Dr. Janna Hastings

Janna Hastings holds a PhD in Biological Sciences (University of Cambridge, 2019) and Master’s in Computer Science (UNISA, 2011) and Philosophy (Open University, 2012). She completed postdoctoral studies at the Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg (2019-2022) working at the intersection between knowledge-based systems and artificial intelligence, at the EPFL (2020-2022) in neurodegenerative disease bioinformatics, and with the Human Behaviour-Change Project at University College London (2017-2022) where she helped to create an artificial intelligence-driven knowledge system for evidence about human behavior change to support decision-making, policy and practice. Between August 2022 and December 2025 she was Assistant Professor at University of Zurich and University of St. Gallen, and from January 2026 she joined the Idiap Research Institute The focus of her research is on developing responsible human-centered AI solutions for health and society, with specific topics in AI for evidence, AI for biomolecular research, and the societal impacts of generative AI.