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 diverse human experiences across languages, cultures, values, and social contexts reflected and supported in current and future AI systems, 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
  • AI, internet, and critical thinking: misinformation, disinformation, and content moderation; AI literacy and education; human-AI interaction and co-evolution

I broadly care about AI Safety, AI ethics and impacts of AI on humans, society, and more-than-human world↗. I’m doing CoT monitoring research at Algoverse↗ and multilingual agentic eval at SEACrowd↗.

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

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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Miscellaneous

  • I love teaching and other activities that involve explaining (e.g., writing, science communication). I TAed 2.5 years for CS courses in undergrad and am still mentoring students through Curious Cardinals↗.

  • 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.

  • As a 🌱 flexitarian, I cook vegetarian (🚫 meat and dairy, ✅ eggs and sauce), but I’m okay with meat when food is 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 can have grounded discussion in languages, moral and political philosophy, DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion).

  • I’m learning Mandarin Chinese (band 4/B1) and French (A2).

  • I’m agnostic, with wonderful friends that are Christian↗, Buddhist↗, Muslim↗, and more.

  • 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.