Talk details
Title: Learning to Ask the Right Questions: An Undergraduate Journey into AI Alignment Research
Speaker: Abhilekh Borah, Computer Science undergraduate, Manipal University Jaipur, India
Date: 21st February 2026
Time: 11:00 AM (IST)
Abstract and Speakerβs bio:
Abhilekh works on AI alignment, safety, and socio-behavioural NLP. He has first-authored 7+ papers at leading venues including ICLR, ACL, EMNLP, AAAI, and EACL. His research focuses on building trustworthy and equitable AI systems grounded in human-centric perspectives.
Abhilekh is an incoming intern at Microsoft Research, and his experience also includes notable internships at Adobe Research and the National University of Singapore.