Alexandra Sasha Luccioni (née Vorobyova; born 1990) is a computer scientist specializing in the intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) and climate change. Her work focuses on quantifying the environmental impact of AI technologies and promoting sustainable practices in machine learning development.
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 Luccioni in 2023 | |
| Born | Alexandra Sasha Vorobyova 1990 (age 33–34) Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Alma mater | Université Sorbonne Nouvelle École normale supérieure Université du Québec à Montréal |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Environmental impacts of artificial intelligence |
| Institutions | Hugging Face |
Early life and education
editAlexandra Sasha Vorobyova[1][2] was born in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1990. When she was four years old, her family relocated to Ontario, Canada.[3] Her interest in science is influenced by her family's history; her mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother all pursued careers in scientific fields.[3]
Luccioni earned a B.A. in language science from University of Paris III: Sorbonne Nouvelle in 2010.[4] Subsequently, she completed a M.S. in cognitive science, with a minor in natural language processing, at École normale supérieure in Paris in 2012.[4] Luccioni obtained her Ph.D. in cognitive computing from Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) in 2018.[3][4]
Career
editLuccioni began her professional career at Nuance Communications in 2017, where she focused on natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning (ML) techniques to enhance conversational agents.[4] She then joined Morgan Stanley’s AI/ML Center of Excellence in 2018, working on explainable artificial intelligence (AI) and decision-making systems.[4][5]
In 2019, she became a postdoctoral researcher at Université de Montréal and Mila, collaborating with computer scientist Yoshua Bengio on a project titled This Climate Does Not Exist. This initiative utilized generative adversarial networks to visualize the effects of climate change.[3][4] During this time, she also contributed to integrating fairness and accountability into machine learning education at Mila.[4]
Luccioni briefly worked with the United Nations Global Pulse in 2021, developing tools to monitor COVID-19 misinformation.[4] Later that year, she joined Hugging Face as a research scientist. Her role includes quantifying the carbon footprint of AI systems, co-chairing the carbon working group in the Big Science project, and advancing responsible machine learning practices.[4][5]
In addition to her research, she has developed tools to measure the environmental impact of AI models, communicated findings through media engagements, and presented at international conferences, including a TED Talk.[3][5] In 2024, she was listed on BBC 100 Women and Time 100.[6][7]
References
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- ^ "Students". Yoshua Bengio. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
- ^ a b c d e Sirois, Alexandre (2023-11-26). "Sasha Luccioni et Ravy Por: Elles n'ont pas peur de l'IA". La Presse (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2024-12-06.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Luccioni, Sasha. "Curriculum Vitae". Dr Sasha Luccioni. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
- ^ a b c Lapowsky, Issie (December 2, 2024). "Why Sasha Luccioni wants to create Energy Star ratings for AI". Fast Company. Retrieved 2024-12-05.
- ^ "BBC 100 Women 2024: Who is on the list this year? - BBC News". News. 3 December 2024. Retrieved 2024-12-06.
- ^ Booth, Harry (2024-09-05). "TIME100 AI 2024: Sasha Luccioni". TIME. Retrieved 2024-12-06.