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Bhavya Kailkhura

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Senior Principal Research Scientist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
📍 Austin, Texas, United States

Bhavya Kailkhura is a Senior Principal Research Scientist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, leading a portfolio on safe and trustworthy AI for national security applications. A Ph. D. graduate from Syracuse University, his work has supported major breakthroughs, including LLNLs historic fusion ignition, and earned him multiple awards for his influential research.

Motivated by challenges he observed growing up in a remote Himalayan region, he developed a passion for using science and technology to solve real-world problems. This drive led him to invent solutions for clean water and energy, eventually meeting Indias then-President, Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, which reinforced his path.

He was selected as a Global Young Leader to attend the STS Forum in Kyoto, where he met twelve Nobel Prize winners.

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Experience
7 Years
Current Role
Senior Principal Research Scientist
Job Level
Middle
Location
Austin, Texas, United States
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Safe & Trustworthy AI
This is the core focus of his research portfolio at LLNL and his Ph. D. dissertation. He frequently speaks and publishes on making AI reliable and secure.
AI for Science
His work directly contributes to transformative scientific applications, including materials discovery, drug discovery, and advancements in fusion energy.
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Career

Work history

5-2025
Senior Principal Research Scientist
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
11-2024
Data Science Institute (DSI) Council Member
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
4-2022 - 4-2025
Principal Research Scientist
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
9-2012 - 7-2016
PhD
Syracuse University
9-2012 - 7-2016
Research Assistant
Syracuse University
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Education
2012 - 2016
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Syracuse University
2010 - 2012
masters
Syracuse University
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