Student, Haverford College, PA
August 2011 — May 2015
Bachelors of Science in Computer Science & Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics. My undergraduate thesis was on the use of the Viterbi algorithm for real-time sign language recognition
About Me
Hi I am Maggie Perkoff 
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I’m pursuing a joint PhD in Computer Science and Cognitive Science at the University of Colorado at Boulder. My advisors are Dr. James Martin and Dr. Clayton Lewis. I am interested in applying natural language processing to assistive communication devices and classroom applications. Presently, I am a 4th year PhD student working as a Research Assistant with the National Science Foundation Institute for Student-AI Teaming. As part of Strand 1 for the institute, I am designing a dialogue system to enhance collaboration between students in a small group setting.
Software Engineer I, Amazon Alexa, Seattle, WA
July 2015 — September 2017
Software Engineer for the Amazon Alexa Conversational AI Team. I worked to expand our contextual carryover features to regions outside of the United States and support new languages on the device including French, German, and Japanese.
Software Engineer II, Amazon Alexa, Seattle, WA
September 2017 — July 2020
Software Engineer for the Amazon Alexa Conversational AI Team. I worked to expand our contextual carryover features to regions outside of the United States and support new languages on the device including French, German, and Japanese.
PhD Student, University of Colorado at Boulder
August 2020 — present
I am currently pursuing a joint PhD in Computer Science & Cognitive Science at the University of Colorado Boulder. My two excellent academic advisors are Dr. James Martin and Dr. Clayton Lewis. My areas of interest include assistive technology, natural language processing, and education technology.