Women in AI Research (WiAIR)

How can we build AI systems that are fair, explainable, and truly responsible? In this episode of the #WiAIR podcast, we sit down with Dr. Faiza Khan Khattak, the CTO of an innovative AI startup, with a rich background in both academia and industry. From fairness in machine learning to the realities of ML deployment in healthcare, this conversation is packed with insights, real-world challenges, a...

Dr. Angelica Lim, Assistant Professor at Simon Fraser University and Director of the SFU Rosie Lab. Can robots have feelings? In this episode, we explore the intersection of robotics, machine learning, and developmental psychology, and consider both the technical challenges and philosophical questions surrounding emotional AI. This conversation offers a glimpse into the future of human-robot inter...

Aparna Balagopalan is a PhD student in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In this episode, we present the intersection of AI and healthcare. Aparna shares her research on developing fair, interpretable, and robust models for healthcare applications. We explore the unique challenges of applying AI in medical contexts, i...

Dr. Amanda Cercas Curry⁠ is a researcher at CENTAI Institute, where she is working on applied NLP, fairness and evaluation. In this episode, we explore the critical issue of bias in AI systems. Amanda shares her expertise on identifying, measuring, and mitigating various forms of bias in language models and other AI applications. We discuss the social and ethical implications of biased AI, and how...

Nouha Dziri is an AI research scientist at the Allen Institute for AI, ex-Google DeepMind, ex-Microsoft Research. In this episode, we dive deep into the limitations of transformer models with Nouha Dziri, a research scientist at Allen Institute for AI. Nouha shares insights from her research on understanding the capabilities and constraints of LLMs. We discuss the challenges in reasoning, factuali...

We are starting a new podcast! It's Women in AI Research , or simply WiAIR . Get ready for inspiring stories of leading women in AI research and their groundbreaking work. Learn from leading women in AI, hear powerful stories and join the community of AI researchers that value diversity.