Alexandra Olteanu
Principal Researcher at Microsoft
Canada
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Top SchoolAlexandra Olteanu is a Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research Montreal with 12 years of experience at the intersection of social computing, information retrieval, and responsible AI. She helped found and rebuilt the FATE Montreal team, focusing on evaluation practices for generative models, measuring potential harms, and preserving human agency in AI systems. Her academic background — a PhD from EPFL and MS degrees in distributed systems — underpins a research portfolio spanning social media analysis, crisis informatics, web credibility, and data bias. Alexandra has repeatedly translated domain-specific data traits (e.g., source, type, credibility) into practical tools and methodologies for high-stakes contexts like crises and climate misinformation. Known for rigorous experimental design and evaluation, she pairs deep technical expertise with an interest in how algorithmic systems shape public information flows.
12 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MS) Parallel and Distributed Computer Systems, Master of Science (MS) Parallel and Distributed Computer Systems at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam)Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Computer Science at EPFLPOLITEHNICA București National University for Science and TechnologyGithub contributions (4)
sajao/CrisisLex
Feb 2014 - Apr 2017
Contributions:80 commits, 13 pushes in 3 years 2 months
sajao/EventsImpactOnHateSpeech
Apr 2018 - Sep 2019
Contributions:2 commits, 1 push in 1 year 5 months
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