Ewa Luger

Ewa Luger is a Chancellor's Fellow in Digital Arts and Humanities, University of Edinburgh, a consulting researcher at Microsoft Research UK (AI and Ethics), and Research Excellence Framework (REF2021) co-ordinator for Design at Edinburgh College of Art. Her work explores applied ethical issues within the sphere of machine intelligence and data-driven systems. This encompasses practical considerations such as data governance, consent, privacy, explainable AI, and how intelligent networked systems might be made intelligible to the user, with a particular interest in distribution of power and spheres of digital exclusion.

Ewa holds an EPSRC-funded PhD (Computer Science), BA Hons (Politics & International Relations), and an MA (International Relations ESRC Research Track) from the University of Nottingham. Ewa previously undertook a Fellowship at Corpus Christi College (University of Cambridge) and Microsoft Research (UK) and builds upon 15 years as a practitioner in the third sector conducting research and evaluation studies related to digital/financial inclusion amongst marginalised groups.