Scholar
Jekaterina Novikova
Google Scholar ID: C75JskwAAAAJ
Vanguard Group
Citations & Impact
Citations
6,596
H-index
19
i10-index
33
Publications
20
Co-authors
81
list available
Publications
Resume (English only)
Research Experience
- Currently Principal AI Scientist at Vanguard.
- Has collaborated with prominent researchers including Joana Bryson (Hertie School, Berlin), Verena Rieser (Google DeepMind), Oliver Lemon (Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh), and Frank Rudzicz (Dalhousie University, Halifax).
- Developed healthcare tools for clinical trials and senior care applications.
- Programmed a humanoid robot that engages customers using advanced NLP techniques.
- Co-organized the First Workshop on LLM Security (LLMSEC) at ACL 2025 (August 2025).
- Co-organized the HEAL Workshop on Human-centered Evaluation and Auditing of Language Models at CHI 2025 (April 2025).
- Organized the ML4CMH2024 Workshop on Machine Learning for Cognitive and Mental Health at AAAI 2024 (February 2024).
Background
- Research interests include Natural Language Processing (NLP), Large Language Models (LLM), Trustworthy AI (TrustAI), Machine Learning for Healthcare (ML for Health), Evaluation and Metrics (Eval), Conversational AI (ConvAI), and Human-Robot Interaction (HRI).
- Currently a Principal AI Scientist at Vanguard, specializing in artificial intelligence research with a focus on computational models of natural language processing.
- Her work includes AI-powered natural language generation, machine learning applications for detecting cognitive impairment and mental health issues, and advancing human-robot interaction through AI systems.
- Over a decade of experience in AI research across industry, academia, and non-profit sectors.
- An advocate for open-source AI, contributing to major projects such as BLOOM LLM and BIG-Bench to promote reliable and accessible AI technologies.
- Focused on ethical AI development and recognized as a respected voice in the field.
