Maha A
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Greater Boston United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMaha A is a PhD candidate and Graduate Teaching Assistant at UMass Amherst with a decade of experience at the intersection of computational linguistics, formal logic, and natural language processing. She models linguistic rules as computational algorithms and explores how classical linguistic theory can be integrated with modern machine learning to advance morphology, syntax, and structured reasoning. As a TA for NLP and Theory of Computation and a research mentor, she combines rigorous theoretical grounding with hands-on teaching and mentorship. Her background includes applied language work—consulting on Arabic elicitation and supporting a Cherokee language learning project—highlighting a practical commitment to language documentation and resource-building.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
High School Science Path, High School Science Path at Najd National SchoolDoctor of Philosophy (PhD) Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Computer Science at University of Massachusetts AmherstBachelors of Science Computer Science, Bachelors of Science Computer Science at Northeastern University
Github Skills (4)
docker-desktop7
desktop3
docker3
windows2
Github contributions (5)
mahaalkh/The-most-beautiful-path
Jun 2018 - Jul 2020
Contributions:3 commits, 5 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years 1 month
mahaalkh/Calculus3_notes
Apr 2017 - Apr 2017
Contributions:10 commits, 10 pushes, 1 branch in 2 days
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