Dr Zena Assaad is a senior lecturer in the School of Engineering at the Australian National University and is also a fellow with the Australian Army Research Centre. She has previously held a fellowship with Trusted Autonomous Systems. Her research explores the safety of human-machine teaming and the regulation and assurance of autonomous and AI systems. Dr Assaad is a member of the expert advisory group for the global commission on responsible AI in the military domain. She was named one of the “Top 10 Women in AI” in the Asia-Pacific by AI Magazine. She received the 2023 Women in AI Award for Defence, the 2023 Women to Watch in Emerging Aviation Technologies Global Award and was named one of the '"100 Brilliant women in AI Ethics" for 2023. She was also a Top 5 Science Resident with the ABC and is the co-host of the Algorithmic Futures podcast.