Vera Liao is a principal researcher in MSR Montreal, where she is part of the FATE (Fairness, Accountability, Transparency and Ethics of AI) group. Prior to joining MSR, she worked at IBM Research. Her research background is in human-computer interaction, with current focuses on explainable AI and responsible AI (RAI). She has been researching on supporting designers to better engage in RAI practices. To this goal, her research produced design guidelines and processes for creating explainable AI user experience. Most recently, she is studying the new opportunities, challenges, and needs that designers have working with pre-trained AI models, including large language models such as GPT.