A warm Brisbane welcome to Pouria Akbari who joined us this week from Norway! Pouria is a visiting PhD researcher from the Department of Information Systems at the University of Agder (UiA). He will be based with the CIRES Team at The University of Queensland and collaborating with Chief Investigator Dr Ida Asadi Someh and Dr Tapani Rinta-Kahila from the UQ Business School. Pouria’s research focuses on the intersection of algorithmic decision-making and citizens’ fairness perception, particularly in the context of socially disruptive systems.

“I am excited about the chance to engage in research and contribute to discussions through the Centre’s Information Resilience PhD School next week, along with workshops and seminars at the upcoming UQ Business Information Systems conference. This collaboration will enhance my understanding of the challenges and opportunities in the responsible use of AI”.