ᯂᯮᯀᯉ᯲ ᯖᯔ᯲ᯇᯮᯅᯬᯞᯬᯉ᯲

Hi, I'm Juan Tampubolon

/ˈxwan tʌm.pʊ.bɔ.lɔn/

Computational Linguist | Data Scientist | Former Educator

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👨🏽 ABOUT ME

I'm a recent graduate of the Master's of Data Science in Computational Linguistics at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver. Formerly a teacher for 4th grade, I have transitioned from wrangling a class filled with 10-year-olds to wrangling data. I'm really passionate about languages, tech, education, and their confluence. Looking to use my skills in machine learning in the real world.

⚡ QUICK FACTS

👨🏽‍🎓 MDS Computational Linguistics at University of British Columbia, 2025

👨🏽‍🎓 B.Sc. Honor's Linguistics at University of Michigan, 2022 (Go Blue!)

📌 WHAT'S NEW WITH ME?

Capstone Project with Ocarina Studios

Jun 17, 2025

Read about my team's final project with our industry partner, Ocarina Studios, as part of a wrap up to our UBC Master of Data Science Program.

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Reflections of a First Year Teacher, a Year Later

Jul 29, 2024

Read about my experience working with students with disabilities

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Skills and Knowledge

Natural Language Processing (NLP)
Natural Language Understanding (NLU)
Machine Learning (ML)
Pytorch
SpaCy
NLTK
NumPy
Python
R (Programming Language)
PostgreSQL
SQL
Data Visualization
Supervised Learning
Unsupervised Learning
Large Language Models (LLM)
Fine-Tuning Models
Data Engineering
Agentic Workflow

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👨🏻‍🎓 Master of Data Science at University of British Columbia

2024 - 2025

Concentration: Computational Linguistics

👨🏻‍🏫Teacher at an IB World School

2022 - 2024

Primary Homeroom Teacher for Grade 4

Coach & Supervisor for the Secondary School Debate Club

Mentor for Grade 6 PYP Project Exhibition

Substitute Kindergarten Teacher

👨🏻‍🎓 Bachelor of Science at University of Michigan

2019 - 2022 📢Go Blue!

Concentration: Honor's Linguistics

👨🏻‍🎓 Associate of Science at Green River College

2016 - 2019

Concentration: Computer Science