Nimisha Karnatak
Nimisha Karnatak
Biography
Nimisha Karnatak is a Ph.D. candidate in Computer Science at the University of Oxford, supervised by Professor Sir Nigel Shadbolt and Professor Max Van Kleek. Her research lies at the intersection of Human-Computer Interaction and Artificial Intelligence, with a focus on designing inclusive AI systems that address the needs of the global majority.
Alongside her doctoral studies, Nimisha is currently working as an International Consultant with 
The World Bank in Washington, D.C., USA, where she is operationalizing applications of human-centered AI in global development programs. In 2024, she served as a Student Researcher at 
DeepMind in London, where she developed a generative AI system to support small business owners with limited design expertise in creating brand-aligned content, advancing more inclusive access to AI technologies.
Prior to her D.Phil., Nimisha worked full-time for two years as a Research Fellow at 
Microsoft Research India, leading field-based studies in low-resource healthcare settings to investigate the sociotechnical dimensions of technology adoption and trust. Her work has been published as first-author papers at premier venues including ACM CSCW, ACM TOCHI, ACM CHI, and AAAI. Across these efforts, she explores how AI systems can be better aligned with users’ situated practices, goals, and everyday environments.
Outside academia, you will find Nimisha strumming her guitar, experimenting with new healthy recipes for her 25,000 Instagram followers, or disappearing into bookstore aisles in search of the perfect notebook.
Selected Publications
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“Is it even giving the correct reading or not?”: How Trust and Relationships Mediate Chronic Disease Management in India
Nimisha Karnatak‚ Brooke Loughrin‚ Tiffany Amy Kuo‚ Odeline Mateu−Silvernail‚ Indrani Medhi Thies‚ William Thies and Mohit Jain
2023.
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