Stefania Druga
Staff Research Scientist at Sakana AI
Chiyoda, Japan
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Top SchoolStefania Druga is a research scientist with 12 years of experience at the intersection of language models, information retrieval, and computing education, currently advancing applied LLM work at Sakana AI in Tokyo. Her career spans research roles at Google DeepMind, Microsoft, and a principal researcher position at the University of Chicago Booth, where she focused on LLMs for social impact. A PhD-trained AI educator from the University of Washington and an MIT Media Lab alum, she founded Cognimates, an open-source platform that brings AI coding to children and informed her long-running interest in AI literacy. Stefania blends hands-on prototype and product experience (early work at Fixie.ai) with academic rigor, often translating research into usable learning tools and platforms. Beyond model research, she has a track record of launching community-driven maker and education initiatives across continents, evidence of a design-forward, impact-oriented approach. Based in Chiyoda, Japan, she pairs deep technical expertise with a persistent curiosity about how AI can improve access to education and information.
13 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, AI Literacies & Applications, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, AI Literacies & Applications at University of WashingtonMaster's degree, Media Arts and Science, Master's degree, Media Arts and Science at Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyFlatironschoolBachelor, Communication and Public Relations, Bachelor, Communication and Public Relations at Universitatea „Politehnica” din TimișoaraMaster2, Education Management, Master2, Education Management at University of LisbonMaster, Education Management, Master, Education Management at Université de PoitiersMaster2, Education Management, Master2, Education Management at Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia - U.N.E.D.
Github Skills (46)
minecraft10
adafruit10
makecode10
jscs9
graphical-user-interface9
virtual-machine9
blockly9
typescript8
javascript8
editor7
atom-plugin7
jekyll6
ai6
source-sdk6
nyc6
Programming languages (13)
Github contributions (5)
hackidemia/cognimates-gui
Feb 2019 - Apr 2019
This is the GUI code for Cognimates codelab
Contributions:30 commits, 29 pushes, 4 branches in 1 month
graphicalscratchuser-interfacegraphical-user-interface
stefania11/soundfriend
Aug 2015 - Sep 2015
Contributions:49 commits, 1 PR, 17 pushes in 29 days
reacttailwindcss
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