I am currently a computer science graduate student at Columbia University studying natural language processing. I have a variety of interests relating to software engineering, but am particularly interested in the use of NLP techniques for text-based information extraction and data mining. Additionally, I am interested in developing software to improve the creation and use of hierarchies of real-world named entities and concepts. Check out my projects page for more info on what I'm currently working on and some selected code.

My track advisor is Dr. Kathy McKeown.

Before my classwork at Columbia, I attended Yeshiva University and graduated with a B.A. in Computer Science. Prior to that, I studied Jewish history and law at Yeshivat Kerem B'Yavneh in Israel.

Current extra-curriculars:

• Working at SETI (Society for Entreprenuership and Technical Innovation) at Columbia
• Consulting and freelance programming. (Contact me here for more information.)
• Lab Instructor for COM 2545 - Algorithms as Yeshiva University

Courses I've taken:

• Advanced Software Engineering
• Natural Language Processing
• User Interface Design
• Natural Language Processing for the Web
• Spoken Language Processing
• Programming Languages and Translators
• Database Systems
  
• Artificial Intelligence
• Analysis of Algorithms
• GenSpace project

The resume found on my site is always up to date.
Resume updated 8/29/2008.

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• A gallery of my wife's beautiful art work
• Yeshiva University Robotics Club

Last Updated: 9/2/08