I build agentic systems.Then I look for their blind spots.

I code, I read and in my spare time I spy on wildlife

Maria Lungu Fullstack & AI Engineer @ Algolia The Hague

Fullstack

From TypeScript to Python, I build interfaces at scale and the services that power them.

Applied AI

On Algolia Agent Studio, I build agents on top of search and the services that run them, from the first prototype to production.

Human-centred AI

I look into how these systems treat the people who use them: what they get right, what they get wrong, and how to tell.

Talks

  1. What Gets Retrieved Gets Reinforced: Gender Bias in Agents

    Haystack 2026

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  2. What Gets Retrieved Gets Reinforced: Detecting Gender Bias in AI Agents

    AI Engineer Paris 2026

  3. The Fellowship of AI: Why you need both Galadriel and Gandalf to build great AI apps

    Algolia DevCon 2025

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  4. How we Collaborate to build trustworthy Shopping Assistants

    MICES Berlin

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  5. GenAI meets UX: The design principles for the new world

    Algolia DevCon 2024

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