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Dimitra Gkatzia is an Associate Professor at the School of Computing Engineering and the Built Environment at Edinburgh Napier University. She holds a PhD in Computer Science from Heriot-Watt University (2015) and an MSc in Artificial Intelligence (Distinction, top student) from the same institution, along with a BSc (Hons) in Digital Systems from the University of Piraeus, Greece.
Her research focuses on Natural Language Generation (NLG) for low-resource domains/languages, emphasizing commonsense capabilities in human-robot interaction (HRI) systems. She pioneers privacy-preserving NLP methods and advocates for ethical AI innovation. Her work spans uncertain data presentation, multimodal communication, and career decision-making interfaces for youth.
Recent publications highlight her expertise in participatory design for social impact, context-aware dialogue systems grounded in documents, and robustness against poisoning attacks in low-resource NLP. She leads the Natural Language Processing Group at Edinburgh Napier and co-leads the SICSA AI Theme (2021–present), fostering interdisciplinary collaborations.
- Best paper award at INLG 2021
- Keynote speaker at INLG 2022
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Current projects include Natural Language Generation for Low-resource Domains (EPSRC), CiViL: Commonsense and Visually Enhanced NLG (EPSRC), and Blockchain-based Privacy-Preserving Cybersecurity. She supervises PhD candidates in areas like Fake News Detection and Edge NLP Applications.