Bio

My name is Sanaz Bahargam. I am currently a tech lead working on Gemini’s training for new capabilities at DeepMind. Before Google DeepMind, I was an applied scientist and tech lead at Amazon Lab 126 (Alexa AI team) working on NLP, building large language models and LLM evalution. Before that I was at Twitter, working on Deep Learning, NLP and Learning to Rank problems with a focus on Search, Explore/Discovery, and Trends/Events products. During the last few years, I’ve been extensively working on Large Language Models, Transfer Learning, Few-Shot Learning, Multi-Task Learning, Representation Learning, Learning to Rank, Personalization/Recommendation and Generative AI for NLP.

I completed a Ph.D. degree at the Computer Science Department of Boston University in Machine Learning in 2017. During my Ph.D., I worked with Professor Evimaria Terzi, Professor Theodoros Lappas, and Professor  Vagelis Papalexakis. Before joining Data Mining and Machine Learning Group in 2015, I was a member of Networks Research Group and iBench Initiative working with Professor Azer Bestavros.

Besides work, I often play volley with friends, I enjoy hiking and amateur photography with my phone.

My Erdős number is 1. I have a publication with Erdős (not Paul, but with Dóra who happens to be a mathematician before entering the computer science field) :) For real my [Paul] Erdős number is 4.

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