HackTalk: Steph Guerra - The AIxBio Research Landscape

​HackTalk: Steph Guerra (RAND-CAST)

​The AIxBio Research Landscape

​Part of the AIxBio Hackathon opening day. Recording available after.

​Dr. Steph Guerra is a molecular biologist and biosecurity expert serving as Senior Biosecurity Research Resident and AIxBio Lead at the RAND Center on AI, Security, and Technology, where she researches the convergence of AI and biotechnology to advance security and the public good. Prior to RAND, she was Head of Strategic Partnerships at the U.S. AI Safety Institute at NIST, where she led efforts to evaluate the national security risks of advanced AI systems, and earlier worked at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy on biodefense strategy and policy. She holds a PhD in biological and biomedical sciences from Harvard University.

​She'll walk through RAND's latest work on the convergence of AI and biotechnology and surface the open decision points where more analysis would change policy outcomes. Expect several concrete questions that map directly to hackathon project directions.

​Format: 20 min talk + 10 min Q&A.

​Runs during the opening afternoon of the AIxBio Hackathon.