Savvas Petridis
Research Scientist at Google DeepMind
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolSavvas Petridis is a research scientist specializing in Human-AI Interaction, focused on making AI and large language models more intuitive and controllable. Based in New York, he has been at Google DeepMind since 2022, conducting research that helps people understand and govern generative models. He combines academic rigor from Columbia University—holding both MS and PhD in Computer Science—with hands-on industry experience from multiple internships and roles. His career path includes a PhD candidacy at Columbia (2017–2022) and research stints at Spotify, Adobe, and IBM, underscoring a consistent track of exploring human-centric ML. With a strong foundation in computer science from Columbia College and a focus on bridging theory and practical UX for AI, he brings a rare blend of deep technical depth and usability-driven research.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Columbia University in the City of New York
English, Spanish, GreekGithub contributions (5)
savvaspetridis/savvaspetridis.github.io
Feb 2020 - Dec 2024
Contributions:31 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 10 months
savvaspetridis/graph_editor
Jun 2016 - Jun 2018
Contributions:20 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years
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