My (Chiffon) Nguyen she/her

Nguyễn Trà My / 阮沐茶 / 윈자미

AI Researcher & Life-long Learner

hi [at] [domain] San Francisco, CA, USA

Pronunciation

My = /me/, Chiffon = /shi-FON/. I'm Chiffon in English-speaking context.

I’m interested in current and future AI systems that reflect and support diverse human experiences across languages, cultures, values, and social contexts, through AI evals and scaling environment (data, agent harness, etc):

Socio-technical AI Alignment: pluralistic alignment, evaluation (capabilities, propensities, safeguards), scalable oversight
Multilingual & multicultural AI: evaluate and improve cross-lingual and -cultural understanding in AI systems

I broadly care about AI Safety, AI ethics and impacts of AI on humans, society, and more-than-human world↗.

I am actively applying to Master’s with thesis/research component in Computer Science, AI, NLP, or related fields for Fall 2026 intake. Simultaneously, I am also seeking research opportunities (internships, research assistantships, collaborations) in my interest areas for Spring/Summer 2026 and beyond. See my CV and projects for more details on my background and experience.

I’m currently affiliated with SEACrowd↗, Cohere Labs Community↗, and Algoverse↗. Previously, I graduated in May 2025 from Minerva University↗ studying Machine Learning & Statistics, while living with peers from 50+ countries and engaging civically in 6 cities as part of its global rotation program↗: Seoul (South Korea), Chinese Taipei, Hyderabad (India), Buenos Aires (Argentina), Berlin (Germany).

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Jan 13, 2026

Got to final round of a few AI safety fellowships for winter/spring 2026, including ERA Fellowship↗, CBAI Fellowship↗, Pivotal Fellowship↗. Sad for rejection but grateful for the experience! Looking forward to applying again.

Dec 1, 2025

Attended NeurIPS 2025↗ in San Diego, USA from Dec 2 to 8. Highlights: UK AISI Social↗, met my mentor & SEACrowd team↗, and talked to a few working on responsible and pluralistic AI.

Oct 1, 2025

Started working on scaling behavior of chain-of-though monitoring in white-box models with Yeonwoo (Eyon) Jang↗.

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Miscellaneous

I love teaching and other activities that involve explaining (e.g., writing). I can have grounded discussion in languages, moral and political philosophy, DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion).
I’m an event planner and organizer. In high school, I led Vietcode (19-20) and Developh Vietnam (20-21), and wore many hats at SheCodes Vietnam (18-19) and AngelHack Vietnam (2020), planning and organizing tech talks, webinars, hackathons, and meetups. On smaller scales, I’m responsible for family travel planning and friend hangouts, particularly potlucks, board game nights, and powerpoint parties.
I’m a minimalist and flexitarian. I cook vegetarian (🚫 meat and dairy, ✅ eggs and sauce), but I’m okay with meat ingredients when eating out or having food prepared for me.
I mostly read fiction↗ or essays. My favorite authors are Audre Lorde↗ (American, non-fiction) and Rebecca F. Kuang↗ (Amercian, fiction).
I’m learning Mandarin Chinese (band 4/B1) and French (A2).
I have 2 Tarot↗ and 1 Lenormand↗ decks, which I read for fun and reflection. My views on astrology are similar to this video↗: may not be scientifically valid, still helpful.