Interdisciplinary Research Group

Meet the Team

A collaboration between the School of Civil, Aerospace, and Design Engineering and the School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies.

Postgraduate Researchers

Jana Alloush

Jana Alloush

Researcher

Jana Alloush is a PhD researcher in the School for Policy Studies at the University of Bristol. Her work focuses on forced migration, inequalities and interdisciplinary approaches to societal challenges.

Erin Brady

Erin Brady

Researcher

Erin Brady is a Teaching Associate and Researcher in Engineering Education at the University of Bristol. Their work supports student inclusion and accessibility strategies for undergraduates in engineering.

Rosalba Castiglione

Rosalba Castiglione

Researcher

Rosalba Castiglione is an ESRC-funded PhD researcher in the School for Policy Studies at the University of Bristol. Her research focuses on gender inequality and gender-based violence from an interdisciplinary perspective.

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Weilin He

Weilin He

Researcher

Weilin He is a PhD researcher in Computer Science at the University of Bristol. Her research focuses on improving reliability in LM-based code generation, moving beyond verifying correctness with oracles after code is generated toward early detection during the generation process, with the goal of building reliable and affordable code-generation agents.

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Sven Hollowell

Sven Hollowell

Researcher

Sven Hollowell is a PhD researcher in interactive artificial intelligence at the University of Bristol. His work explores the application of large language models in human–computer interaction.

Adrianna Jezierska

Adrianna Jezierska

Researcher

Adrianna Jezierska is a PhD researcher at the University of Bristol Business School, studying how social media shapes the construction of legitimacy. Her work examines how online discourse and audience interactions influence which ideas gain acceptance over time.

Training & Operational Support

Pau Erola

Pau Erola

Training Lead

Pau Erola is a Research Software Engineer at the University of Bristol. He leads training in data science and supports best practices in research software development.

Emily Wride

Emily Wride

Logistics & Event Coordinator

Emily Wride is a scholarship coordinator at the University of Bristol Doctoral College. She supports the organisation of doctoral scholarships schemes, funding awards, and international cotutelle programmes.

Project Coordinator

Prof. Flavia De Luca

Prof. Flavia De Luca

Project Coordinator | Engineering

Flavia De Luca is Professor of Structural and Earthquake Engineering and Academic Director for Postgraduate Research in the Faculty of Science and Engineering. She leads interdisciplinary research and oversaw the strategic direction of the project.

Contact Us

For enquiries about the project, potential collaborations, or to request access to our findings, please reach out to our team.

uob-aibarriers-project@bristol.ac.uk