Gavin Abercrombie

Gavin Abercrombie is an Assistant Professor at Heriot-Watt University’s School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences, specializing in the Department of Computer Science. He focuses on ethical and reproducible approaches in Natural Language Processing (NLP), with a particular emphasis on fairness in human-centred systems.

• Research Themes: Ethical AI, bias mitigation, code-mixed text analysis, and reproducibility in human-labelled datasets.
• Collaborations: Active in international research networks, contributing to advancements in NLP and computational linguistics.

Recent publications highlight his work on gender stereotypes in AI emotion attribution, reproducibility challenges in sentiment analysis, and counterspeech frameworks against hate speech. His research aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goals, particularly those addressing social justice and responsible innovation.