Deepika Raman is a Non-Resident Research Fellow at the AI Security Initiative, where she leads projects on risk modeling, incident monitoring, and internal governance for emerging AI threats. She actively participates in key AI governance forums, including the NIST AI Consortium and ISO AI standards committees.
Previously, she was a researcher at MIT CSAIL’s Algorithmic Alignment Group, working on context-specific LLM evaluations. Her work spans AI, data, and digital public infrastructure, with a focus on participatory, community-informed approaches to designing and evaluating emerging technologies, particularly in Global Majority contexts. Earlier, she led the policy team responsible for designing the strategy and rollout of the national AI program at India’s Ministry of Electronics and IT.
