Hima Lakkaraju — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Named one of the world’s top innovators under 35 by MIT Technology Review and Vanity Fair.
Serves as an Assistant Professor at Harvard University, focusing on AI safety and human-AI collaboration.
Works as a Senior Staff Research Scientist at Google AI, improving the reliability of large language models and foundation models.
Co-founded the Trustworthy ML Initiative (TrustML) to lower barriers to entry and build community in the field.
Develops novel methods and techniques to improve the safety and trustworthiness of AI models.
Has given invited talks and tutorials at premier AI conferences including ICML, NeurIPS, KDD, and AAAI.

Biography

Hima Lakkaraju is an Assistant Professor at Harvard University, where her research centers on developing novel methods and techniques to enhance the safety and trustworthiness of AI models, alongside fostering human–AI collaboration. Her work also explores the practical and ethical implications of deploying foundation models in high-stakes sectors such as healthcare, law, policy, and business.