Akshi Kumar

Dr. Akshi Kumar is a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Computing at Goldsmiths, University of London, serving as Director of Postgraduate Research and Chair of Research Ethics in Computing. Her expertise spans AI, NLP, and their applications in healthcare, finance, and education. With over 15 years of academic experience, she has authored influential books like Language Intelligence: Expanding Frontiers in NLP (IEEE-Wiley, 2025) and contributed to UK parliamentary inquiries on AI ethics and mental healthcare.

Education:

• PhD (Web Mining), University of Delhi, India (2011)
• MTech (CSE), GGSIPU, Delhi (2005)
• BE (CSE), MDU, Rohtak (2003)

Research Interests: Her work focuses on AI-driven decision-making in high-stakes domains, explainable AI, and cybersecurity. Notable areas include NLP for healthcare diagnostics, fraud detection, and ethical AI policy.

Professional Activities:

• Steering Group Member, Mayor of London’s Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) on Online Harms
• Contributor to UK Parliament POSTnotes on AI in mental healthcare and media literacy
• Consultant for NLP-powered job matching systems and educational feedback tools

Awards:

• Top 2% Highly Cited Scientist, 2021–2024
• 13 Research Excellence Awards
• Royal Academy of Engineering Exceptional Talent Recognition (2022)

Labs & Projects: Leads initiatives like ExplainED (NLP for education feedback) and collaborates on AI ethics frameworks for digital safety. Her work integrates computational linguistics with societal impact, addressing challenges in misinformation, healthcare, and policy.