Danaé Metaxa

Raj and Neera Singh Term Assistant Professor of Computer and Information Science, University of Pennsylvania

Danaé Metaxa is Raj and Neera Singh Term Assistant Professor of Computer and Information Science  at the University of Pennsylvania, with a secondary appointment in the Annenberg School for Communication. Their research interests focus on bias and representation in sociotechnical systems, and the effects of such systems on users in high-stakes social contexts like employment and politics. Dr. Metaxa received a PhD in Computer Science from Stanford University, where they were a fellow with the McCoy Center for Ethics in Society and subsequently a postdoctoral scholar with the Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society. Dr. Metaxa’s work has been published and awarded in top-tier publication venues including ACM CHI and CSCW. They have also worked in an advisory role with legal, industry, and policy groups including the NYC Commission on Human Rights, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and PolicyLink. Dr. Metaxa serves as Penn’s delegate to NIST’s AI Safety Institute Consortium, and on the editorial board of the Journal of Online Trust and Safety.

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