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Researcher

Chris Russell

Chris Russell is a researcher whose work joins computer vision and responsible AI. He is Dieter Schwarz Associate Professor in AI, Government and Policy at the Oxford Internet Institute. He co-wrote a paper on counterfactual explanations under the GDPR with Sandra Wachter and Brent Mittelstadt, which was submitted to arXiv in November 2017. He also co-wrote Translating Images into Maps, which won a best conference paper award at ICRA in 2022. Before joining the OII, he was a Reader at the University of Surrey and led a Safe and Ethical AI group at the Alan Turing Institute.

Works
118
Citations
7,295
h-index
35

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 15 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. 2017–2018

    Counterfactual explanations for GDPR

    He co-writes Counterfactual Explanations without Opening the Black Box: Automated Decisions and the GDPR with Sandra Wachter and Brent Mittelstadt, a paper submitted to arXiv in November 2017 and published in the Harvard Journal of Law & Technology in 2018.

  2. 2019

    Research affiliate at the OII

    He joins the Oxford Internet Institute as a research affiliate in 2019, and he is a founding member of the Governance of Emerging Technology programme. Before joining the OII, he holds a Reader post at Surrey and leads a Safe and Ethical AI group at the Alan Turing Institute.

  3. April 2021

    Influencing AWS bias software

    Amazon Science reports in April 2021 that a paper by three Oxford academics, including him, influenced AWS bias and explainability software.

  4. 2022

    An ICRA best paper award

    He co-authors Translating Images into Maps, which wins a best conference paper award at the International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) in 2022.

  5. 2023

    Fellow of Exeter College

    He joins Exeter College as a Fellow in 2023, and he is also an ELLIS Fellow.

  6. Since 2023

    Dieter Schwarz associate professor

    He is Dieter Schwarz Associate Professor in AI, Government and Policy at the OII, a post he takes up in September 2023. His work lies at the intersection of computer vision and responsible AI.

Sources and credits

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  1. [1711.00399] Counterfactual Explanations without Opening the Black Box: Automated Decisions and the GDPR arxiv.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  2. OII | Dr Chris Russell oii.ox.ac.uk. Checked 14 October 2026.
  3. Dr Chris Russell - Exeter College exeter.ox.ac.uk. Checked 14 October 2026.
  4. How a paper by three Oxford academics influenced AWS bias and explainability software - Amazon Science amazon.science. Checked 14 October 2026.
  5. IEEE ICRA Best Conference Paper Award - IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Website ieee-ras.org. Checked 14 October 2026.
  6. Dr Chris Russell to take up Fellowship at Exeter College - Exeter College exeter.ox.ac.uk. Checked 14 October 2026.