Alexandra Volokhova

Hi! I'm Alexandra

I'm doing PhD in computer science at Université de Montréal and Mila with Prof. Yoshua Bengio. My research is focused on applications of generative models for drug discovery and material design.

As a computer scientist, I'm concerned about existing and potential harms which technologies are bringing to this world. In my PhD journey, I'm exploring the ways of advancing socially-beneficial applications of machine learning and acting against its misuses.

In the Mila community, I'm a member of Sustainability Committee and a co-organizer of Against Military AI reading group. In 2022/2023, I was elected as a student Lab Representative.

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At night, I'm a multidisciplinary artist. My current passion is flow art and cirques. I dance with fire, juggle, do aerial and hand-to-hand acrobatics.

Recently, I became an aerial yoga teacher and started giving classes in Montreal.

During my hight school, I graduated from the International School of Floral Design ”Nikole” as a master of design and floristics. Although I've never worked as a designer, I like drawing and crafting from time to time. You can find some of my art on Instagram.

I deeply love our planet and all its inhabitants, that's why I'm vegan and I like spending my vacations hiking in nature with my family and friends.