Fiona Kerr
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Fiona Kerr | |
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| Alma mater | University of Adelaide Business School |
| Occupation | Founder of NeuroTech Institute |
| Known for | Neuroscience |
| Website | https://www.adelaide.edu.au/directory/fiona.kerr |
Fiona Kerr is a specialist in cognitive neuroscience, neurotechnology, psychology and AI who was elected a fellow of the National Academy, the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering in 2024[1] for her recognition of "technology and human centered research, and advisory role on the ethical use of Artificial Intelligence".[1]
In 2014, Kerr received a PhD from the University of Adelaide's business school for her thesis, "Creating and leading adaptive organisations: the nature and practice of emergent logic".[2][3] She is an advocate for AI and cryptocurrency.[4]
Kerr has co-written a blog post on Parkinson's disease,[5] and has been interviewed for some online news outlets on stress and sleep deprivation.[6][7][8] She was interviewed by the ABC in 2019 around the neurophysiology of connecting with human interactions.[9]
Kerr has conducted research around the impacts of online learning, and prolonged screen time, compared with in person and eye-to-eye contact.[10] She has discussed how eye contact can raise hormonal levels, including dopamine and oxytocin, and this also lowers cortisol levels.[11][12]
Kerr is also a board member of Tutti Arts[13] as well as the private organisations, R for Robotics and Curated.[14]
Kerr is an ambassador of the Women in Innovation organisation, known as WINN[15] which aims to elevate women in science, engineering, technology, arts and mathematics.