |
| Dr Argyrios Deligkas | Computer Science |
| Dr Paul Devlin | Biological Sciences |
| Prof Alessandra Devoto | Biological Sciences |
| Prof Szonya Durant | Psychology |
| Dr Andrew Dwyer | Information Security |
| Prof Michael Evangeli | Psychology |
| Dr Francisco Ferreira | Computer Science |
| Dr Santiago Franco | Computer Science |
| Prof Paul Fraser | Biological Sciences |
| Prof Olga Goriunova | Media Arts |
| Dr Simone Gigliotti | History |
| Dr Vanessa Graber | Physics |
| Dr Anabel Gutierrez Mendoza | Marketing |
| Prof Gregory Gutin | Computer Science |
| Dr Najmeh Hafezieh | Digital Innovation Management |
| Prof Matthew Hague | Computer Science |
| Dr Donggyun Han | Computer Science |
| Dr Jassim Happa | Information Security |
| Prof Hari Harindranath | Digital Innovation Management |
| Prof Shyqyri Haxha | Engineering |
| Dr Vera Hoelscher | Marketing |
| Dr Alexey Koloydenko | Mathematics |
| Dr Angeliki Koutsoukou-Argyraki | Computer Science |
| Prof Zhaohui Luo | Computer Science |
| Prof Zhiyuan Luo | Computer Science |
| Dr Preeti Mahato | Health Studies |
| Dr Michael Mandler | Economics |
| Dr Justyn Maund | Physics |
| Dr Maryam Mehrnezhad | Information Security |
| Dr Agnieszka Mensfelt | Computer Science |
| Dr Konstantinos Mersinas | Information Security |
| Prof Amanda Murphy | Story Futures |
| Dr Onyema Sunday Nduka | Engineering |
| Dr Philip Neary | Economics |
| Dr Khuong An Nguyen | Computer Science |
| Dr Philipp Niklowitz | Physics |
| Dr Nuno Nodin | Psychology |
| Dr Daniel O'Keeffe | Computer Science |
| Dr Jacub Orzech | Economics |
| Dr Stavros Polykarpou | Digital Innovation Management |
| Dr Marton Ribary | Law and Criminology |
| Dr Xavier Rojas | Physics |
| Dr Christopher Satow | Geography |
| Dr Matteo Sammartino | Computer Science |
| Prof Alessio Sancetta | Economics |
| Prof Hugh Shanahan | Computer Science |
| Dr Vadim Shcherbakov | Mathematics |
| Dr Stuart Snowden | Biological Sciences |
| Dr Petar Stankov | Economics |
| Dr Anand Subramoney | Computer Science |
| Dr David Jaime Tena Cucala | Computer Science |
| Prof Pedro Teixeira-Dias | Physics |
| Dr Alin Tisan | Engineering |
| Dr Clive Cheong Took | Engineering |
| Prof Vladimir Vovk | Computer Science |
| Dr Tom Watts | Politics and International Relations |
| Dr Christian Weinert | Information Security |
| Prof Philip Fei Wu | Digital Innovation Management |
| Prof Li Zhang | Computer Science |
| Dr Barbara Zipser | History |
Our research is founded on interdisciplinary work conducted within our Research Centres.
Seminars
Our seminars provide a forum for sharing recent research and fostering discussion. For more information, please contact our seminars' organiser Dr Anand Subramoney. You can find some of our seminars, organised in collaboration with the Department of Computer Science here.
