Amy Dickens
AI Assurance Lead at Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
United Kingdom
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Top SchoolAmy Dickens is an AI assurance and policy specialist with a decade of experience at the intersection of emerging technology, human rights and public policy. As AI Assurance Lead at the UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology she authored a 2024 roadmap for responsible AI and previously led work on fair access to demographic data at the Responsible Technology Adoption Unit. Her background includes a PhD in international human rights law focused on NHS–tech data sharing, hands-on project delivery in civil society, and teaching research methods—giving her rare domain depth across law, ethics and operational governance. Amy also brings practical accessibility and developer-community experience from roles with Samsung Internet, GitHub Campus, and open-source advocacy, which informs her pragmatic approach to standards and inclusion. Known for translating complex technical and legal issues into actionable policy, she combines rigorous research instincts with event and stakeholder delivery skills.
10 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), International Human Rights Law, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), International Human Rights Law at University of EssexUniversity College London
Github Skills (30)
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react5
java5
mathematics5
slide5
javascript5
markdown5
linux4
windows4
math4
internet4
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
RedRoxProjects/GitHub-Intro
Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
Contributions:23 commits, 3 PRs, 22 pushes in 10 months
slide-deckdeckslideworkshopmy-slide
RedRoxProjects/she-codes
Nov 2017 - Dec 2017
Contributions:28 PRs, 27 pushes, 2 branches in 8 days
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