Niya Stoimenova

Niya Stoimenova has a diverse work experience spanning various roles and industries. Most recently, they serve as a Reliable AI Lead at DEUS: human(ity)-centered AI since January 2022. Prior to this, they worked as a PHD Candidate in Responsible AI at Delft University of Technology from March 2019 to October 2023. Niya also co-founded Onami, a company they were part of from November 2017 to December 2019. Notably, they worked as an AI Researcher at Industrial Design Engineering, TU Delft from December 2017 to March 2019. Niya gained valuable experience as a Design Strategist & Researcher (Graduation Intern) at both Barco and KLM in 2017 and 2015 respectively. Additionally, they worked as a Design Researcher (Graduation Intern) at Philips Design in 2014. Prior to these roles, they had positions as a Writer/Interviewer at Newspaper The Underground The Hague from November 2012 to July 2013 and as a Data Visualization Intern at the University of Lincoln in July 2012.

Niya Stoimenova holds a Master's degree in Strategic Product Design from Delft University of Technology, which they obtained from 2015 to 2017. Prior to that, they completed their Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design Engineering (Open Innovator) at The Hague University of Applied Sciences from 2011 to 2014. Niya's earlier education includes attending Mathematics and Science High School in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria, from 2006 to 2011, where they studied mathematics, physics, computer science, and English.