Professor with extensive experience in public sector leadership and policy
Dr S. Kate Conroy (née Devitt) is a leading global expert in ethical, responsible and safeAI and trusted autonomous systems in military and civilian domains and national expertin AI assurance in government. Kate currently works in AI Safety and Assurance in Dataand Digital Government, Queensland Government and is a Specialist Capability ONicer(Lead Responsible AI) Royal Australian Air Force. She has a PhD in philosophy(epistemology, cognitive science and applied ethics) and graduate certificate incognitive science, Rutgers University NJ USA and a BA (Hons) History & Philosophy ofScience, Melbourne University (philosophy and psychology of statistics). She is AdjunctProfessor Queensland University of Technology and Adjunct Associate ProfessorUniversity of Queensland. She is one of '100 Brilliant Women AI Ethics 2023' and '50Women in Robotics You Need to Know About 2021'.