Bio
Semeli Hadjiloizou is a Researcher in Data Justice and Global Ethical Futures within Ethics and Responsible Innovation Research in the Public Policy Programme. She is also Co-Organiser of the Turing’s AI & Arts Interest Group, which convenes a community of over 400 researchers, creative practitioners, and arts organisations from across the globe. As an interdisciplinary researcher, Semeli’s work examines the sociotechnical implications of data- and AI-intensive technologies. She collaborates with public sector organisations across the UK and beyond to deliver research and inform policy relating to AI ethics and governance, human rights, and data justice.
At the Turing, Semeli’s range of research projects include partnering with the Council of Europe’s Committee on Artificial Intelligence (CAI) to inform the development of the Human Rights, Democracy, and the Rule of Law Risk and Impact Assessment for AI Systems for the Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence as well as working with the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) to co-design the Global AI Ethics and Governance Observatory. Semeli also works on the Advancing Data Justice Research and Practice project, leading on the production of the project’s final documentary episode, academic writing, blog posts, and a range of engagement activities across the UK. As part of this work, she has also contributed to developing a learning pathway centred on a data justice-oriented approach to technological innovation for the Turing Commons. Her ongoing academic research includes investigating the sociotechnical concerns arising from the proliferation of foundation models, with the latest paper accepted to ACM FAccT 2024.
Semeli holds an MSc in Media and Communications (Data and Society) from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) with distinction and was a recipient of the Onassis Foundation Scholarship. At the LSE, Semeli’s research focused on data justice through topics such as data activism, data feminism, and environmental data justice. Alongside her master’s studies, she also completed a research consultancy project for the United Nations World Food Programme’s Emergency Telecommunications Cluster and participated in a local Neighbourhood Data Ethics Committee. Prior to joining the Turing, Semeli worked at Vodafone Business across data and insights, Internet of Things, and regulatory, risk, and compliance teams.
