Hello! I'm Suchir.
I am a PhD student at the University of Cambridge (Gonville & Caius College). I previously completed my BA and MEng in Computer Science & Linguistics at Gonville & Caius College, obtaining a “starred First” and a Distinction respectively. I lead Per Capita Media, Cambridge University's newest independent publication supported by a team of students and academics from Cambridge and other academic institutions nationwide, including the University of Oxford and the University of the Arts London. I am also involved in student policy think tanks and organise several speaker events throughout the University. In the past, I have helped organise policy events with the Editor of the BBC Russian Service and the Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka.
This site contains my academic publications, journalistic output and policy papers. If any of these happen to interest you, please feel free to get in touch by emailing sas245@cam.ac.uk. For Per Capita-related enquiries, it is best to contact editor@per-capita.co.uk
Journalism & Policy
My principal interests, which form the focus of my journalism and policy work, are technology and higher education. I have had the privilege of interviewing several high-profile scientists, including winners of the Brain Prize, while speaking to academics working on social justice. I have authored and edited a policy paper about social issues surrounding the adoption of Web3 technologies. I also work on literary and magazine journalism projects to a lesser degree.
Machine Learning & Cognitive Science
My academic work cross-cuts Machine Learning and Cognitive Science. I work on Explainable and Interpretable Machine Learning, and am interested in fundamental questions about the human capacity for natural language.
My research is primarily concerned with engineering more cognitively plausible Foundation Models. This is an emerging research paradigm that attempts to improve the cognitive capabilities of state-of-the-art computational systems within a cognitively plausible environment. You can find more information about this work here, alongside a complete list of publications on my academic site.