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Principal Applied Scientist at Microsoft
Researcher in human-AI interaction and an international reference in Responsible AI. She leads RAI education within Aether, Microsoft’s initiative on AI ethics and effects, and is one of the authors of the company’s Guidelines for Human-AI Interaction.
Principal Applied Scientist
Microsoft
2025 – Present
Director, UX Research and Responsible AI Education, Aether
Microsoft
2021 – Present
Head of UX Research, Aether (Responsible AI)
Microsoft
2020 – 2021
Associate Professor
Purdue University
2009 – 2019
PhD, MA, Communication, Public Relations
Purdue University
2004
B.A., Communication, Public Relations
Universitatea din București
1997
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