Joanna Weng

Joanna Weng is a Senior Lecturer in Mathematics, Physics, and Sensor Technology at the ZHAW School of Engineering, affiliated with the Institute of Applied Mathematics and Physics (IAMP) and the Centre for Artificial Intelligence (CAI). She holds roles as Project Leader at the Safety-Critical Systems Research Lab and serves as an Associate Diversity Officer. Her expertise spans AI in safety-critical systems, functional safety (IEC 61508), nuclear power plant safety analysis, and particle physics.

• Education: CAS in Project Management, Functional Safety Engineer (TÜV Rheinland), and IEEE CertifAIEd Assessor.

Research focuses on AI certification frameworks, deterministic/probabilistic safety analysis, and autonomous system safety. She leads projects like the Personnel Safety System (PSS) at the European Spallation Source (ESS) and co-leads the certAInty certification scheme for AI systems. Notable contributions include work on trustworthy AI assessment and MLOps-enabled safety.

Key Projects:

• Personnel Safety System (PSS) at ESS
• IEEE CertifAIEd Assessor Training
• Machine Protection and Autonomous Predictive Interlock Systems
• certAInty AI Certification Scheme

Awards/Certifications: CAS in Safe and Secure AI, TÜV Functional Safety Engineer, IEEE CertifAIEd Assessor.

Grants/Advising: Innovationsuisse-funded certAInty project leader, overseeing interdisciplinary teams for AI safety research and implementation.

Labs/Teams: Safety-Critical Systems Research Lab (IAMP), Centre for Artificial Intelligence (CAI), and collaborations with CERN Alumni and Women in Tech networks.