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Portfolio

Research, talks & tools

Publications, engagements, open-source projects and experience across multilingual AI, security and governance.

Research

Research & publications

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SemEval @ Association for Computational Linguistics 2026 · Published

NAMAA at SemEval-2026 Task 9: Comparing Generative, Retrieval-Augmented, and Discriminative Methods for Arabic Online Polarization Detection and Type Classification

Second author · error analysis lead

Error analysis across 10+ LLMs including DeepSeek, Qwen, Gemma, Llama and Fanar — investigating dialectal bias, hallucinations, Clever Hans effects and gold-label inconsistencies.

RAG-ICLError analysisDialectal bias

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Arabic NLP @ Empirical Methods of Natural Language Processing 2026 · BAREC Shared Task · Published

LSI at BAREC Shared Task 2026: Training Convergence, Heuristics, and Ensembles for Arabic Sentence-Level Readability

Solo author · presenting researcher

Ensemble of AraBERT, AraModernBERT and CAMeLBERT with SAMER lexicon features for 19-level readability. Ranked 1st in the Constrained Track and 3rd in the Open Track.

AraBERTCAMeLBERTSAMEREnsembles

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Technology for Second Language Learning 2026 · Iowa State University · Presented

To Listen is to Inherit: From Grandmothers to Generative Models

Solo author · presenting researcher

Presenting how human traditions of listening and carrying memory can inform what we want from what and how we build.

EducationLanguageLinguistic security

Demos

Featured demos

Working prototypes from the Linguistic Security Institute, open on GitHub.

AI security · BSides San Diego 2026

Linguistic Firewall: Polyglot Poisoning

A prototype that probes LLM guardrails for "polyglot poisoning": using dialects, scripts and code-switching to slip past safety filters tuned mostly for English.

  • Web interface and API on Python 3.9+
  • Runs against local Ollama-compatible models
  • Basis for the DEATHCon 2026 hands-on workshop

Responsible disclosure: full attack prompts are shared only with verified researchers working on defenses.

YOHAKU Space Debris Hackathon · Challenge 2

Seven Generations in Orbit

A decision tool for choosing which space-debris objects to take responsibility for first, built on seven questions grounded in the Lakota principles shared through the challenge.

  • Six real debris objects, each with its web of relationships
  • Compares today’s ranking with one seven generations ahead
  • Refuses to rank until standing to decide is established

Speaking

Speaking engagements

Talks and workshops across cybersecurity, linguistics, geoscience, education and space.

16Oct 2026
Technology for Second Language Learning Conference · Iowa State University

"To Listen is to Inherit: From Grandmothers to Generative Models"

How human traditions of listening and carrying memory can inform what we build.

Virtual
11Oct 2026
Geological Society of America — GSA Connects 2026 · Colorado Convention Center, Denver

"Indigenous Data Sovereignty in AI-Driven Earth Observation: A Framework for Equitable Geoscience and Education"

A proposed framework for Indigenous data sovereignty in geoscience and education.

In person
9Oct 2026
Yohaku Space Global Showcase · Space Debris Hackathon

"Seven Generations in Orbit: A Framework for Responsible Debris Prioritization"

Hackathon contribution solving Challenge 2, presented via public showcase video.

Virtual
4Apr 2026
BSides San Diego · San Diego State University

"Polyglot Poisoning: Bypassing AI Guardrails via the Linguistic Supply Chain"

Featured the Linguistic Firewall demo, examining vulnerabilities and defensive frameworks.

Past
16Mar 2026
GEO Indigenous Summit · Group on Earth Observations

"Who Speaks for the Data? A Linguist’s Lens on Listening to Land and Language"

Parallels between human-language AI and non-human data ethics for space and conservation communities.

Past
24Jan 2026
Tech Intersections · Northeastern University, Oakland

"Bridging the Cybersecurity Gap for Multilingual and Marginalized Communities"

On the intersection of language, security and equity.

Past

Experience

Experience

  1. May 2026 – Present Google (via TEKsystems)AI Data Operations Consultant — Multilingual data operations, annotation, localization and quality assurance for enterprise-scale AI; evaluation workflows for multilingual LLMs; quality reports for clients and stakeholders.
  2. Sep 2025 – Present Linguistic Security Institute (LSI)Founder & Lead Researcher — Founded an independent research initiative; builds open-source prototypes and benchmarks for multilingual bias auditing (Arabic and Spanish focus), educational resources, and governance proposals on language integrity and data sovereignty.
  3. Oct 2024 – May 2026 SoundHound AI (via Upwork)AI Data Operations Consultant — Led data operations for a multilingual conversational AI project and a team of contractors; built QA frameworks and audits that measurably improved data integrity across English and Spanish datasets.
  4. Jan 2020 – Aug 2025 National Museum of LanguageDigital Strategy Lead — Led multilingual digital strategy (+62% organic web traffic, SEO and AEO), grant writing, article writing and content creation, branding, cross-functional marketing projects; directed transcription, translation and interpretation in English, Spanish and Arabic.
  5. 2020UCLA · B.A. Applied LinguisticsPhonetics, phonology, syntax, pragmatics and dialectology.

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Skills

Skills

Programming

PythonPandasNumPySQLGitGitHubBash

AI & NLP

LLM evaluationError analysisRAGPrompt engineeringZero-shot learningFine-tuningBias analysis

Data & quality

Data annotationLocalizationGold-label auditsQuality assuranceDataset validation

Linguistics

PhoneticsPhonologySyntaxPragmaticsDialectologyIPASAMPA

Languages

English (native) · Spanish (native) · Arabic (reading, writing, linguistic analysis) · Italian (intermediate)