HandshakeDirector, AI Research
2026 — Present
Curtis G. Northcutt is a computer scientist and entrepreneur leading AI research at Handshake AI. He co-founded Cleanlab and developed confident learning, algorithms for identifying errors in machine-learning datasets. He holds a PhD in computer science from MIT and has worked with Google, Oculus, Amazon, Facebook, Microsoft, and NASA.
Curtis G. Northcutt is a computer scientist and entrepreneur leading AI research at Handshake AI. He co-founded Cleanlab and developed confident learning, algorithms for identifying errors in machine-learning datasets. He holds a PhD in computer science from MIT and has worked with Google, Oculus, Amazon, Facebook, Microsoft, and NASA.
Career
CleanlabCo-founder and CEO
2021 — Jan 2026
Co-founded Cleanlab, an AI company focused on data quality and reliable machine learning. Invented confident learning, the foundation of Cleanlab’s technology.
Oculus VRVisiting Research Scientist with Dr. Steve Lovegrove
Oct 2018 — Nov 2020
KaitChief AI Scientist
Apr 2019 — Oct 2020
GoogleGoogle AI Speech Research Intern
Jun 2019 — Sep 2019
Oculus VRFacebook Reality Labs, Oculus Research Intern with Dr. Richard Newcombe
May 2018 — Oct 2018
AmazonAmazon Research Scientist (Alexa Machine Learning) Intern with Dr. Ming Sun
May 2017 — Aug 2017
FacebookFacebook Artificial Intelligence Research (FAIR) Intern with Dr. Y-Lan Boureau and Yann Lecun
May 2016 — Sep 2016
MicrosoftMicrosoft Research Visiting Scientist (USAID Research and Innovation Fellowship) with Dr. Bill Thies
May 2014 — Aug 2014
MIT Lincoln LaboratoryNetwork Intrusion Detection and Cybersecurity Research with Joshua W. Haines
Jun 2013 — Aug 2013
Vanderbilt UniversityIntelligent Learning Environments Research with Dr. Gautam Biswas
2013 — May 2013