My (Chiffon) Nguyen

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:

  • Socio-technical AI Alignment: pluralistic alignment, scalable oversight, evaluation, and interpretability
  • Multilingual & multicultural AI: investigate 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 programs with thesis/research component in Computer Science, AI, NLP, or related fields for Fall 2026 admission. Simultaneously, I am also seeking research opportunities (internships, research assistantships, collaborations) in my interest areas for Winter/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).

Latest updates

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Got to final/3rd round of ERA Fellowship Winter 2026↗ for technical AI safety (3% candidates). Sad for rejection but grateful for the experience! Looking forward to applying again.

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 dabble across languages, moral and political philosophy, sex and gender studies.

  • I’m an event planner and organizer. I led Vietcode (19-20) and Developh Vietnam (20-21), and organized SheCodes Vietnam (18-19) and AngelHack Vietnam (2020): 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 mostly read fiction↗ or essays. My favorite authors are Audre Lorde↗ (American, non-fiction) and Rebecca F. Kuang↗ (Amercian, fiction).

  • I’m a minimialist, language learner (Mandarin Chinese & French), and plant-based cook. I have 2 Tarot↗ and 1 Lenormand↗ decks, which I read for fun and reflection.