I am a Computer Science Ph.D. student at the University of Southern California advised by Xiang Ren and currently a research intern at Samaya AI. Previously, I completed a B.S./M.S. in computer science at the University of Washington, where I was fortunate to work with Yejin Choi. I also previously completed research internships at Apple and Amazon AWS.
My research centers on data-driven and algorithmic approaches to building language models with stronger, more reliable reasoning abilities. I investigate three interconnected areas:
Email: shallina [at] usc.edu
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Publications are listed in reverse chronological order.
For the most up-to-date and comprehensive list of my publications, please see my Google Scholar or Semantic Scholar.