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Ph.D. in Information Science

University of Colorado Boulder

MS in Information Science

University of Colorado Boulder

B.S. in Computer Science and B.S. in Physics

Wshington and Lee University

• Middle East and South-East Asia Studies with Arabic Language Focus

Graduate Researcher

Wikimedia Foundation

• Developed and deployed a streamlined multilingual data preprocessing pipeline
• Spearheading groundbreaking integration of in low-resource and high-resource Natural Language
• Processing tools and Network Analysis tools into multilingual research pipelines
• Demonstrating a strong commitment to inclusion by actively integrating diverse perspectives into NLP model training, resulting in models that exhibit greater cultural sensitivity and fairness.

Graduate Researcher

UMD Applied Research Lab for Intelligence & Security, Research for Intelligence & Security Challenges (RISC) Summer Internship for Hard Security Problems

• Generated a scalable synthetic pattern of life data pipeline through Hidden Markov Models through diverse, open source, data sources
• Working seamlessly with cross-functional teams of diverse backgrounds and disciplines.
• Initiated and led a research project focused on data generation, contributing to a published poster at a conference of many high-level government officials

Graduate Research Assistant

Los Alamos National Laboratory

• Application of NLP tools to news media sources to extract and characterize narratives
• Internal data exploration and analysis leading to group wide presentations with laboratory wide repercussions

Graduate Research Assistant

University of Colorado and NSF

• Supported an NSF-sponsored project utilizing NLP and network analysis to study genealogical relationships and behavioral sequences among online communities.