AI is no longer something people read about. It is something they work with, argue with, and
occasionally mistrust.
This year, the Social and Responsible AI Team at Bell Labs examined
how AI shows up in everyday settings and how small design choices shape what people understand, rely
on, or resist.
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Meet the Team
Daniele Quercia
Eager to collaborate on human-AI interaction, advancing meaningful user experiences and
responsible AI.
Sanja Šćepanović
Let's make AI for Earth Observation and AI for Public Health responsible together
Adam Ke Zhou
Keen on teaming up for ethical and transparent NLP collaboration
Edyta Bogucka
Seeking partners to make AI clearer, more usable, and more human through visualization and design
Vibhor Agarwal
Passionate about shaping responsible human–AI interactions by making AI agents reliable,
unbiased, and grounded
Lakmal Meegahapola
Excited to collaborate on human-centered responsible AI and socio-technical AI risks
See our 2025 in numbers
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Publications
ACM CHI
RiskRAG: A Data-Driven Solution for Improved AI Model Risk
We surface model- and use-specific risks by mining thousands of model cards and
real deployment failures.
During my internship, I worked with Adam and Daniele to model divergences between
worker and
developer automation preferences to inform human-centered frameworks for
responsible and
value-aligned AI deployment. We also investigated how AI-driven workplace
automation reshapes
workers’ sense of value, purpose, and meaning. My time in Cambridge was
wonderful, and I'm
grateful for the valuable feedback and support provided by the team on a weekly
basis.
Leon Fröhling
GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences | RWTH Aachen
University
The summer internship was an intense experience, offering fresh perspectives on
what it means to conduct research in an industry setting. The Social &
Responsible AI group has a remarkably clear vision for enabling interns to
develop publishable papers for top conferences within just a summer in Cambridge
— an impressive feat! Best of all, however, was the opportunity to connect with
fellow young researchers from around the world.
Jarod Govers
University of Melbourne
My internship at Bell Labs offered some great PhD skills and new experiences –
hybridising human
and AI interaction on the important area of AI risk assessment, being able to
run codesign
workshops at multiple locations, and the ability to draw on the skills of all
the staff and
other interns! It was great to see how interdisciplinary the team is and how
their backgrounds
offer you new ways to plan, meet and think differently. The internship gave me a
better
understanding of how to concisely plan and control for variables for in-person
studies, and to
how structure tasks in a time-efficient manner.
Taenyun Kim
Michigan State University
During my summer internship at Nokia Bell Labs, I worked with Edyta and Daniele
to investigate
the potential for building AI that incorporates human morality and its
limitations. In this
project, I learned the importance of strategic goal-setting and team
communication to deliver
results under strict deadlines. Best of all, I truly enjoyed my time exploring
the hidden gems
of Cambridge.
Alessandro Giaconia
ETH Zürich
Spending the summer internship at Nokia Bell Labs in the Social & Responsible AI team
opened me to new ways of thinking about technology and its societal impact. Coming from a
computer science background, I was introduced to social science research while working at the
lab, and contributed to projects focused on enabling global brainstorming around safe AI
development. It was an intense summer, but also a highly rewarding one that broadened my
perspective on responsible AI.
Julia De Miguel Velázquez
King's College London
My PhD placement at Nokia Bell Labs has been invaluable for my research on human-AI interaction,
where my focus lies on AI in the workplace and incidents. I work closely with Daniele and Sanja
whose mentorship every week guides both my work and research skills. On top of this, I really
enjoy the weekly seminars and reading groups with all the team and hear interesting points from
a very interdisciplinary team! This year, I was happy to present our work at conferences.
Although based in London, I like going up to Cambridge to visit the team in person.
Gabriele La Malfa
King's College London
What a good time I had as a visiting student at Nokia Bell Labs! Even working remotely, I
felt in an extremely welcoming and collaborative environment. A huge thank you to Lakmal, Edyta
and Daniele, with whom I have worked on a risk taxonomy project that analyses AI deployment in
the workplace through a multi-agent systems perspective. Nokia Bell Labs in Cambridge is
extremely well organised and efficient, and their researchers are great. The time I spent with
them was really meaningful and precious!
Davide Ghia
Politecnico di Torino
During my first two months, I built on prior work within the team and, under Daniele’s
supervision, deepened the study of meaning, purpose, and human flourishing in the workplace. I
have greatly enjoyed the beginning of this journey and am grateful for the team’s support in
helping me grow as a researcher.
Doruk Sen
Istanbul Bilgi University
This summer, I visited Nokia Bell Labs in Cambridge as a visiting scholar with the Social
& Responsible AI team, collaborating on questions at the intersection of AI and society,
including accessibility, bias, and the challenges of historical depiction in today’s services.
Through reading groups, seminars, and frequent exchanges of ideas, I identified new directions
and formed collaborations for my research.
You? Join us!
We welcome applications from outstanding PhD students and scholars to join us in 2026 as
summer interns, self-funded visitors or project collaborators.
Ask us anything
We have our own curiosities. If you could borrow our Team to satisfy one of yours, what would it be?
