Our Team

BRAID is co-directed by Shannon Vallor and Ewa Luger, working alongside a team of co-investigators representing the breadth of the Arts and Humanities.

Shannon Vallor

Co-Director

Ewa Luger

Co-Director

Nayha Sethi

Lead, Community

Bronwyn Jones

Lead, AI Public Media and Democracy, Translational Fellow

Rhia Jones

Lead, BBC R&D

Nicola Osborne

Lead, Creative Industries

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Octavia Field Reid

Lead, Ada Lovelace Institute

Fabio Tollon

Research Associate

Tina Donnelly

Operations & Engagement Manager

Gavin Leuzzi

Lead, Fellowships

Emma Pirie

Communication & Impact Officer

Paula Mika

Project Administrator

Dean Chalmers

Tutor, Responsible AI for SMEs

Zee Talat

Lead, Artificial Intelligence

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Bríd-Áine Parnell

Research Assistant

BRAID Co-Investigators from 2022-2025

Bev Hood

Nehal Bhuta

Vaishak Belle

Contact

braid@ed.ac.uk

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