Ishita Kakkar
Computer Science PhD Student
University of Wisconsin-Madison
ikakkar at wisc dot edu
About Me
I am a first year Computer Science PhD student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, advised by Prof. Junjie Hu. I work on the reliability of large language models: how we evaluate them rigorously, and how systems that improve themselves can do so without their progress outrunning our ability to measure it. I am fortunate to be supported by the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (GRFP). I previously obtained my Bachelor's in Computer Science from the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst). I am passionate about creating transparent, interpretable, trustworthy natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning (ML) systems for societal good.
Personal
I love graphic design and calligraphy! Check out my work here. I also co-managed a fully student-run on-campus printing and design business, Campus Design & Copy, for 1 year!