Umang Bhatt

University of Cambridge

Umang Bhatt

I am an Assistant Professor in Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence at the University of Cambridge, where I am based in the Institute for Technology and Humanity (ITH) and its Centre for Human-Inspired Artificial Intelligence (CHIA). I am also a Fellow and Director of Studies in Computer Science at King's College, Cambridge.

Previously, I was an Assistant Professor & Faculty Fellow at the Center for Data Science at New York University and a Senior Research Associate at Alan Turing Institute. I completed my PhD in the Cambridge Machine Learning Group, advised by Adrian Weller. I hold a MS and BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. I grew up in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, USA.

Research

I build trustworthy artificial intelligence (AI) systems for high-stakes deployment. I develop new algorithms and tools that support effective human-AI interaction and manage the partnership between humans and AI systems. Drawing from machine learning, cognitive science, philosophy, and law, my group investigates when and how AI can be trusted, integrated into decision-making, and evaluated in ecologically valid settings.

My work pays particular attention to critical domains such as healthcare, education, and national security, where transparency and human oversight of AI systems is essential.

Our research has been supported by the Responsible AI Institute, Harvard CRCS, Mozilla Foundation, Partnership on AI, and the Leverhulme Center for the Future of Intelligence.

Select Publications

Full list on Google Scholar.

Umang Bhatt*, Valerie Chen*, Katherine Collins, Parameswaran Kamalaruban, Emma Kallina, Adrian Weller, Ameet Talwalkar
AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, 2025
Katherine Collins*, Ilia Sucholutsky*, Umang Bhatt*, Kartik Chandra*, Lionel Wong*, Mina Lee, Cedegao Zhang, Tan Zhi-Xuan, Mark Ho, Vikash Mansinghka, Adrian Weller, Joshua Tenenbaum, Thomas Griffiths
Nature Human Behavior, 2024
Umang Bhatt*, Holli Sargeant*
IEEE Computer, 2024

Group

Stay tuned for details on our soon-to-be-announced Trustworthy AI Laboratory at Cambridge. If you're interested in joining or supporting us, please get in touch.

The best way to work with me is to apply to CHIA's MPhil or PhD programme and list my name in your application. If you are already a student at Cambridge or interested in postdoctoral roles, please reach out directly.

Elaf Almahmoud
PhD Student
(w/ Mateja Jamnik)
Noah Broestl
PhD Student
(w/ Adrian Weller)
Drew Calcagno
PhD Student
Bernardo Villegas
PhD Student
(w/ Anna Korhonen)
Yung-Hsuan Wu
Research Assistant
Alumni