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Asma Arrak

Software Engineer  ·  NLP Researcher  ·  MS Computer Science

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About me

Tending ideas,
growing solutions

I'm a CS graduate student at UM-Flint, specializing in NLP and AI. I build everything from language benchmarks to full-stack apps.

Originally from Tunisia, I graduated from École Polytechnique de Sousse before coming to the University of Michigan–Flint to pursue my master's.

1 EMNLP 2025 Publication
2 Competition Awards
10+ Projects Built
3 Internships
Education

Where it all took root

Master of Science in Computer Science
University of Michigan – Flint
Expected May 2026  ·  Flint, MI
Computer Science Engineering Degree
École Polytechnique de Sousse
May 2024  ·  Sousse, Tunisia
Experience

The path I've walked

Jan 2025 — Present
Graduate Student Research Assistant
University of Michigan–Flint
Conduct research on public perceptions, ethics, and acceptance of AI use in online dating and education, combining qualitative analysis with NLP and data-driven evaluation. Contributed to TounsiBench, a benchmark for Tunisian Arabic dialect published at EMNLP 2025.
Feb 2024 — Jun 2024
Machine Learning Intern
Satoripop, Tunisia
Developed ML solutions to automate data processing tasks; applied document analysis and information extraction techniques to process unstructured content and identify relevant technical and business information.
Jun 2023 — Aug 2023
Software Developer Intern
Run-IT
Built a static site with HTML/CSS and a dynamic platform using React.js and Express.js for a textile company — improving branding, customer engagement, and content management.
Jun 2022 — Aug 2022
Software Developer Intern
Alpha Computers
Developed a pharmacy management website with an HTML/CSS frontend and PHP backend for inventory tracking, storage monitoring, and database operations.
I work with
Python PyTorch HuggingFace scikit-learn pandas Java Spring Boot React.js Node.js Docker Git Azure AWS OpenAI API
Projects

Things I've grown

Honors

Seeds that bloomed

📄 Publication

  • 🌸
    TounsiBench: Benchmarking LLMs on Tunisian Arabic
    EMNLP 2025 · Main Conference
    Read paper →

🏆 Awards

  • 🥇
    1st Place — Zillion Solutions Hackathon
    2025 · 550+ submissions
  • 🥇
    1st Place — Nuit de l'Info
    2023 · Proxym Group Award
Contact

Come visit the garden

Open to research collaborations, software roles, and interesting conversations.

✉️ asmaarrak11@gmail.com 🌿 github.com/AsmaArrak 🔗 linkedin.com/in/asma-arrak 📄 Download CV