Based in London, UK

Tris
Papakonstantinou

I'm a researcher working at the intersection of technology and human cognition. Currently at UCL & Digital Trust Council, thinking about how we build tools that are good for people. My research focuses on investigating belief representations in human and artificial minds. At the DTC I am leading research that builds incentives for trustworthy AI. My background is in Cognitive Science (PhD, MSc) and Science and Technology Studies (MSc). I previously spent time at Google Deepmind, the Alan Turing Institute & the UK Department of Health and Social Care.

Digital Trust Council

When does the public
trust that AI does
more good than harm?

Our latest whitepaper explores the structural factors that shape public trust in AI — and what it would take to build institutions capable of sustaining it. Co-authored with the Digital Trust Council.

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Publication details
Closing the AI Trust Gap:
The case for independent certification for trustworthy AI
Publisher Digital Trust Council
Type Whitepaper
Focus AI governance & public trust
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Research

A. Gutoreva, F. Tsim, T. Papakonstantinou · 2026
arXiv · 2026
T. Papakonstantinou, A. Zhiteneva, A. Y. Ma, D. Powell, Z. Horne · 2025
EMNLP Findings 2025
T. Papakonstantinou, K. I. Leong, D. Lagnado · 2024
CogSci 2024
T. Papakonstantinou, N. J. Raihani, D. Lagnado · 2024
CogSci 2024
T. Papakonstantinou, S. L. Flecke, C. E. R. Edmunds, R. Cross, A. Tran, N. Gold · 2025
Nature Human Behaviour · 2025
M. Franklin, T. Papakonstantinou, T. Chen, C. Fernandez-Basso, D. Lagnado · 2023
CogSci 2023
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About

Hi, I'm Tris. I work at the intersection of technology and human cognition. Currently at UCL & Digital Trust Council, thinking about how we build tools that are good for people. My research focuses on investigating belief representations in human and artificial minds. At the DTC I am leading research that builds incentives for trustworthy AI. My work is motivated by two critical issues of our time: navigating the attention economy and getting human-AI systems right. My background is in Cognitive Science (PhD, MSc) and Science and Technology Studies (MSc). I previously spent time at Google Deepmind, the Alan Turing Institute & the UK Department of Health and Social Care. I grew up in Athens, Greece, where I studied Philosophy and History of Science.

Outside of work, I practice karate, write and enjoy going on really long walks in foreign cities.

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CV

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Get in touch

Let's work together, or just talk.

I'm open to collaborations, speaking engagements, and interesting conversations. The best way to reach me is by email at p.trisevgeni@gmail.com.

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Product · 2024
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Open Source · 2023
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Collab · 2022
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Writing