Sasha Luccioni researches the societal and environmental impacts of AI to promote safe and responsible use of emerging technologies.
Dr. Sasha Luccioni is a leading scientist at the nexus of artificial intelligence, ethics, and sustainability, with a PhD in AI and a decade of research and industry expertise. She is the Climate Lead at Hugging Face, a global startup in responsible open-source AI, where she spearheads research, consulting and capacity-building to elevate the sustainability of AI systems. A founding member of Climate Change AI (CCAI) and a board member of Women in Machine Learning (WiML), Sasha is passionate about catalyzing impactful change, organizing events and serving as a mentor to under-represented minorities within the AI community.
In 2023, Dr. Luccioni’s work was recognized by MIT Tech Review on their global “35 Innovators Under 35 list and was selected by a panel of journalists from La Presse as one of 12 Quebec influencers to keep an eye on. She is also on the “Brilliant Women in AI Ethics” list (2022) and a National Geographic Explorer (2023).
She regularly publishes in both technical venues in AI (Journal of Machine Learning Research, NeurIPS conference, AAAI), as well as in mainstream media outlets (WIRED, ArsTechnica). Her work has been featured by media outlets ranging from Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, Bloomberg, MIT Technology Review, and the BBC.
Sasha is also an inspiring keynote speaker, captivating audiences with her TED talk, which garnered over a million views in just three months. She regularly gives presentations at events ranging from global forums to top-tier conferences, which are attended by thousands of people across the world.
Dr. Luccioni has an undergraduate degree in Linguistics from Sorbonne University, an Masters in Cognitive Science from École Normale Supérieure, and a doctorate in Computer Science from UQAM university.
