Isabel Straw

Dr. Isabel Straw is an Assistant Professor in Healthcare Artificial Intelligence & Cybersecurity at the Faculty of Population Health Sciences, University College London. She leads the CRASH Team (Cybersecurity Resiliency & AI Safety in Healthcare) and collaborates with the Centre for Healthcare Cybersecurity at the University of California San Diego. As an Emergency Doctor at Homerton Hospital NHS Trust, her research bridges clinical practice, AI development, and cybersecurity.

• PhD in Artificial Intelligence
• Contributed to UNESCO's Recommendation on the Ethics of AI
• Developed CIPHER: tool for modeling patient harms from cyberattacks
• Co-led international workshops on healthcare cybersecurity
• Featured in 15+ international media outlets

Her research examines technology-facilitated abuse, algorithmic bias in healthcare, and risks from interconnected medical technologies. She has delivered over 70 invited talks, including DEF CON and May Contain Hackers events.

Recent publications include:

• 2025: Cybersecurity in family medicine clinics
• 2024: Sex-based disparities in cardiac ML algorithms
• 2023: Biotechnological syndromes and digital pathologies
• 2022: Ethical model calibration in medical AI
• 2020: AI biases in mental health

She leads UCL postgraduate modules on Healthcare AI and Cybersecurity, and mentors MSc students on topics including AI fairness in oncology and cardiology. Her work has informed WHO policy, UK parliamentary frameworks, and UN AI governance reports.