Expert AMA: Machine Learning in Big Tech with Maria Shaukat
About Event
Join us for an exclusive conversation with Maria Shaukat, a Machine Learning Engineer at LinkedIn specializing in Generative AI Safety. During this members-only AMA, Maria will share insights on building safe and responsible AI systems, her journey from graduate research to big tech, and the evolving landscape of AI safety in enterprise environments. Whether you're an AI practitioner, aspiring ML engineer, or curious about how major tech companies approach AI safety, this is your opportunity to learn from someone at the forefront of GenAI development.
📅 Date: Thursday, 2/19, 2026
🕓 Time: 12:00 – 1:00 PM CST
📍 Location: Virtual – Register to receive the event link
🎟️ Cost: Free for all Techlahoma members *
About the Speaker
Maria Shaukat is a Machine Learning Engineer at LinkedIn working in Generative AI Safety. Her expertise spans deep learning, computer vision, graph neural networks, and reinforcement learning applications in real-world systems. She earned her Master's degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Oklahoma, where her research focused on Graph Neural Networks and Reinforcement Learning for cellular network optimization.
Prior to LinkedIn, Maria completed internships at Intel Labs working on Deep Reinforcement Learning and at LinkedIn's Knowledge Graph Team developing Large Language Model applications. She is also a Professional Mentor for the TechWomen Program of the U.S. Department of State, supporting emerging women leaders in STEM from around the globe. Maria has presented her research at prestigious venues including the Stanford Graph Learning Workshop and has been recognized with the Google Generation Scholarship.
Her work bridges cutting-edge AI research with practical applications in enterprise safety, making her uniquely positioned to discuss both the technical and ethical dimensions of deploying AI at scale.
* Registration Priority
Due to limited capacity for live call participation, registration priority will be given first to Techlahoma Members as a thank you for supporting the community, followed by members of the Techlahoma Slack. If you're unable to secure a spot in the interactive session, don't worry, we'll be live streaming the entire event on LinkedIn so everyone can watch and learn from Maria's insights.