Madihah Akhter

Madihah Akhter specializes in modern South Asian and global history. She received her Ph.D. in History and minor in Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (FGSS) from Stanford University in 2020. Madihah works full time in Responsible AI, researching and testing AI models for algorithmic bias and discrimination. 

Madihah’s historical research explores concepts of sovereignty and federalism following World War I. She is currently working on fictional novels related to her doctoral research on princely Bhopal, a state in central India that was ruled by Muslim women for over 100 years.

When she is not working or in the classroom, Madihah can be found in her backyard garden, going for a hike in the Santa Cruz mountains, or reading historical fiction.