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Professor Sharyn O'Halloran

Professor of Political Economy (2020) (Political Science)
Professor of Political Economy (2020) (Economics)
      
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Professor Sharyn O'Halloran

Professor of Political Economy (2020) (Political Science)

 shohallo@tcd.ie

 

Professor of Political Economy (2020) (Economics)


Project Title
 Predicting Resilience: AI-enhanced approaches for adaptive policymaking
From
01/01/2026
To
01/01/2032
Summary
Governments struggle to manage today"s complex global challenges. The ADAPT project leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to identify the governance traits that enable advanced democracies to withstand and recover from crises. This research programme develops insights into how well-designed institutions can help societies manage uncertainties. ADAPT is structured around constructing three core benchmarks: 1) The ADAPT Database"an extensive archive of structured and unstructured data documenting resilience across 23 jurisdictions in 15 languages over 70 years; 2) A dynamic, multilingual NLP model that extracts adaptive features from legal texts; and 3) A Resilience Governance Measure designed to predict countries" capacity to resist and react to crises. The ADAPT Database integrates economic metrics, legal texts, legislative records, and governance documents, setting a new standard in resilient governance research. Using an iterative approach, broadly known as Theory-Guided Artificial Intelligence (TGAI)"which combines theoretical frameworks with data-driven methods"ADAPT refines adaptive policymaking models by linking theory with practical data-driven applications. Through advanced NLP and machine learning (ML) techniques, including deep learning, ADAPT"s dynamic, multilingual model classifies laws and regulations, developing resilience measures that reflect a nation"s ability to respond to economic, social, and environmental crises. ADAPT reimagines democratic resilience by integrating AI methods with theories of adaptive policymaking. The synergistic results of ADAPT's diverse team of experts will catalyze a new wave of scholarship, setting a standard for interdisciplinary research at the nexus of AI and public policy. Its scalable and flexible framework provides policymakers and researchers with actionable policy insights and tools, crafting systematic responses to crises and strengthening governance in an uncertain world.
Funding Agency
ERC
Programme
Synergy Grant
Project Type
Research
Person Months
30

Language Skill Reading Skill Writing Skill Speaking
English Fluent Fluent Fluent
Portuguese Medium Medium Basic
Spanish Fluent Medium Fluent
Sharyn O'Halloran, co-authored, Redistricting and Representation: The Paradox of Minority Power, 2024, Conference Paper, PRESENTED  TARA - Full Text  URL
Sharyn O'Halloran, co-authoried, Computing the impact of central clearing on systemic risk, Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence, 7, 2024, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  DOI
Sharyn O'Halloran, Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Enhance Financial Market Regulation, Frontiers of Artificial Intelligence, 2024, Journal Article, SUBMITTED
Frontiers of Artificial Intelligence, Switzerland, Frontires, [Special Editor], 2021, Editorial Board, PRESENTED  URL
Sharyn O'Halloran, co-authored, Delegation and the Regulation of U.S. Financial Markets, European Journal of Political Economy, 70, (0176-2680), 2021, p102058 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Social Network Analysis and Mining (SNAM), Switzerland AG, Springer Nature, [Associate Editor], 2020, Editorial Board, PRESENTED  URL
Sharyn O'Halloran, After the Crash: Financial Crises and Regulatory Responses, 1st, Columbia University Press, 2019, Book, PUBLISHED
Introduction: Overview of the Financial Crisis and its Impacts in, editor(s)Sharyn O'Halloran, co-authored , Ten Years After the Crash , New York, Columbia University Press, 2019, pp1 - 43, [Sharyn O'Halloran, co-authored], Book Chapter, PUBLISHED
Trends in Financial Market Regulation in, editor(s)Sharyn O'Halloran, co-authored , Ten Years After the Crash, New York, Columbia University Press, 2019, pp55 - 81, [Sharyn O'Halloran, co-authored], Book Chapter, PUBLISHED
The Impact of Regulation on Systemic Risk in, editor(s)Sharyn O'Halloran, co-authored , Ten Years After the Crash, New York, Columbia University Press, 2019, pp209 - 227, [Sharyn O'Halloran, co-authored], Book Chapter, PUBLISHED
  

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