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Heather Frase
Heather Frase

Heather Frase

Founder
VerAItech
Bio

Heather Frase is the head of Veraitech, LLC, and a Senior Advisor for Testing & Evaluation of AI at Virginia Tech’s National Security Insitute. Her diverse career has spanned significant roles in defense, intelligence, and policy, involving projects ranging from AI assurance and policy to missile defense, drug trafficking prevention, and financial crime analysis. She also serves as a member of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Network of Experts on AI, as lead scientist for MLCommons’ AI Risk and Responsibility working group, and on the board of the Responsible AI Collaborative, which research and documents AI incidents.


Exploring the Interplay of AI Assessment Tools: Metrics, Benchmarks, Testing, Red-Teaming, and Auditing

As AI systems become increasingly complex and integral to business and government operations, the importance of robust evaluation has never been greater. This presentation will discuss the multifaceted ecosystem of AI assessment tools, including metrics, benchmarks, model testing, red-teaming, field testing, and auditing, highlighting how these tools work together across the AI lifecycle. This presentation provides recommendations for effectively using these tools and successfully implementing comprehensive AI evaluation strategies.