Maddie is a full-time ART-AI PhD candidate affiliated with the REVEAL Center at the University of Bath, where she investigates the role of empathetic artificial intelligence in high-stakes team decision-making. Drawing on extensive experience in human‐subject trials, experimental laboratory methods, and full-stack software development, Maddie designs and implements affect-aware AI prototypes to enhance collaboration, trust calibration, and decision accuracy in sonar operations. By combining rigorous psychological theory with practical programming expertise, her work seeks to elucidate the mechanisms by which empathy-driven AI models can strengthen team dynamics under pressure and inform the broader deployment of human-centred AI across mission-critical domains.
The psychology of Human – AI interaction
Empathetic AI
Human – AI trust building
AI in the real world
Empathy
HCI
BA in Psychology from the University of California, Berkeley
Experience working in research labs associated with UC Berkeley, University of Columbia, and NYU.
Prof Alan Hunter
Dr Christof Lutteroth
Dr Sam Dugelay (Thales)
Dr Aaron Roberts (Thales)
