Dr Philippa Ryan BSc (Leeds), MSc (Leeds), PhD (York)
Senior Research Fellow

Interests

Software Safety, AI Safety, Responsible use of AI, System Safety

Qualifications

BSc Maths and Music (Leeds),
MSc Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence (Leeds),
PhD Computer Science (York)

Career

Dr Philippa Ryan is the Lloyds Register Foundation Senior research fellow in the Centre for Assuring Autonomy at the University of York.

She has extensive research experience in software safety assurance, most recently with a focus on assurance of Machine Learning, particularly considering run-time assurance and responsibility.

She previously worked in industry writing safety assurance cases and providing expert advice on software safety in many domains. She was previously chair of the Safety Critical Systems Club working group developing guidance for assuring autonomous systems. Her PhD examined safety analysis of operating systems and she is a chartered engineer.