Professor Dr. Larissa Suzuki

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Professor Dr. Larissa Suzuki

Professor Dr. Larissa Suzuki (BSc MPhil PhD CEng CRAeS FRSA FIET AFHEA IntPE), also known as Lara Suzuki, is a highly accomplished individual with over 18 years of experience in the technology and engineering industry. She currently serves as one of Google’s Cloud CTOs, helping to drive innovation and bring futuristic technologies such as AI, Federated Learning, Cloud Robotics, Responsible AI, and MLOps to fruition. As a Google AI Principles Ethics Fellow and Pioneer, Larissa is dedicated to responsible and ethical application of artificial intelligence.

In addition to her work at Google, Larissa has contributed to the building of the Interplanetary Internet in collaboration with NASA/JPL. She has also built systems for a variety of industries, including healthcare, financial sector, smart cities, and robotics.

Larissa is a renowned academic and serves as a professor at institutions such as UCL, Université du Québec, University of Oxford, and Harvard University, where she also serves as a guest lecturer. With nearly 110,000 views, she is a sought-after TEDx speaker and her courses and professional certificates are available online here and here.

As a successful entrepreneur and inventor, Larissa has founded several organisations, including AppStudio, a software house, the UCL Society of Women Engineers, and The KOI Circle, largest network of Women in STEM on LinkedIn and Tech-Heroines.org. She is also a contributor to open-source projects and has received numerous awards and recognitions for her contributions to the industry and international science.

Larissa is a keynote speaker, inventor, entrepreneur, and open source contributor. She is currently featured in the IET Women in Engineering exhibit and on the IET’s list of the 95 inspiring engineers and technologist of the past, present, and future. Larissa has been actively working towards increasing diversity and representation in engineering and technology since the age of 17.

She serves as the Chair of the Tech London Advocates Smart Cities Group, a reviewer for grants and awards from organisations such as the Royal Academy of Engineering, the IET, the ACM and the Engineers Trust.

She is also a committee member of the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering Ambassador Network Council and the Prize Search Committee, and of the Royal Academy of Engineering DEI Committee.