PhD candidate at the University of Oxford

Hi! My name is Kat and I am a PhD researcher at the University of Oxford examining the sociology of work and geographies of artificial intelligence. I am also the creator of the <Design Ethically> project. My work with <Design Ethically> has taken me around the world. I've presented at the Nobel Prize Summit (2023), EU Parliament (2022), the US Federal Trade Commission (2021), and the World Wide Web Foundation (2021) as an expert on design ethics in the tech industry. Previously spoke at conferences such as UXCon Vienna (2024), Huiput Creative Festival in Helsinki (2024), Design Matters in Copenhagen (2023), UX Scotland (2023), Webbdagarna in Stockholm (2023), AIGA Design Conference in Seattle (2022), World Usability Day Estonia (2022), Better World by Design (2022) at Brown University and RISD, UX London (2022), CPDP in Brussels (2022), From Business to Buttons in Stockholm (2022), Front Conference in Zürich (2021), WebExpo in Prague (2019), Mind the Gaps in Malmö (2019), Layers in San Jose (2019), and SXSW in Austin (2019). I have also guest lectured at a various universities, such as Harvard University (Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Fall 2022), Columbia Business School (Fall 2022), Duke University (2019), and the School of Visual Arts (2019). Featured in the "In AI We Trust" podcast (via EqualAI and the World Economic Forum), and quoted in the BBC, WIRED, Fast Company, Protocol, and Tech Policy Press. Listed as one of the 2021 Rising Stars in AI Ethics by Women in AI Ethics.