Soumita Moukherjee

Postdoctoral research associate

PhD, Informatics, Penn State University

LL.M., AI and Data Privacy, Penn State University

BBA, Business Administration and Law, Karnataka State Law University

Research focus

I study how AI systems are governed in practice, examining how legal frameworks, regulatory language, and institutional design shape accountability. My work bridges law, empirical social science, and ethics to develop governance reforms that protect users and build trustworthy AI.

Honors and Awards

Sadlers Scholars cohort at Hastings Centre (2026-2027)
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Science and Technology Policy Trainee Fellow(2025)

Publications & Papers

Mukherjee, S., Kumar, P., and Cabrera, L. Y. Opportunities and challenges of operators in semi-autonomous vehicles: A layered vulnerability perspective. AI and Society (Special Issue: Autonomous Vehicles and Ethics), under review.

Mukherjee, S., Cabrera, L. Y., and Kumar, P. Fallacy of human control in NHTSA design guidance: A framing analysis. Under review, Information Technology and People, under review.

Presentations

Invited Talk. The human control fallacy: A conceptual analysis of design policies for Level 2 semi-autonomous vehicles. Ethics of Autonomous Vehicles Conference, North Carolina State University (2025).

International Workshop. Social Science Workshop on Vulnerability in Semi-Autonomous Vehicle Operators. Monash University Prato Centre, Prato, Italy (June 2025).