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Dr Cătălina Cangea

Staff Research Scientist

Google DeepMind

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I am a Staff Research Scientist and Lyria 3 post-training & evals lead at Google DeepMind, currently on garden leave ahead of my new role. I have over a decade of ML experience and an extensive background in computer science and competitive programming.

I like to solve problems in the real world using my ML expertise and thrive in collaborative environments where everyone works towards a shared agenda. Music is my lifelong passion—I’ve brought essential contributions to AI tools that support the creative process of making music.

My PhD at King’s College, University of Cambridge was awarded with no thesis corrections. I also earned a First Class BA and an MPhil with Distinction from Cambridge. During my studies, I interned at Big Tech and startup companies, top research labs in academia and industry. Since graduate years, I’ve mentored and taught for 100s of hours. I love giving demos, talks or lectures and always get positive energy from a room full of people!

Outside work, I love rowing, traveling, improving my guitar skills and chasing bands on tour. 🎼 I write poetry and songs.

Interests

  • Multimodal ML tools for creativity
  • Music
  • Poetry

Education

  • PhD in Machine Learning, 2021

    University of Cambridge

  • MPhil in Advanced Computer Science, 2017

    University of Cambridge

  • BA in Computer Science, 2016

    University of Cambridge

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