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Dr. Isabel Sassoon is a Senior Lecturer in Computer Science within the College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences at Brunel University London. Her research bridges computational argumentation, explainable AI, and health informatics, with significant contributions to decision support systems and public health technology design. She serves as Director of Teaching and Learning for the Department of Computer Science and leads postgraduate instruction in Quantitative Data Analysis.
Her educational background includes a PhD in Informatics from King's College London and a BA in Statistics, Operations Research and Economics from Tel Aviv University. Prior to her academic career, she spent over 10 years as a data science consultant in industry, including 8 years at SAS UK.
- PhD, Informatics, King's College London, UK
- BA, Statistics and Operations Research and Economics, Tel Aviv University, Israel
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Dr. Sassoon's research focuses on developing transparent and explainable AI systems through computational argumentation frameworks, particularly applied to healthcare decision support and public health technology. Her work addresses critical challenges in model transparency, trust calibration, and user-centered explanation design. Recent projects examine the societal implications of immunity passport systems and develop argumentation-based chatbots for clinical decision support.
Analysis of her 15 most recent publications reveals a strong trajectory toward integrating formal argumentation with modern AI systems, particularly large language models. Her work consistently applies computational argumentation to healthcare contexts while increasingly addressing public health policy implications. The publications demonstrate methodological evolution from theoretical argumentation frameworks toward practical implementations in clinical and public health settings.
Her scientific recognition includes:
- Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society (since 2004)
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
As Director of Teaching and Learning, she oversees departmental pedagogy while supervising PhD research on model validation, monitoring, and explanation. Her major research projects include the UKRI-funded IMMUNE project on immunity passport design and the EPSRC-funded CONSULT project developing collaborative decision support for chronic disease management. Her work demonstrates significant interdisciplinary collaboration across computer science, healthcare, and policy domains.
Dr. Sassoon maintains active research partnerships within Brunel's Computer Science department and collaborates with healthcare institutions through projects like CONSULT. Her research group focuses on developing the EQRbot framework and exploring argumentation-based approaches to LLM explainability.
