We are happy to announce that Barbara Plank has joined relAI as a Fellow!
Barbara is Full Professor for AI and Computational Linguistics at LMU Munich, where she holds the Chair in AI & Computational Linguistics and co-directs the Center for Information and Language Processing (CIS). She also serves as Head of the Munich AI & NLP lab (MaiNLP) and visiting Professorship at the IT University of Copenhagen
Her research on robustness, domain shift, and human label variation aligns well with relAI’s Algorithmic Decision Making research area. This work explores how AI systems learn and make decisions in the face of uncertainty and disagreement. Additionally, her emphasis on interpretability, reasoning, and trustworthy evaluation provides essential foundations for developing reliable, fair, and transparent algorithmic decision systems.
At relAI, Barbara will contribute by participating in seminars, workshops, and panels, as well as offering career advice.
A warm welcome! 🤝
