Marily Nika

Marily Nika FRSA, is a Greek computational scientist and product manager who works for Google in augmented reality, specializing in speech technologies and artificial intelligence.

Marily Nika grew up in Athens, Greece and attended University of Piraeus for her undergraduate studies and Imperial College London for her Ph.D.[2] Growing up, she always demonstrated a unique passion and competence in programming.

In 2011, Nika was the first Greek woman to receive Google's Anita Borg Scholarship,[3][4] which allowed her to pursue a Ph.D. at Imperial College London.

[7] In 2015, Nika created the computing curriculum for several British schools as part of Little Miss Geek.

[citation needed] Nika is a three-time TEDx Speaker (TEDxZurich 2013,[11] TEDxAthens 2014,[9] TEDxImperialCollege 2015[12]), a Teaching fellow at Harvard Business School and an entrepreneur.