Noel’s Ph.D. research is interdisciplinary, centering on a field called “explainable artificial intelligence”. Explainable AI aims to create human-comprehensible explanations for an AI’s decisions. In this vein, Noel is combining her background in Aerospace controls and dynamical systems with aspects of pragmatics and translation theory to develop more human-friendly explanations. On the Germanic side, Noel is particularly interested in the history of the Germanic languages, both linguistically and in literature, which has led to a focus on medieval and early modern works.