AI for Impact Evaluation: Practical Applications and Lessons
Seminario web | En línea
-
Organizado por:
International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie)
Sobre el evento
This online interactive session, led by members of 3ie's Data Innovations Group, showcases practical AI applications across impact evaluations - from image classification of implementation sites to multilingual handwritten record digitization and qualitative transcript analysis. Targeting evaluators, researchers, and development practitioners, participants will learn how AI can unlock novel data sources, scale document analysis, and strengthen evaluation design. The session highlights both the gains and the rigorous quality safeguards essential to responsible AI use in international development contexts.
Presentador/a
| Nombre | Título | Biografía |
|---|---|---|
| Geetika Pandya | Senior Research Associate | Geetika is a Senior Research Associate at 3ie, specializing in mixed-methods evaluations. She works at the intersection of AI, evidence, and policy - examining how AI tools can better support decision-makers in using evidence. She holds a Master's in Development Practice from UC Berkeley. |
| Devika Lakhote | Data Scientist | Devika is a Data Scientist at 3ie. She provides technical and management leadership and support in the application of AI to impact evaluations and evidence synthesis. She specializes in causal inference, machine learning, and a toolkit of econometric and AI methods. |
| Fiona Kastel | Senior Research Associate | Fiona is a Senior Research Associate at 3ie. She leads 3ie’s Data Innovations Group, which seeks to increase effective, appropriate, and ethical use of big data and AI in evidence generation and synthesis. She holds a Master’s in Public Affairs, specializing in Data Analysis from Brown University. |
| Sanchi Lokhande | Research Associate | Sanchi is a Research Associate at 3ie. She leads and contributes to research and project management across impact evaluation, data innovations, and cost evidence. She holds a Master’s in International Development Policy from Georgetown University. |