Gisele Waters

Gisele Waters, Ph.D., is a distinguished academic and professional in the fields of artificial intelligence, educational psychology, and applied research. As Co-Founder of AI Procurement Lab since 2024, Gisele also serves as Adjunct Faculty at Nova Southeastern University, guiding doctoral candidates in cross-disciplinary human-centered research. In leadership roles within prestigious organizations, Gisele chairs the IEEE Standards Association working group for the P3119 standard on AI procurement and actively contributes to the IEEE-USA Artificial Intelligence Policy Committee. Current affiliations also include Fellowship at ForHumanity, Review Editor positions for Springer Nature and Frontiers, and co-authoring a chapter for the AI and Democratic Values Report. With a robust background in service design and user research for healthcare, Gisele's academic credentials encompass a Ph.D. from Auburn University and advanced degrees in educational psychology and economics.