About Me

I am a Ph.D. student in Computer Science at the University of Oxford, where I am supervised by Professor Sir Nigel Shadbolt and Professor Max Van Kleek (two of my favorite people in the world!). My doctoral research examines how large language model (LLM)–based systems, including multi-agent AI systems, can be designed to support professionals in high-stakes real-world settings such as public policy and development, entrepreneurship, healthcare, and education.

Alongside my doctoral studies, I am also working as an International Consultant at “” The World Bank. Prior to this, I also worked as Student Researcher at “” Google DeepMind in London, where my research focuses on co-creation with generative AI.

Before joining PhD, I worked as a Research Fellow at “” Microsoft Research India (MSRI). At MSRI, I conducted human-centered research in the domain of healthcare under the supervision of (the incredible) Dr. Bill Thies. Over the years, I have been privileged to contribute as an intern or research assistant at some of the world’s most prestigious institutions, including the International Labour Organization (𝐈𝐋𝐎) in Geneva, Switzerland, the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (𝐈𝐈𝐓-𝐑), the Indian School of Business (𝐈𝐒𝐁), and the Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (𝐈𝐈𝐑𝐒) under the Indian Space Research Organization (𝐈𝐒𝐑𝐎).

Education
  • D.Phil. in Computer Science

    University of Oxford

  • Master of Science in Digital Society, 2021

    International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore

  • B.Tech. in Industrial and Production Engineering, 2018

    G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology

Recent News

Sept 2026My first-author paper, “Epistemic Trustworthiness in Generative AI: A Normative Framework for Warranted Reliance in High-Stakes Workflows,” has been accepted at AAAI/ACM AIES 2026. See you in Sweden! 🇸🇪
Jan 2026My first-author paper, “Learning from AVA: Early Lessons from a Curated and Trustworthy Generative AI for Policy and Development Research,” has been accepted at CHI 2026. See you in Spain !🇪🇸
May 2025Joined The World Bank as an International Consultant.
April 2025A subset of the larger project I worked on at Google DeepMind has been accepted at the CHI 2025 Workshop on “Designing and Developing User Interfaces with AI: Advancing Tools, Workflows, and Practices.” See you in Yokohama! 🇯🇵
March 2025Selected as one of only 25 globally distinguished PhD and postdoctoral researchers for the invite-only Citadel and Citadel Securities PhD Summit in London.
March 2025New preprint from my Google DeepMind internship, presenting ACAI — a multimodal GenAI system designed to support novice designers, such as small business owners, through structured and context-aware co-creation workflows.
April 2024Joined Google DeepMind London as a Student Researcher.
April 2024My first-author paper, titled “Understanding the Technology-Mediated Home Phlebotomy Ecosystem in India,” has been accepted for publication in ACM CSCW. 🎉
Jan 2024Awarded $1,500 scholarship to present my work titled “Generative AI as Collaborative Technology for ASHA Workers in Marginalized Communities” at the 38th AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence in person.
Sept 2023Selected for the SIGCHI Emerging Scholars at CSCW 2023 and awarded $1,000 in financial support.
Sept 2023Started D.Phil. in Computer Science at the University of Oxford. 🎉
May 2023My first-author paper, titled “Is it even giving the correct reading or not?”: How Trust and Relationships Mediate Chronic Disease Management in India,” has been accepted for publication in ACM TOCHI. 🎉
Apr 2023Honored to receive PhD offers from Imperial College London, UCL, University of Toronto, Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, UIUC. Grateful to have chosen Oxford as the home for my doctoral research. 🎉
July 2021Joined Microsoft Research India as a Research Fellow.
July 2021Received the Dean's Merit List recognition at IIIT-Bangalore. 🏅
July 2019Joined the International Institute of Information Technology as an M.Sc. student in the Digital Society specialization: Data Intensive Digital Design.
July 2018Received the Vice Chancellor's Silver Medal during my BTech for outstanding academic performance in July 2018. 🏅
Sept 2014Started B.Tech in Industrial and Production Engineering at Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar.

Experience

  1. The World Bank

    International Consultant

    Washington, D.C., USA

    to Present
  2. Google DeepMind

    Student Researcher

    London, UK

    to
  3. Microsoft Research India

    Research Fellow

    Bengaluru, India

    to
  4. Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee

    Research Intern

    Roorkee, India

    to
  5. International Labour Organisation

    Research Assistant

    Geneva, Switzerland

    to
  6. Indian School of Business

    Research Intern · Digital Identity Research Initiative

    Bengaluru, India

    to

Awards

  • Dean’s Merit List during M.Sc. at the International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore  (IIIT-B)
  • Vice Chancellor’s Silver Medalist of the batch 2014-18 during B.Tech at G.B.P.U.A.& T.
  • Toppers merit scholarship throughout the B.Tech. programme 
  • Amongst the top 65 students out of over 15000 applicants across India to get selected as a SPARK summer Intern, 2020 of Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee (IIT-R) [Link of Indian Express corroborating the same https://lnkd.in/eK99txh]
  • Won the ‘Best Presentation Award’ for my internship work at the SPARK Internship Program of the Indian Institute Of Technology, Roorkee (IIT-R)

Publications

For the full list of articles, visit my Google Scholar profile.

Prior Projects

Contact

University of Oxford, Department of Computer Science

You can reach me at
nimisha.karnatak@some.ox.ac.uk

Department of Computer Science
University of Oxford
Wolfson Building, 7 Parks Road
Oxford OX1 3QG, United Kingdom
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