Jan 2026
Presented joint work with Ravi Zenith on comet-futures at the Galactic Finance Forum.
Talk
Dr. Sumitra
I study how cultural memory can be preserved, interpreted, and shared with responsible computational tools. My work combines machine learning, participatory design, and archival practice to help museums transform fragile collections into searchable, teachable, and ethically documented knowledge.
Across projects, I build systems that support curators rather than replace them: image models for ceramic fragments, interfaces for uncertain annotations, and public-facing datasets that make provenance, context, and community voice visible.
Research Areas & Interests
Digital Heritage
Museum AI
Computational Archaeology
Human-Centered Design
Ethical Data Stewardship
- Develops curator-in-the-loop tools for artifact classification
- Builds open datasets for ceramic fragments and excavation records
- Studies uncertainty, provenance, and ethics in AI-assisted heritage work
News
Publications
Agentic Hedging in Zero-G Ports
Simulates cargo-insurance strategies using cooperative RL pilots.
RL
finance