Dr. Maira Klyshbekova is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Artificial Intelligence and Education at King’s College London. Her research undertakes an interdisciplinary approach, exploring the intersection of education and AI. She is an active member of the Responsible Artificial Intelligence UK (RAi UK) Skills Pillar. Within this Pillar, Dr Klyshbekova contributes to initiatives that promote the development of innovative training resources and frameworks for Responsible AI, with the aim of delivering best practices for learners, educators and training providers. She also serves as Co-Convenor of the Artificial and Human Intelligence Special Interest Group at the British Educational Research Association.

Research interests

• Responsible AI Education
• AI Education
• Multi/interdisciplinary research
• Education systems
• Education policy, language, culture

Selected publications

• Klyshbekova, M., Cruz, G. R., Bentley, C., Garasto, S., Brown, A. A., Aicardi, C., Ball, B., Naiseh, M., & Andrei, O. (2025). A UK perspective on responsible education for responsible AI: a multidisciplinary review and evaluation framework. Journal of Responsible Technology, JRTECH-D. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrt.2025.100147
• Klyshbekova, M., & Abbott, P. (2024). Chatgpt and assessment in higher education: a magic wand or a disruptor?. Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 22(2).
• Kiden, S., Peter, O., Reyes-Cruz, G., Klyshbekova, M., Choi, S., Bergin, A. G., ... & Fischer, J. E. (2025). Back to the Communities: A Mixed-Methods and Community-Driven Evaluation of Cultural Sensitivity in Text-to-Image Models. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2510.27361
• Reyes-Cruz, G., Klyshbekova, M., & Bentley, C. (2025). Four Markers of Effective Responsible AI Skills Resources: A Summary of the Multidisciplinary Review led by the RAi UK Skills Pillar. Responsible AI UK.
• Bentley, C., Vogel, M., Ciriello, F., Samuel, G., Dahlin, J.-E., Klyshbekova, M., Hou, N., Srivastava, S., Rahim, A., & Lehuede, S. (Accepted/In press). Co-designing Encounters with AI in Education for Sustainable Development. In Engineering Education for Sustainable Development Conference.
• Wagg, S., Vannini, S., Zamani, E., Klyshbekova, M., & Aylward, B. (2024). Digital inclusion network building: a network weaving analysis. Proceedings of UKAIS.