My research interests are in the ethics and safety of AI, particularly in the interaction between requirements for safety, security, ethics and trust of public-facing AI systems.

My research looks at the ways in which ethical hazards can present in AI systems, and particularly in the way good technological design can be used to mitigate these hazards. I'm particularly interested in the interaction between safety requirements, security requirements, ethical imperatives and trust constraints in AI-informed systems such as assistive robots and rehabilitative robotics. I also have an interest in the role played by creativity in constructing assurance arguments, and in the ways in which creative thinking can help mitigate ethical and safety hazards.

I've previously worked with safety-critical systems in the defence and nuclear sector, and have been involved in producing and validating several international standards for these domains. I am a member of the BSI AMT/10 and AMT/10/1 Committees, providing UK input into ISO/TC 299 (standardisation in robotics) and BS 8611 (ethical design and application of robotic devices). I am also a member of the IEEE P7009 Working Group, currently developing a standard for fail-safe mechanisms in autonomous systems. I am a founding member of the Safety of Autonomous Systems Working Group, as well as a member of the IET Technical Committee developing the Code of Practice for Cyber Security and Safety.

More information is available at my LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherinemenon/

• Member of the BSI AMT/10 and AMT/10/1 Committees
• Member of the IET Technical Committee for the Safety and Security Code of Practice
• Member of the IEEE P7009 Working Group  
• Member of the Safety of Autonomous Systems Working Group
• Program Committee member for the International Cross-Industry Safety Committee