Ned Cooper

I'm a postdoctoral researcher in the DesignAI lab at Cornell, working on human-AI interaction design and AI governance. I'm also an affiliate of the MINT and Social-Centered AI labs.

My research asks how those affected by ML systems can influence their development and evaluation. This includes studying how participation works (and fails) in ML pipelines, creating responsible AI design frameworks in areas like mental health and Indigenous languages, and evaluating LLM capabilities like theory of mind and persuasion.

Before research, I spent eight years in strategy consulting, infrastructure delivery, and human rights law -- including managing regulatory policy for Australia's national broadband rollout and criminal defense work with Aboriginal communities.

Email: ned [dot] cooper [at] cornell [dot] edu