Larissa Suzuki

Larissa Suzuki is a professor at UCL, technical director at Google's Office of the CTO, and distinguished visiting researcher at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, specialising in artificial intelligence, federated learning, and the Interplanetary Internet. She has pioneered groundbreaking work on space communications and AI applications for astronauts, contributed to the SOLAR-C telescope project, and shaped smart city infrastructure across healthcare, finance, and robotics sectors. As founder of the KOI Circle, the largest Women in STEM network on LinkedIn, a sought-after TEDx speaker with over 110,000 views, and UK Engineer of the Year 2021, she equips organisations with practical frameworks for implementing responsible AI whilst inspiring diverse talent pipelines in technology and engineering.

Larissa Suzuki helped design the City Data Market Strategy for the Mayor of London, pioneering data infrastructures for smart cities that now serve as a framework for urban platforms across the European Union. Her work on the Interplanetary Internet at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has achieved several historical firsts in space communications, including revolutionary AI applications that enable engineers and astronauts to interact with technical documentation using large language models. As Technical Director in Google's Office of the CTO, she advances artificial intelligence, federated learning, cloud robotics, and MLOps whilst serving as a Google AI Principles Ethics Fellow and Pioneer, ensuring these transformative technologies develop with responsibility and ethical rigour at their core.

Her academic influence spans University College London, where she holds a professorship, alongside teaching roles at the Université du Québec, University of Oxford, and Harvard University as a guest lecturer. At UCL, she leads the CRUNCH series, now in its fourth year, which examines architecture's evolving role in a world undergoing profound transition. Her technical contributions extend to the SOLAR-C telescope project, where she has shaped the development of space observation technology. Named UK Engineer of the Year in 2021 and recipient of the Royal Academy of Engineering Rooke Award, she has built systems across healthcare, finance, smart cities, and robotics sectors. As founder of AppStudio and the KOI Circle, the largest Women in STEM network on LinkedIn, she has created infrastructure that supports thousands of professionals. She chairs the Tech London Advocates Smart Cities Group and serves on the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering Ambassador Network Council. The Institution of Engineering and Technology features her in their Women in Engineering exhibit and lists her among 95 inspiring engineers and technologists shaping past, present, and future innovation.

Larissa equips organisations with practical frameworks for implementing artificial intelligence ethically whilst navigating the complexities of emerging technologies. Her TEDx talks, viewed over 110,000 times, translate sophisticated technical concepts into accessible insights that inspire diverse audiences. Through her work as a reviewer for UK Space Agency proposals, Royal Academy of Engineering grants, and IET awards, she shapes the trajectory of technological advancement. She is currently authoring her third book alongside digital materials that teach programming using Lego to young people, ensuring future generations access pathways into technology and engineering. Audiences leave her sessions with actionable strategies for responsible innovation, clarity on implementing complex systems, and renewed confidence in building inclusive technology cultures that prioritise human benefit alongside technical excellence.