GC REAIM Expert
Dr. Maria Vanina Martinez obtained her PhD at University of Maryland College Park and her postdoctoral studies at Oxford University. Since 2023, she is tenured scientist at the Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (IIIA-CSIC) in Barcelona. In 2018, she was selected by IEEE Intelligent Systems as one of the ten prominent researchers in AI to watch. She received the 2021 Argentine National Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences Stimulus Award in the area of Engineering Sciences and the 2023 Konex Award in Science and Technology. Her research centers on the area of knowledge representation and reasoning, with a focus on knowledge dynamics, management of inconsistency and uncertainty, and the study of the ethical and social impact of Artificial Intelligence. Since November 2023 she is a member of the UN Secretary-General’s Advisory Body on AI.
