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Research interests
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.
Overview
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/
Commercial and public engagement
- 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
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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STRAWMAN: Scoping an Industry Safety Standard for Assistive Robots in Health and Social Care
Menon, C. (PI)
1/01/24 → 31/10/25
Project: Research
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CuPick: Glinwell / Uni of Herts – Picking System
Amirabdollahian, F. (PI), Koay, K. (CoI) & Menon, C. (CoI)
2/03/19 → 1/03/22
Project: Other
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SocCred: Safety and social credibility
Menon, C. (PI), Amirabdollahian, F. (CoI) & Holthaus, P. (CoI)
11/02/19 → 30/06/19
Project: Other
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Identifying Ethical Hazards in Safety-Critical Systems: The Role of Creativity
Menon, C. & Rainer, A., 6 Feb 2025, Proceedings of the 33rd Safety Critical Systems Symposium.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Agency Effects on Robot Trust in Different Age Groups
Holthaus, P., Fallahi, A., Foerster, F., Menon, C., Wood, L. & Lakatos, G., 24 Nov 2024, HAI 2024 - Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Human-Agent Interaction. Ahmad, M. I., Lohan, K., Foster, M. E., Holthaus, P. & Nagai, Y. (eds.). New York: ACM Press, p. 420-422 3 p. (HAI 2024 - Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Human-Agent Interaction).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Living Noise to Combat Loneliness Amongst Older UK Adults - First Insights
Förster, F., Warmoth, K., Celiktutan, O., Durosaiye, I. & Menon, C., 24 Nov 2024, HAI '24: Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Human-Agent Interaction. Ahmad, M. I., Lohan, K., Foster, M. E., Holthaus, P. & Nagai, Y. (eds.). NY, United States: ACM Press, p. 376-378 3 p. (HAI 2024 - Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Human-Agent Interaction).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Efficient Skeleton-based Human Activity Recognition in Ambient Assisted Living Scenarios with Multi-view CNN
Shahabian Alashti, M. R., Bamorovat Abadi, M., Holthaus, P., Menon, C. & Amirabdollahian, F., 23 Oct 2024, 2024 10th IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference for Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, BioRob 2024. Heidelberg, Germany: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), p. 979-984 6 p. (Proceedings of the IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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Robotic Vision and Multi-View Synergy: Action and activity recognition in assisted living scenarios
Bamorovat Abadi, M., Shahabian Alashti, M. R., Holthaus, P., Menon, C. & Amirabdollahian, F., 23 Oct 2024, 2024 10th IEEE RAS/EMBS International Conference for Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, BioRob 2024. Heidelberg, Germany: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), p. 789-794 6 p. (Proceedings of the IEEE RAS and EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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