Dr Shweta Singh

Shweta Singh is an Assistant Professor of Information Systems and Management at the Warwick Business School, University of Warwick. She has also been selected and appointed as a Fellow at the Warwick Institute for Global Sustainability Development (IGSD), where she strives to achieve UN's sustainability goals of reducing inequalities, advocating gender equality and promoting inclusive societies via Responsible Artificial Intelligence. Furthermore, she is a Behavioral Data Science researcher at The Alan Turing Institute, London, United Kingdom. She received her Ph.D. in Information and Decision Sciences from the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, United States. In addition, she holds a Masters in Computer Science and a Masters in Applied Economics from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, USA.

Her primary research interest lies in Artificial Intelligence(AI), Sustainability, Societal Injustice, Ethical and Responsible AI, and exploring value creation through Information Technology. Her AI research involves designing next generation AI, which includes mitigating AI bias, designing Explainable AI (XAI), responsible AI and fighting Societal Injustice through AI. Further, she uses IT outsourcing, sharing economy platforms and digital platforms as contexts to understand business value of IT. Her research has appeared in Information Systems Research, International Conference on Information Systems, Statistical Challenges in E-Commerce Research and Workshop on Information Systems and Economics.

Her research has won the Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship and the McNamara fellowship from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. A Responsible AI Project led by her to Protect Children Online has been Shortlisted for the Prestigious Social Impact Project of the year 2023 across entire UK. She has been selected as the finalist for the 2023 Asian Women of Achievement in Science, 2019 British Indian Awards, Science and Technology Professional of the Year and also Shortlisted as one of the Top 5 Women in Tech for Good Award, 2022.

To center Inclusion in her Teaching, Shweta has been selected as Top 5 individuals across the University of Warwick for the Staff Social Inclusion Award 2024. She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) UK and Shortlisted as the Top 10 individuals in the entire UK, for the Education & Academia, Rising Star Awards, 2022. Her course Global Sourcing and Innovation was selected by the Financial Times in April 2025 as one of the top Business School Professors' Picks, spotlighting impactful and innovative teaching globally.

For her Outstanding Service to Information Systems Society (ISS), she has won the 2023 INFORMS-ISS Cluster Best Session Chair Award. Next, she is Nominated for the 2022 Warwick Awards for Personal Tutoring Excellence & 2023 Warwick Wonders Award.

She has been selected as UN Women UK Delegate for the 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women at the United Nations 2024. She works with activists, advocates, experts, and governments from around the globe to drive change and create equal opportunities for women and girls. Her role involves driving change for equal opportunities for women in education. Read more here: WBS Academic selected as UN Delegate.

Next, she has been invited to contribute to the UK Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) brief on Artificial Intelligence. She is also on the Advisory Board of an Artificial Intelligence-based online retail company Love the Sales, London, United Kingdom.

Dr. Shweta Singh's LinkedIn and her The Conversation profile is listed here. For her latest CV and research papers, email her.

Media Coverage

In relation to her research work on Artificial Intelligence and Behavioral Data Science, she is a member of the evidence team for 'Physiological Society's report on AI and health: From Black Box to Trusted Healthcare-Physiology and AI', launched in the UK House of Lords on Tuesday 27th June, 2023.

• BBC: Keir Starmer says he has 'full confidence' in chancellor as he's pushed on economy at AI launch.


• The Metro: Why MI6 is banning future spies from using AI in job tests?


• The Conversation: OpenAI's Strawberry program is reportedly capable of reasoning. It might be able to deceive humans.


• The Guardian: Princess of Wales photo furore underlines sensitivity around image doctoring.


• Forbes: Are AI and air quality monitoring natural bedfellows?


• Computerworld: Global AI Safety Summit shows need for a collaborative approach to risks.


• The Times: Shortcut or cheat: how acceptable is Chat GPT for school work?


• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC): Sextortion via social media apps is on the rise.


• E&T Magazine: Tackling the impossible problem of content moderation.


• The Sun: AI police could identify predators and abusers online.


• Information Age: The Women in IT Awards UK 2023 shortlist revealed.


• Warwick University Press Release: Responsible Artificial Intelligence, February 6, 2023.


• Glamour: Are social media algorithms turning men against us?


• DiversityQ: The Women in IT Awards UK 2023 shortlist revealed.


• WBS News: WBS work to protect children online shortlisted for a prestigious award.


• Computerworld: What exactly will the UK government's global AI Safety Summit achieve?


• The Guardian: AI-enhanced images a 'threat to democratic process', experts warn.


• WBS Core Insights: What is responsible artificial intelligence, and why do we need it?


• The Conversation: Go glammas! How older people are turning to TikTok to dispel myths about ageing.


• The Conversation: Deepfakes threaten upcoming elections, but 'responsible AI' could help filter them out before they reach us.


• The Conversation: AI shop assistants: Get ready for a world where you can't tell humans and bots apart.


• European Business Review: Will TikTok take over Facebook to dominate social media?


• Mirage News: AI can safeguard kids on social media.


• Times Higher Education: Biased AI poses a threat to academic freedom that must be confronted.

Grants Received

• EPSRC Mathematical Sciences Grants: (2022/24) £97,131


• International Partnership Fund: (2022/25) £10,000


• Institutional Research and Impact Support Funds: (2020/21) £5,000


• Warwick Business School Impact Fund: (2023) £10,000


• WBS Primary Data Collection Fund: (2024/25) £5,000


• Warwick Policy Support Fund: (2024/25) £25,000

Research Interests