Maddie is a full-time ART-AI PhD candidate affiliated with the REVEAL Center at the University of Bath, where she investigates the role of empathetic artificial intelligence (EAI) in high-stakes team decision-making. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Master of Research in Accountable, Responsible, and Transparent AI from the University of Bath. Drawing on extensive experience in human‐subject trials, experimental laboratory methods, and full-stack software development, Maddie designs and implements affect-aware AI prototypes to enhance collaboration, trust calibration, and decision accuracy with her specific use case being sonar operations. By combining rigorous psychological theory with practical programming expertise, her work seeks to elucidate the mechanisms by which empathy-driven computational models can strengthen team dynamics under pressure and inform the broader deployment of human-centred AI across mission-critical domains.
