Rida Qadri

Senior Research Scientist, Google Research

Rida is an interdisciplinary AI researcher specializing in the cultural impacts of AI technologies in the Global South. As a Senior Research Scientist at Google Research, her work re-imagines AI technologies to reflect the richness of global cultures and seeks to build AI pipelines that empower communities in the Global South. She has published widely in top-tier venues across the social sciences and computer science, including Big Data & Society, CSCW, CHI and FAccT and sits on the editorial board of the journal Cambridge Forum on AI: Culture and Society. She has contributed op-eds for publications like Wired, Guardian, Slate and Vice. Rida holds a PhD in Computational Urban Science and a Master’s in Urban Studies from MIT.