معرفی
Azza Abugharsa is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Linguistics at Montclair State University, College of Humanities and Social Sciences. She holds a Ph.D. in TESL and Linguistics (2014, Oklahoma State University) and a Master's in Computational Linguistics (2022, Montclair State University). Her research focuses on applying machine learning to Arabic NLP, particularly metaphor detection in poetry and cross-cultural discourse analysis.
- Education:
- Ph.D. in TESL/Linguistics, Oklahoma State University, 2014
- M.A. in Computational Linguistics, Montclair State University, 2022
Research interests include figurative language processing, Arabic dialect analysis, and usage-based language acquisition theories. Current projects involve developing LSTM models for metaphor detection in Misurata Arabic poetry and analyzing sentiment in dialectal poems using hybrid machine learning approaches. Her recent work on cross-cultural interactions emphasizes communicative competence in ESL settings.
Her technical expertise spans NLP frameworks (Sklearn, Mazajak), deep learning architectures (CNN, LSTM), and discourse analysis methodologies. Ongoing projects include generating new Arabic poems via ML models and expanding her third book manuscript.
