Marjory Da Costa Abreu

Marjory Da Costa Abreu is an Associate Professor in Ethical Artificial Intelligence and Transforming Lives Fellow at Sheffield Hallam University's School of Computing and Digital Technologies, within the College of Business, Technology and Engineering. She holds a PhD, MPhil, BSc, and is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA).

Research Interests: Applied AI, biometrics (face analysis, keystroke dynamics, speech recognition), health data analytics, forensic technologies, digital law, and ethical AI policy. Her work emphasizes decolonial approaches to museum data, transparency in gaming user behavior, and affordable biometric solutions.

Projects: Ongoing projects include medieval document analysis for neurological disorder insights, signal processing for medical diagnostics, forensic keystroke analysis for social media accountability, and AI fairness in judicial systems.

• Winner of the Newton Research Collaboration Programme Award
• Collaborates with University of Kent, University of York, and Brazilian institutions
• Formerly a Reader in Artificial Intelligence at UFRN (until 2019)

Teaching: Leads the MSc Artificial Intelligence program and the Artificial Intelligence Seminar Series. Focus areas include programming, machine learning, and research methods.

Service Roles: External Examiner, Journal Associate Editor, UKRI reviewer. Advocate for women and underrepresented groups in STEM.