A selection of recent NLP projects and experiences
NLP/Language Engineer Internship
In Summer 2021, I completed an NLP/Language Engineer Internship for Principal Financial Group, working on the Data and Operations Research team at Principal Global Investors. In this role, I was involved in several projects that aimed at building sentiment models to measure the performance of financial agents.
As part of the Text Analytics team, I proposed and implemented new classifiers based on research, wrote regular expressions, performed linguistic annotations, evaluated model performance, and proposed refinements for the models. In addition, I helped came up with new taxonomy designs that contributed to the success of each project. I also suggested ideas to integrate state-of-the-art machine learning techniques into the automation pipeline. Check out my LinkedIn profile for the reviews I have received for this role.
Machine Learning for Language Learning
MIT Programs in Digital Humanities was established with the goal of “advancing the humanities with code, communication, and community”. Our programs integrate digital and humanities education, teaching, and research, using state-of-the-art digital tools to enrich education and research in the humanities.
I participated in the Spring 2021 Project, Machine Learning Applications for Remote Language Instruction, as a graduate affiliate, providing mentorship for a team of MIT students under the supervision of Professor Stephanie Ann Frampton (Faculty Director), Takako Aikawa (Faculty Fellow), and Ryaan Ahmed (Technical Director). The goal for this project is to develop new software tools that leverage techniques from machine learning, computational linguistics, and modern web application development to enrich the ways that language instructors teach online. It aims to produce real-world impact: if successful, the software we create will be used by language instructors in MIT Global Languages as well as outside the Institute. Featured on MIT Spectrum
The Language Project
The Language Project is a student-run, non-profit organization that promotes multilingual education for all. Our major objectives include building a strong alliance of diverse advocates to spread awareness on the importance of language education, empowering the next generation of youth passionate about multilingualism to take initiative in their local communities, and continuously seeking out innovative ways to drive language advocacy forward.
I serve on TLP’s Executive Board as the Co-Director of Operations, responsible for managing projects in the Sandbox initiative. The initiative intends to be at the intersection between language and technology, to provide resources and technical support for projects that empower multilingual education.