Elizabeth M. Daly

Elizabeth M. Daly is a Research Scientist at IBM Research Laboratory, Dublin, and an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Trinity College Dublin's School of Computer Science and Statistics. Her work focuses on interactive AI, human-centered design, and fairness in algorithmic systems. She contributes to AI governance and LLM safeguarding through projects like AutoFair and Granite Guardian.

• Ph.D. in Computer Science (2007), Trinity College Dublin
• Thesis: Social Network Analysis for Routing in Disconnected Delay-Tolerant MANETs

Her research interests span:

• Interactive AI: Facilitating AI-human negotiation for common objectives
• Trustworthy AI: Addressing fairness, accountability, and transparency in industrial applications
• Explainable AI: Developing tools like AIMEE for model exploration and editing

She serves on the program committees of top conferences (RecSys, IUI, WWW, UMAP, ICWSM) and the Royal Irish Academy’s committee on Engineering and Computer Science.

Notable scientific award: ACM Distinguished Member.

Projects:

• AutoFair: Human-compatible automation of fairness in AI
• AIMEE: AI model explorer and editor tool
• Usage Governance Advisor: Translating AI intent into governance frameworks

She leads the Interactive AI Group at IBM Research Europe - Ireland.