Anna Murphy Høgenhaug

Anna Murphy Høgenhaug is a Postdoctoral Researcher at Aalborg University's Centre for AI Ethics, Law and Policy within the Department of Communication and Psychology (Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities). Her interdisciplinary work bridges legal frameworks and AI systems, focusing on ethical implications in refugee status determination and administrative decision-making.

Her educational background includes:

• PhD in Refugee Law and Data Science (2020-2024), Center of Excellence, Global Mobility Law, University of Copenhagen
• MA in Law (2020), University of Copenhagen
• BA in Law (2017), University of Copenhagen

Her research critically examines AI regulation's impact on citizens' rights, algorithmic transparency in asylum procedures, and data-driven refugee law. She employs mixed-methods approaches to analyze Scandinavian asylum systems, highlighting how AI implementations affect vulnerable populations while advocating for explainable AI solutions that uphold legal principles like the right to information and good administration.

Recent publications reveal a cohesive trajectory analyzing AI's role in legal contexts: Scandinavian asylum system comparisons, AI Act compliance mechanisms, and XAI development for NLP. Her work consistently connects technical AI capabilities with fundamental rights protection, particularly in EU regulatory frameworks.

Dr. Høgenhaug actively contributes to the REPAI project (2023-2027) on Responsible AI for Value Creation, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams across Aalborg University and York University to develop ethical speech recognition technologies. This involves close coordination with computer scientists, legal scholars, and policymakers.

She operates within Aalborg University's AI for the People initiative and Centre for AI Ethics, Law and Policy, which provide critical interdisciplinary platforms for examining AI's societal impact through legal, ethical, and technical lenses.