Sonal Gupta

Sonal Gupta is a distinguished AI leader known for her pioneering work in Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Generative AI. With a Ph.D. in NLP from Stanford University under the mentorship of Chris Manning, her work focuses on bootstrapping information extraction with minimal examples, a cornerstone in the field of AI. Sonal's career is marked by groundbreaking initiatives, from being a founding member of the Facebook Assistant team for AR/VR devices to spearheading next-generation AI experiences and earning an Outstanding Paper award at ACL. She is now working on Google Gemini to help build next-gen AI.

Sonal's recent endeavors include directing a significant milestone in GenAI text-to-video generation at Meta's AI research arm, FAIR, and leading a product team for Meta's inaugural GenAI product in the media sector, demonstrating her comprehensive involvement in developing and launching AI technologies. Her passion for creating impactful user solutions drives her to lead the full innovation cycle, from conceptualizing state-of-the-art AI to building proof-of-concept experiences and ultimately delivering them to users. As a Senior Engineering Manager at Meta, Sonal has led a team towards the creation of Meta's first GenAI media product and continues to work on Large Language Models (LLMs), showcasing her commitment to driving the AI revolution.

Sonal's leadership extends beyond project delivery to shaping the medium-to-long-term strategic vision for AI initiatives at Meta, including substantial contributions to the Assistant technology and products on Meta hardware like Portal and Ray-Ban smart glasses. Her people-first leadership approach has seen her grow ML engineering and research teams, organize major company initiatives, and present to C-level executives. As a mentor and visionary, Sonal is committed to advancing AI, believing it will play an increasingly significant role in people's lives and aiming to contribute to this broader transformation. Her academic background, combined with a robust portfolio of industry-leading AI projects, positions Sonal Gupta as a key player in shaping the future of AI technology and its application.