Anica Alvarez Nishio
Academic
Anica collaborates with a number of
major research institutions.
Current projects include work on barriers
to the effective delivery of digital solutions,
using AI to address long-term
health conditions, understanding key
challenges of rural exclusion and
leveraging stakeholder engagement
to manage risk.
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University of Oxford,
University of Leeds,
UCL
CoMPuTE
Complex Multiple long-term
Conditions, Phenotypes, Trends and Endpoints
£2.6M National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR)-funded translational research project leveraging Artificial Intelligence to predict and address incidence of disease.
Anica leads one of three Themes of the project: 'Ethics, Patients and the Public', a programme of work investigating public trust and the ethical implications of AI.
Comprising a full one-third of the total research, this package of work takes a groundbreaking approach in bringing the public into ethical discussions regarding real-world applications of AI as a decision-making tool.
Co-Chair, Project Management Committee
University of Cambridge
AI, Ethics and Society
Re-imagining Risk: Decision-making in
AI-Engaged Companies
In the field of emerging technology, there is growing demand on Government to put in place systems to curtail what is seen by the public as overt ethical shortcomings.
In parallel, there is real desire in industry to address these concerns and a frustration at what is perceived to be a dearth of information on how to do so in ways that are pragmatic and commercially viable.
Much of this tension arises from the inability of differing sectors to speak each others’ language and to communicate points of agreement.
Drawing on her experience as a Non-Executive Director to inform her research, Anica helps develop organisational responses to moral and commercial hazards, guiding firms in methods of decision-making which are commercially, technologically and socially sound.
Masters Degree, 2023: AI Risk, Ethics and Technology, SMEs
University of Oxford,
University of Plymouth,
Nuffield Trust,
Thrive by Design
Remote By Default 1 & 2
A £1.5M 36-month series of research projects which addresses the challenges of using digital tools to deliver high-quality, safe and equitable primary care.
Initially commissioned as a rapid response to assess remote consulting during the Covid-19 pandemic, the team was re-commissioned to evaluate the longer term impact of digital ways of working.
Anica chairs the External Advisory Group, providing strategic insights, adherence to issues of compliance and constructive challenge, as well as assisting in diverse recruitment and inclusive mentoring of team members and senior leaders.
Chair, External Advisory Group
University of Kent,
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine,
Picker Institute
Quality, Safety & Outcomes
Policy Research Unit
A collaboration between the Universities of Kent and Oxford, the London School of Hygeine and Tropical Medicine, the Picker Institute and Hull-York Medical School working to produce robust, relevant and usable research to improve the quality and outcomes of the health and social care system.
Public Involvement Strategy and Implementation Group
University of Kent
The Benefits and Costs of Domiciliary Care
A Department of Health and Social Care commissioned project investigating the enablers and barriers to effective delivery of care in people's homes, risks related to long-term needs, geographical allocation of funding, and national and international best practice.
Lead Public Advisor
Rand Europe,
University of Oxford,
University of Leicester
DECIDE: Digitally Enabled Care in Diverse Environments
A new rapid evaluation centre focused on technology-enabled remote monitoring in health and care. We have a focus on inclusion, digital equality and diverse environments. Our audiences are policy makers, practitioners and patients, as well as other researchers in this field and national and international governmental and non-governmental organisations.
Member, Steering Group
Photo: Stacey Mutkin