cv
Click on the PDF link for my full CV; some highlights are below
Basics
| Name | Lucy Farnik |
| Label | ML PhD Student |
| lucyfarnik@gmail.com | |
| Url | https://lucyfarnik.github.io/ |
| Summary | An ML PhD student researching robustness and continual learning in LLM agents |
Work
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2023.09 - 2027.09 London, UK
ML PhD Student
University of Bristol
Researching LLMs and LLM agents under Dr. Laurence Aitchison. 2023-24 was a taught year completed with first-class honours.
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2023.11 - 2024.07 Berkeley, CA
MATS Scholar (Neel Nanda stream)
ML Alignment & Theory Scholars (MATS)
Exploring SAE-based circuit analysis and static analysis under Neel Nanda and Arthur Conmy (Google DeepMind).
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2023.08 - 2024.01 Bristol, UK
Research Lead & Cofounder
Bristol AI Safety Centre (BASC)
Co-leading a small research lab focused on AI security; funded by Lightspeed Grants.
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2023.05 - 2023.06 London, UK
Researcher
Alignment Research Engineer Accelerator (ARENA)
High-intensity ML research program in the London SERI MATS office.
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2019.08 - 2023.06 Remote
Senior Full Stack Developer
Longitude 103
Became a senior developer at age 18. Led multiple B2B platforms, building several products solo across frontend, backend, DevOps, iOS, Android, and UX. Led a project that grew annual revenue from $30k to $300k, mainly due to new features and UX improvements I built.
Education
Skills
| Mechanistic Interpretability |
| Deep Learning |
| Natural Language Processing |
| AI Safety |
| Reinforcement Learning |
| Full Stack Development |