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Dr. Louise Hatherall is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Centre for Biomedicine, Self and Society within the Usher Institute, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine at the University of Edinburgh. She specializes in socio-legal empirical research at the intersection of public interest, patents, and emerging technologies, with active membership in the Socio-Legal Studies Association and Patent Scholars Network.
Her educational background includes:
- LLB from University of Kent (2011)
- MSc (2016) and PhD from University of Bristol (2021)
Louise employs qualitative methodologies including focus groups and structured interviews to investigate answerability frameworks in autonomous systems. Her research bridges legal theory, ethical philosophy, and technical design to address regulatory gaps in AI development, with particular emphasis on public engagement and socio-technical alignment. This interdisciplinary work positions her at the forefront of AI governance scholarship.
Analysis of her publication record reveals a clear trajectory toward integrating moral philosophy with technical implementation in trustworthy autonomous systems. Her work consistently examines answerability mechanisms across stakeholder groups, evolving from foundational regulatory analysis toward practical design solutions for socio-technical integration.
Louise serves as Principal Investigator on completed research projects and acts as External Examiner at the University of Reading. She teaches core modules including 'Foundations of Knowledge' (Bioethics, Law and Social Sciences) and 'Contemporary Issues' (Biomedicine, Ethics and Society), while delivering specialized lectures on Intellectual Property Law and Socio-Legal research methods.
She operates within the Centre for Biomedicine, Self and Society research collective, which examines the social and ethical dimensions of biomedical innovation through interdisciplinary collaboration between legal scholars, social scientists, and technical experts.
