Research impact beyond publications — awards, policy contributions, media appearances, and academic community service.
The paper "How the Different Explanation Classes Impact Trust Calibration: The Case of Clinical Decision Support Systems" (Naiseh et al., 2023) is listed among the top cited articles published in the International Journal of Human-Computer Studies since January 2023, as ranked by Scopus. This is one of the leading journals in HCI research.
Received the Best Paper Award at the First International Symposium on Trustworthy Autonomous Systems, held at the University of Edinburgh. The symposium brought together leading researchers and practitioners working on the design, development, and governance of trustworthy AI and autonomous systems.
The REFORMIST project was shortlisted as a finalist for the Best Research Project for Impact at the 2025 AI & Robotics Research Awards, held at the Royal Society in London. REFORMIST developed a co-designed, externally validated machine learning tool for oesophageal cancer multidisciplinary team decision-making.
Two papers from our research were cited in the UK Parliamentary Office for Science and Technology (POST) research briefings on AI and mental healthcare. These reports explore critical ethical, regulatory, and delivery considerations for AI in mental health, contributing to national policy discussions on responsible AI deployment in healthcare settings.
Contributed to a major national report mapping responsible AI learning and education resources across the UK, identifying 280 resources and setting out four markers of effective responsible AI skills provision. The report serves as a cornerstone of the RAi UK Skills Pillar and informs UK national AI strategy on education and workforce development.
Co-authored a formal response to the UK Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) consultation on data reform, contributing expert perspectives on data governance, AI accountability, and responsible data use. The consultation shaped subsequent UK data legislation and policy frameworks.
Serving as an editorial board member of Discover Artificial Intelligence, an open access Springer Nature journal publishing research across all aspects of AI in theory and application. The journal is indexed in Scopus, EI Compendex, and DOAJ, with a CiteScore of 6.0 and over 1.5 million downloads in 2025.
Served as a guest editor for a special issue in the Journal of Responsible Technology (Elsevier) on multidisciplinary approaches to trustworthy autonomous systems, linked to the MACTAS workshop at ICRA 2023. The special issue brought together academics and practitioners from computer science, engineering, social science, humanities, design, and law. Co-edited with Lars Kunze (Oxford), Ayse Kucukyilmaz (Nottingham), Kate Devlin (King's College London), Joel Fischer (Nottingham), Gopal Ramchurn (Southampton), and others.
Invited to the Explanation Operationalisation panel at the 2nd QUARE Workshop on Measuring the Quality of Explanations in Recommender Systems (ACM RecSys 2023). The panel addressed the question: "How could a typical MVP for explanations of recommendations be defined, and what are the most basic features needed?" Panellists included Cecilia Panigutti (European Commission, Joint Research Centre) and Valeria Resendez (University of Amsterdam).
Served on the organising committee for the IFIP Open and Collaborative Computing Education (OCCE) 2024 Conference, hosted at Bournemouth University. The conference brought together researchers and educators working at the intersection of computing education, open collaboration, and technology-enhanced learning.