Pranav Goel is a computational linguist and Postdoctoral Research Associate with 11 years of experience at the intersection of NLP and computational social science, currently based in College Park, Maryland. He completed advanced research training at the University of Maryland and has held research internships at Microsoft, CMU, NIST, and IIT Bombay, contributing to topics like sarcasm detection and social-science-aware language modeling. Pranav combines hands-on experimental work with teaching and mentorship—he has been a TA for core AI and discrete math courses and co-organized large student programming events early in his career. His profile reflects a steady progression from engineering and lab internships to independent academic research, with an uncommon blend of applied industry collaborations and deep academic scholarship.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at University of Maryland
Engineer’s Degree, Computer Science and Engineering, Engineer’s Degree, Computer Science and Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi
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