Summary
Maite Taboada is a Distinguished Professor at Simon Fraser University with a deep interdisciplinary background in computational linguistics, discourse analysis, and sentiment analysis, combining a PhD in English Linguistics with an M.Sc. from Carnegie Mellon. Over two decades in academia, she leads research on social media language and discourse, directing the SFU Discourse Lab and maintaining a substantial publication record. Her work bridges theoretical linguistics and practical NLP, producing tools and analyses that help interpret opinion and interactional patterns online. Based in Greater Vancouver, she brings a rare blend of philological training and computational expertise, applying rigorous discourse methods to contemporary problems in social media and sentiment.
10 years of coding experience
Licenciatura (M.A. Equivalent), English Philology, Licenciatura (M.A. Equivalent), English Philology at Universidad Complutense de Madrid
M.Sc., Computational Linguistics, M.Sc., Computational Linguistics at Carnegie Mellon University
Spanish, German