Speaker
Katja Hofmann
Katja Hofmann is a Partner Research Manager at Microsoft Research Cambridge, where she co-leads the People-Centric AI research area. Her work focuses on generative AI, interactive media, and game intelligence, combining advances in machine learning with human-computer interaction, design, and social science. Katja and her team aim to create AI systems that empower people through collaboration, creativity, and play—unlocking new forms of interaction and addressing complex real-world challenges. She is passionate about driving interdisciplinary research that shapes the future of AI experiences across productivity, entertainment, and beyond.