Sarika Pasumarthy

I am an incoming PhD student in Computer Science at Columbia University (August 2026), joining the Spoken Language Processing Group advised by Professor Julia Hirschberg. My research will focus on clinical natural language processing and computational approaches to healthcare.

Currently, I am completing dual degrees at UC Berkeley — a B.A. in Computer Science from the College of Computing, Data Science & Society and a B.S. in Business Administration from the Haas School of Business (expected May 2026).

Research Interests

My research lies at the intersection of computational linguistics, clinical NLP, and health informatics:

• Speech and language technologies for healthcare
• Neurocognitive disorder detection from naturalistic speech
• Large-scale electronic health record (EHR) analysis
• Human-centered and trustworthy clinical AI

Current Research

I work with Prof. Irene Chen and Prof. Yulin Hswen at Computational Precision Health (UC Berkeley & UCSF), investigating sex differences in multimorbidity burden.

I also collaborate with Prof. Gopala Anumanchipalli at the Berkeley Speech Group, developing automated systems for diagnosing Primary Progressive Aphasia from narrative speech.

Coursework

CS: 61A, 61B, 61C, 70, 161, 162, 170, 180, 185, 188, 189, 195, 375 | EECS: 106A, 127 | Data: 8, 100

Business: UGBA 10, 100, 102A/B, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 135, 191L, 192B/T/ID/MC, 198 | Econ: 1, 100A/B

Misc: Math 53, 54, BioE 25, LS 22, ESPM 50AC, NutSci 104, MCB W61, Music 31, PH 116

Beyond Research

Outside the lab, I play intramural soccer at Cal, maintain a running list of Bay Area matcha spots (always looking for recommendations), and love getting lost in a good book. Originally from San Diego — always happy to chat about the best burrito spots.