Researcher · Builder · Harvard
Cristiana Murgoci
Researcher at the intersection of AI safety, statistics, and physical automation.
Bachelor's in Statistics & CS · Harvard College
Master's in Statistics · Harvard GSAS
I grew up in Romania competing in physics and mathematics olympiads. I was the first female participant in history to rank top three at the European Physics Olympiad. At Harvard I am studying CS, Statistics, and Economics, with a concurrent master's in Statistics.
Most of my work now lives at the intersection of markets and AI. Right now I am researching what happens when AI agents start acting strategically: negotiating, colluding, learning to exploit the rules they operate under. More broadly, I am drawn to questions at the intersection of fairness and system design: differential privacy, algorithmic fairness, and what it means to build systems that benefit everyone.
Recently, I cofounded Telos (now Robocurve), a startup in physical automation forecasting. Our team was accepted into Y Combinator's Summer 2026 batch. I stepped down before the batch began and chose to finish my Harvard degree. I graduate in December 2026, and what comes next is already underway.
Telos (now Robocurve ↗)
Co-founded a startup in physical automation forecasting. Our team was accepted into Y Combinator's Summer 2026 batch. I stepped down before the batch began and chose to finish my Harvard degree. I learned more about building a company there than anywhere else.
Harvard AI Safety Student Team ↗
Engaging with technical and governance literature on long-range AGI strategy and transformative AI risk.
Committee on Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging
Representing undergraduate students on the department's community-building committee. Contributed to initiatives including Stat Nights, the undergraduate colloquium series, and a directed reading program. Advocated for regular undergraduate Town Halls and surveys to surface student feedback directly to faculty.
Harvard WECode ↗
Leading programming for the world's largest student-run undergraduate tech conference, organized by undergraduate women at Harvard. Responsible for speaker curation, session design, and the intellectual direction of the conference.
Scholars of Finance, Harvard Chapter ↗
Founded and scaled the Harvard chapter: recruited members, built a mentorship program pairing experienced students with newer ones, ran speaker sessions with industry leaders, and served as primary liaison to the national organization.
Harvard Quantum Computing Association ↗
Organized weekly talks with CEOs and researchers in quantum computing. Led a Qiskit reading group and developed peer-led study groups.
Woodbridge International Society
Academic leadership within Harvard's international student society, organizing intellectual programming and fostering cross-cultural exchange.
Harvard Financial Analysts Club
Women in Computer Science
Harvard Ventures
Prod Days Program
Mathematics & Statistics
Computer Science
Economics & Entrepreneurship
Physics
Social Sciences
Computational
Applied
Open to research collaborations, conversations about AI safety and automation timelines, and meeting people working on hard problems.