Alison Cossette
Graph Data Science, Neo4j Graph data expert in responsible AI and data governance. Developer Advocate at Neo4j, NIST contributor, AI Alliance member. Research at Stanford, AI studies at Northwestern. Global speaker, including keynotes at ODSC, AI Risk Summit. Focus on data provenance, risk assessment, and responsible AI.
About this speaker
Alison Cossette is a recognized leader in data science, responsible AI, and graph technology. With a focus on ethical AI adoption, she serves as a Developer Advocate at Neo4j, where she applies graph database expertise to solve challenges in data transparency, provenance, and governance. Alison has deep experience in developing frameworks that address the complexities of data governance and risk assessment.
Alison studied AI and data science at Northwestern University, and conducted research with Stanford's Human-Computer Interaction Crowd Research Collective. She is a contributing member of the AI Alliance and has participated in NIST discussions, helping shape standards for ethical AI practices.
An experienced global speaker, Alison has delivered talks at major industry conferences, including keynotes at ODSC, speaker at the AI Risk Summit, GovAI Summit and the AI Conference.
Alison's research interests focus on data governance, risks across interconnected systems, and advancing responsible innovation practices. She continues to influence AI industry standards, helping organizations adopt AI technologies in a transparent, compliant, and ethical manner.
We’re a cloud tech company that provides organisations around the world with computing infrastructure and software to help them innovate, unlock efficiencies and become more effective. We also created the world’s first – and only – autonomous database to help organise and secure our customers’ data.
