Northeastern University Electrical and Computer Engineering Khoury College of Computer Sciences

Northeastern University

Dr. Fatema Nafa

Associate Teaching Professor She / Her

Natural language processing, large language models, and applied artificial intelligence.

Dr. Fatema Nafa

Research

Building useful, human-centered AI

Language technologies

Natural language processing, large language models, text summarization, and domain-specific applications.

AI for education

Retrieval-grounded learning tools and citation-supported tutoring designed to support student learning.

Trustworthy generative AI

Evaluation of factual grounding, hallucination risk, robustness, and responsible use of AI systems.

Applied and multimodal AI

Machine learning applications across education, health, and social equity, including multimodal data.

Publications

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Teaching

Learning through practice

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Contact

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f.nafa@northeastern.edu