Melanie Sclar

Melanie Sclar is a PhD student at the University of Washington, specializing in Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing, under the guidance of Professors Yejin Choi and others. Melanie has a rich history of academic and industry experience, including positions as a Research Assistant and Research Fellow at the University of Washington, and a Research Intern at Carnegie Mellon University. Prior experience includes roles as Lead Data Scientist and Machine Learning Engineer at BrightSector Algorithms, as well as Lead Machine Learning Engineer at ASAPP. Additionally, Melanie has held software engineering internships at Facebook, contributing to Public Content Ranking and Video Encoding teams, and worked as a Teaching Assistant at Universidad de Buenos Aires for algorithms courses. Educational background encompasses a Licenciatura in Computer Science and a Licenciatura in Mathematics from the University of Buenos Aires, alongside a comprehensive business education.