Adrian Arnaiz-Rodriguez

Adrian Arnaiz-Rodriguez

Postdoctoral Researcher

ELLIS Alicante

I am a postdoctoral researcher at ELLIS Alicante and a member of the ELLIS network.

βš–οΈ+πŸ€–+πŸ›οΈ My research focuses on building trustworthy AI systems for high-stakes decisions and social networks, and on exploring how these technologies intersect with AI regulation, standardization, and policy-making.
πŸ•ΈοΈ I am particularly interested in graph neural networks: understanding their theoretical and practical limitations, improving performance and interpretability, and analyzing fairness and robustness in networked settings. I co-organized the ICML 2024 tutorial on Graph Learning with Ameya Velingker, and contribute to the community as General Chair of LoG 2025 and Associate Chair of ICML 2024.


πŸ‘† Learn more about my journey

πŸŽ“ I completed my PhD (cum laude) at the ELLIS Alicante, under the supervision of Nuria Oliver, and was a visiting researcher at MPI-SWS hosted by Manuel Gomez-Rodriguez as part of the ELLIS PhD & PostDoc Program. I focused on algorithmic fairness, human-AI collaboration, and their alignment with AI regulatory frameworks and labor law.

🌍 During my doctoral research, I engaged in project-based collaborations with industry and institutional partners, including Intel Labs (RESUMAIS project) and Bank Sabadell, addressing responsible AI integration in operational settings. At the European level, I contributed to the research and innovation project ELIAS. At the national level, I participated in the development of Spain’s Charter of Digital Rights, contributing to policy discussions on AI governance, fundamental rights, and algorithmic accountability.

πŸ“’ Beyond research and policy work, I played an active role in dissemination, outreach, and organization efforts within the research community.

πŸ”™ Before my PhD, I worked on network science and ML for life sciences at UOC with Baris Kanber (UCL), and at the Admirable lab at the University of Burgos with a research scholarship. MSc project   BSc project

Interests
  • Trustworthy AI for high-stakes settings
  • Social networks and recommender systems
  • Graph neural networks and network science
  • AI regulation and policy-making
Education
  • PhD in Computer Science, 2025

    ELLIS Alicante (exchange at MPI-SWS)

  • MSc in Data Science and AI, 2021

    Open University of Catalonia

  • BSc in Computer Science, 2019

    Burgos University