Research
Publications, datasets, and academic contributions in AI, NLP, and human-computer interaction
Publications
Research Experience
Russell J. Funk Lab - Carlson School of Management
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Minneapolis, MN
Conducted word embedding research with professors Russell J. Funk, Thomas Gebhardt, and Alex Reineck.
- Analyzed parameter combinations for embedding models to optimize performance metrics
- Created visualization dashboards identifying effective approaches for word similarity
PythonNLPWord2VecData Visualization
GroupLens - Human-Centered Computing Research Center
Student Researcher
Minneapolis, MN
Collaborated on the C.O.R.R.A project for opioid overdose detection using thermal cameras.
- Worked with Dr. Lana Yarosh and Minzhu Zhao on thermal infrared breathing detection
- Conducted street surveys with 200+ participants on the Light Rail Transit
PythonComputer VisionThermal ImagingUser Research
CHI Student Design Competition 2025
Project Lead
Minneapolis, MN
Led authorship of the HAPPI interactive wellness device paper accepted at CHI 2025.
- Led authorship of 'Fostering Positive Connections Through Interactive Messages: HAPPI'
- Paper accepted and presented at CHI 2025
- Conducted qualitative user research and thematic analysis
User ResearchDesignAcademic Writing
Premio.AI
Research Assistant
Remote
Constructed The Arabic Pile, a 300GB+ Arabic language dataset for NLP research.
- Partnered with Dr. Mohamed Alrefaie and Mahmoud Barbary
- Collected, cleaned, and deduplicated diverse Arabic data sources
- Dataset published on HuggingFace
PythonNLPData EngineeringHuggingFace