About Me

I am currently pursuing my Ph.D. in Computer Science at UIUC, working with Dr. Ismini Lourentzou. I was initially a Phd student from Virginia Tech where I was also working under Dr. Kurt Luther. Prior to my Ph.D. studies, I completed my Master’s degree in Computer Science at Georgetown University and obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Minnesota, Twin-Cities.

Broadly I am interested in the area of Natural Language Processing. My research goal is to build models and machines that respond and understand natural languages in a manner similar to humans. During my academic journey, I have had the opportunity to work on various interdisciplinary projects that combine linguistics, crowdsourced intelligence, and social analysis.