Research Lab The Normativity Lab

How can we ensure AI systems and agents align with human values and norms? How can we guarantee that AI systems maintain and enhance the complex cooperative economic, political and social systems humans have built? The Normativity Lab, led by Gillian Hadfield, investigates these questions by studying the foundations of human normative systems and applying these insights to AI design.

Gillian Hadfield

Gillian Hadfield

Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of AI Alignment and Governance

Gillian K. Hadfield is the Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of AI Alignment and Governance at School of Government and Policy and Department of Computer Science at Johns Hopkins University.

Research Interests: Computational models of human normative systems; Legal, regulatory, and technical systems for AI; Human and AI normative alignment; Multi-Agent RL systems

Lab Members

Research Scientists & Postdoctoral Fellows

Harsh Satija

Harsh Satija

Vector Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellow

Harsh Satija is a postdoctoral researcher at the Vector Institute. He obtained his PhD from McGill University.

Shuhui Zhu

Konstantinos Mitsopoulos

Associate Research Scientist

Konstantinos Mitsopoulos is an associate research scientist at Johns Hopkins University. They hold a PhD in Computational Cognitive Science from Birkbeck, University of London, an MSc in Machine Learning from University College London, and a BSc in Physics from the University of Athens.

Matthew Renze

Maria Ryskina (she/they)

CIFAR AI Safety Postdoctoral Fellow

Maria Ryskina is a CIFAR AI Safety Postdoctoral Fellow at the Vector Institute. She holds a PhD in Language and Information Technologies from Carnegie Mellon University, an MSc in Information Technology from Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, and BSc & MSc in Applied Mathematics and Physics from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology. Their research bridges natural language processing and AI safety.

Rebekah Gelpí

Rebekah Gelpí

Postdoctoral Researcher

Rebekah Gelpí is a postdoctoral researcher at Johns Hopkins University and the Schwartz Reisman Institute for Technology and Society at the University of Toronto.

Doctoral Students

Alexander Bernier

Alexander Bernier

Visiting Doctoral Student (JHU)

Alexander Bernier has a SJD in progress from the University of Toronto, an LLM from the University of Toronto, a JD from McGill University, and a BCL from McGill University.

Andrea Wynn

Andrea Wynn

PhD Student

Andrea Wynn is a PhD student at Johns Hopkins University Department of Computer Science and JHU Institute for Assured Autonomy (IAA). She has a MSE in Computer Science from Princeton University and a BS in Computer Science & Mathematics from the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.

Austen Liao

Austen Liao

PhD Student

Austen Liao is a PhD student at Johns Hopkins University. He has a B.A. in Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley.

Binze Li

Binze Li

PhD Student

Binze Li is a PhD student at Johns Hopkins University. She has a B.S. in Statistics & Data Science and Cognitive Science from UCLA.

Iliana Maifeld-Carucci

Iliana Maifeld-Carucci

PhD Student

Iliana Maifeld-Carucci is a PhD student at Johns Hopkins University. She has a MS in Data Science from George Washington University, and BA degrees in Mathematics and Dance from Bard College.

Kuleen Sasse

Kuleen Sasse

PhD Student

Kuleen Sasse is a PhD student at Johns Hopkins University. He has a B.S Computer Science from Johns Hopkins University; B.S Applied Mathematics and Statistics from Johns Hopkins University.

Matthew Renze

Matthew Renze

Doctor of Engineering Student

Matthew Renze is a Doctor of Engineering student at Johns Hopkins University. He has an MS in Artificial Intelligence from Johns Hopkins University, a BS in Computer Science from Iowa State University, and a BA in Philosophy from Iowa State University.

Konstantinos Mitsopoulos

Shuhui Zhu

PhD Candidate

Shuhui Zhu is a Ph.D. Candidate at University of Waterloo and the Vector Institute.

Undergraduate Researcher

Seokhyun Baek

Seokhyun Baek

Undergraduate Student

Seokhyun Baek is an undergraduate student at Johns Hopkins University.

Lab Staff

Andrew Gold

Andrew Gold

Communications Associate

Andrew Gold is a communications associate working with the Normativity Lab at Johns Hopkins.

Chris LaRosa

Chris LaRosa

Research Program Manager
Chief of Staff to Gillian Hadfield

Chris LaRosa is a research program manager working with the Normativity Lab at Johns Hopkins.

Muhamed Sulejmanagic

Muhamed Sulejmanagic

AI Policy Researcher

Muhamed Sulejmanagic is an AI policy researcher working with the Normativity Lab at Johns Hopkins.