Team

Research

Team

Jahna Otterbacher, Coordinator

Open University of Cyprus

Information Retrieval, Human-Computer Interaction, Artificial Intelligence

Jahna Otterbacher holds a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, USA is an Associate Professor at the Open University of Cyprus (OUC), Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences. Jahna also coordinates the Cyprus Center for Algorithmic Transparency (CyCAT) at the OUC. In addition, Jahna holds a concurrent appointment as team leader of the Transparency in Algorithms Group at RISE… Read More

Paper by Jahna:

Competent Men and Warm Women: Gender Stereotypes and Backlash in Image Search Results

Styliani Kleanthous, Assistant Professor

Open University of Cyprus

Human Computer Interaction

Styliani Kleanthous holds a Ph.D. from the University of Leeds, UK. She is an Assistant Professor at the Open University of Cyprus and collaborator with the fAIre – Fairness and Ethics in Human – AI Interaction group at CYENS CoE. Styliani’s main research interests and expertise are concentrated in the area of Human Centered AI. She specializes in exploiting psychological and social… Read More

Paper by Styliani:

Perception of fairness in algorithmic decisions: Future developers’ perspective

Evgenia Christoforou, Research Associate

CYENS CoE

Crowdsourcing

Evgenia Christoforou (female, Ph.D., Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain) is a Research Associate at the TAG MRG at CYENS. Previously, she held a postdoc position at Politecnico di Torino, Italy. In 2017 she received her PhD in Mathematical Engineering from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. During her PhD studies she was employed by IMDEA Networks Institute. Her thesis,… Read More

Paper by Evgenia:

It’s About Time: A View of Crowdsourced Data Before and During the Pandemic

Maria Kasinidou, PhD Candidate

Open University of Cyprus

Human Computer Interaction, AI Education, AI literacy

Maria received her B.Sc. degree in Computer Science from the University of Cyprus in 2018, and her M.Sc. degree in Human-Computer from the University of Bath in 2019. She is currently a researcher at the Cyprus Center for Algorithmic Transparency (CyCAT) at the Open University of Cyprus. Maria is currently pursuing a PhD through the Open University of Cyprus. Her PhD topic focuses… Read More

Paper by Maria:

I agree with the decision, but they didn’t deserve this: Future Developers’ Perception of Fairness in Algorithmic Decisions

Kyriakos Kyriakou, PhD Candidate

Open University of Cyprus, CYENS CoE

Human-Computer Interaction, Human Agency and Oversight

Kyriakos Kyriakou (BSc & MSc, Computer Science) is a Research Associate at the Fairness and Ethics in AI – Human Interaction Multidisciplinary Research Group (fAIre) (formerly known as Transparency in Algorithms – TAG) of the CYENS Centre of Excellence (formerly known as RISE) in Cyprus. He studied Computer Science at the University of Cyprus, with a specialization in Software… Read More

Paper by Kyriakos:

Fairness in Proprietary Image Tagging Algorithms: A Cross-Platform Audit on People Images

Anthi Ioannou, Interaction Designer

CYENS CoE

User Experience

Anthi Ioannou is a UX Researcher and Designer with a multidisciplinary professional background. She holds a BA in Applied Foreign Languages (University of Montpellier), an MSc in Intercultural Communication for Business and Professions (University of Warwick) and an MSc in International Tourism and Hospitality Management (Cyprus University of Technology). Her research interests include… Read More

Paper by Anthi:

Cyclops: Looking beyond the single perspective in information access systems