Computer scientist · Human-centered AI
Nuria Oliver, PhD
My research focuses on artificial intelligence that can understand people, collaborate with them, and serve society.
Nuria Oliver is Director and cofounder of ELLIS Alicante, cofounder and vice-president of ELLIS, and Chief Data Scientist at Data-Pop Alliance. She received her PhD from the MIT Media Lab and has more than 25 years of research experience in academia and industry.
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Human-centered artificial intelligence
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Understanding people
Computational models of individual and collective human behavior, mobile data, and AI for social good.
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Working with AI
Human-AI interaction, intelligent interfaces, educational AI, and systems designed to support critical thinking and human agency.
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Trustworthy AI
Research on algorithmic fairness, privacy, transparency, interpretability, and the societal effects of generative AI.
Profile
Research and professional experience
Her career includes Microsoft Research, Telefónica R&D, and Vodafone, where she was the first Director of Data Science Research globally. At ELLIS Alicante, she leads research in human-centered and socially responsible AI. In 2021, she co-led the winning team of the XPRIZE Pandemic Response Challenge, which developed data-driven AI models to compare intervention strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic.
She is the named inventor of more than 40 patents. Her invited talks and media appearances address responsible AI and its effects on society.
Professional affiliations
Fellowships and academies
ACM Fellow · IEEE Fellow · EurAI Fellow · ELLIS Fellow · AAIA Fellow · Spanish Royal Academy of Engineering · CHI Academy · Academia Europaea · Academy of Engineering of Mexico