Mika Braginsky
Software Developer at Stanford University
Somerville, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMika Braginsky is a research software developer with 14 years of experience applying computational methods to language and cognition, currently building research-grade tools at Stanford’s Language and Cognition Lab. With a PhD in Cognitive Science from MIT and a background that includes postdoctoral work and graduate research at top labs, Mika blends deep theoretical knowledge with pragmatic software engineering. Their work spans experimental infrastructure, data-driven modeling, and reproducible research pipelines, often bridging the gap between academic research and production-quality code. Based in Somerville, MA, Mika has roots in both cognitive science and computer science, which lets them translate complex scientific questions into robust software solutions. An early intern experience improving coreference and entity-linking models hints at a longstanding interest in applied NLP and error-driven model refinement.
14 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Cognitive Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Cognitive Science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Hebrew, Russian, English
Github Skills (71)
knitr10
bookdown10
journal10
r10
latex10
paper10
unconf10
r-package10
vocabulary10
rmarkdown10
githubactions9
markdown9
tidyverse9
bootstrapping9
mixed-models8
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
mikabr/mikabr.github.io
Aug 2015 - Aug 2024
Contributions:50 pushes, 1 branch, 2 issues in 9 years 1 month
langcog/tidyboot
Aug 2017 - Nov 2020
tidyverse-compatible bootstrapping
Contributions:2 releases, 30 commits, 25 pushes in 3 years 3 months
bootstrappingtidyverse
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