Dr Farries’ research sits at the intersection of new technologies, law, policy, and society. She is a tenured Assistant Professor in the School of Information and Communication Studies at University College Dublin, where she serves as Director of the UCD Centre for Digital Policy, the MSc and Graduate Diploma in AI and Digital Policy, and the Professional Certificate in Digital Policy.

Elizabeth is Principal Investigator of the EU Horizon Europe project FORSEE (Forging Successful AI Applications for the European Economy and Society), a funded investigator with ADAPT and a collaborator with Danu Research Ireland Future Centre.

She is also a Senior Fellow of the International Network of Civil Liberties Organizations and a qualified Barrister and Solicitor in Canada with the Law Society of British Columbia.