Scholar
Hellina Hailu Nigatu
Google Scholar ID: Nn56f9cAAAAJ
UC Berkeley; MBZUAI
Citations & Impact
Citations
93
H-index
6
i10-index
4
Publications
20
Co-authors
12
list available
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- Publications: Multiple papers accepted to EMNLP 2025, AIES 2025, CHI 2024, etc.; Awards: CHI 2024 paper won Wikimedia Foundation Research of the Year Award; Best Paper Award at Black In AI; Outstanding Paper Award at EMNLP 2024; FAccT DEI Scholar (2024).
Research Experience
- Part of PLAIT, CannyLab, and BAIR; Summer internship at Distributed AI Research (DAIR) Institute; Visiting Student intern at MBZUAI, working with Prof. Monojit Choudhury.
Education
- PhD: University of California, Berkeley, EECS department, co-advised by Prof. Sarah Chasins and Prof. John Canny; Master's: Computer Science, UC Berkeley (2023); Bachelor's: Electrical and Computer Engineering, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia.
Background
- Research interests: Intersection of AI and HCI, with a focus on making AI tools usable for end users. Currently focusing on making NLP tools accessible for low-resourced languages. Also interested in the impact of AI on society, particularly in Global Majority countries and communities.
Miscellany
- Personal interests: Reading books, making and drinking traditional Ethiopian coffee, knitting, exploring art, writing.
