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Pauline Leonard is Professor of Sociology and Associate Dean (Research & Enterprise) in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Southampton. As a Director of the Web Science Institute and founding member of the Work Futures Research Centre, she holds fellowships with the Academy of Social Sciences (FAcSS), Royal Society of Arts (FRSA), and Alan Turing Institute.
Her research examines diversity and changing nature of work through lenses of gender, race, age and social background. Core interests include:
- Impact of technological change on working lives and careers
- Skilled migration and whiteness studies
- Organizational transformation in digital economies
- Trustworthy human-AI collaboration systems
Recent publications (2022-2024) demonstrate strong focus on technology's societal impacts, particularly AI ethics in security systems, automation effects on labor, and racial/gender dynamics in tech industries. Research consistently addresses inequality mechanisms through socio-technical frameworks.
Awards and honors:
- Fellow, Academy of Social Sciences (2016)
- Turing Fellow (2021)
- Fellow, Royal Society of Arts (2018)
Currently leads multiple UKRI-funded projects including 'Trustworthy Human Robot Teams' and 'Verifiably Safe and Trusted Human-AI Systems'. Supervises five PhD students researching sociology, social policy, and web science. Maintains active speaking engagements on migration, digital futures, and post-pandemic work.
