Anaelia Ovalle (they/any) is an AI research scientist at Meta FAIR in NYC. They are interested in building trustworthy foundation models, advancing both model capabilities and evaluation methodologies to understand and govern AI behavior.

Anaelia completed their computer science PhD at UCLA advised by Professor Kai-Wei Chang, focusing on inclusive NLP and AI ethics. Their work has informed international AI policy, cited in the AI Security Institute 2025 International AI Safety Report and the OECD 2024 AI policy guide on substantive equality.

Anaelia’s CV is available here.