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Divy Thakkar

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Divy Thakkar

@divy93t

Gemini @GoogleDeepMind, advancing human-centered llms. Ph.D @CityStGeorges . Personal views.

San Francisco Bay Area

divythakkar.com

Joined September 2009

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Divy Thakkar
@divy93t
Dec 2, 2025
Thrilled to share a professional update -- I'm starting a new effort at Google DeepMind! I'll be exploring / building the next paradigm of human-A(G)I collaboration and the future of interaction with advanced models. Grateful to be spending time with incredible collaborators to
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Divy Thakkar
@divy93t
Sep 9, 2024
[Life Update] I've moved to the Bay Area to lead academic research investments for Gemini! Academic friends - what can we do better for your research? DMs open! I'm keen to meet new people - let's chat about AI, HCI, foundational / academic research, startups or let's just hike
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Divy Thakkar
@divy93t
Jul 3, 2025
i recommend running with @JeffDean (i've been humbled)
djcows
@djcows
Jul 1, 2025
i've never met a really fit genius
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Divy Thakkar
@divy93t
Dec 9, 2023
Inviting final year undergrads, MS and all years of Ph.D students in India to come hangout with us IRL at Research Week with Google in Bangalore! Apply before Dec 29! @JeffDean wants the best dosa so he's coming to BLR! h/t @jainprateek_ @partha_p_t
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Research Week with Google 2024
1 - 3 February, 2024
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Divy Thakkar
@divy93t
Aug 8, 2024
HCI / HCI + AI Ph.D. students - want to work as a student researcher at Google (US preferred, open to flex) to advance the future of Human-AI interaction through innovations in multimodal interfaces ? Email me!
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Divy Thakkar
@divy93t
Dec 14, 2024
🚀 Gemini for Research is officially out of pilot, we (w/ @OfficialLoganK) launched it alongside Gemini 2.0 Flash! 🎉 Excited to see the breakthroughs this will enable for academic research -- we've highlighted key areas of investment along with simplified infra! We're going big
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Divy Thakkar
@divy93t
Nov 15, 2022
After 3 virtual yrs, we are excited to host 'Research Week with Google' in Bangalore. In-person keynote from @JeffDean and more awesome research discussions. Undergrad / MS / PhD student in India? Apply before Nov 28. Pls spread widely! @ManishGuptaMG1
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Research Week with Google
Location: The LaLiT Ashok, Bengaluru, India 29 - 31 January, 2023
Divy Thakkar
@divy93t
Jun 12, 2020
Excited to announce the first AI Summer School (virtually) hosted by Google Research India! Undergraduates and Masters students in India - hear from and engage in research discussions with global leaders such as @JeffDean ! Apply before June 22:
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Google Research India AI Summer School
Note: Due to the growing COVID Situation, the AI Summer School will take place virtually. All selected applicants have been notified over email. We will be hosting the lectures and discussions on our...
Divy Thakkar
@divy93t
Dec 22, 2022
Congratulations, @partha_p_t on winning the ACM India Early Career Researcher Award 2022! It is an honour to have you as a friend and a colleague!
Dr. Partha Pratim Talukdar Selected for the ACM India Early Career Researcher (ECR) 2022 Award
From acm.org
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Divy Thakkar
@divy93t
Jan 19, 2022
We are excited to open applications for female and genders underrepresented in CS undergrads in India and Southeast Asia to spend a summer with a faculty member to work on exciting problems with comp stipends, supported by Google Research. Apply now! forms.gle/8uq4cQ7oHNyFrY…
Divy Thakkar
@divy93t
Sep 7, 2020
Happy to announce our awardees for the second edition of Google India AI/ML Research Awards! Supporting a range of theoretical and applied research, look forward to making scientific progress in these areas together!
Announcing Google India AI/ML Research Awardees 2020
From blog.google
Divy Thakkar
@divy93t
Jan 31, 2023
Research Week with Google - officially a wrap! Extremely energising to be with students and see their research curiosity! Till next time! Special thanks to our amazing speakers, ACs, organisers and Program Chairs !
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Divy Thakkar
@divy93t
Jan 29, 2021
We at Google Research India are hosting a Graduate Symposium for Ph.D students in APAC to engage with research leaders all around the world! The amazing Cordelia Schmid and Jay Yagnik are keynote speakers. Pls share widely! Apply before Feb 15!
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Google Research India Graduate Symposium
The Graduate Symposium will be held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The revised dates for the symposium are 7-10 April, 2021.
Divy Thakkar
@divy93t
Nov 16, 2021
Thrilled to share that our paper is (conditionally) accepted (top 12.5%) at #chi2022 - we study the development of ML data pipeline through a human-centred valuation lens -- more to come soon. w/ @azraism @nehakumar @alexhanna Pratyush (IITM) & Nithya (Google).