Kezia Lopez

About Kezia Lopez

Hi, I\'m Kezia (ˈkɛzi.ə, or in Spanish)!I currently do AI pipeline engineering and research in generative image model evaluation, as well as data storage and feedback-loop systems at Duolingo.I graduated from Stanford University, majoring in linguistics concentrated in natural language processing, and doing research as a part of the Stanford NLP group, focusing on low-resource language modeling using LLMs.I love research, education, language, and computation. My passion is equal-access education for everyone, regardless of background, socio-economic level, or nationality. My experience includes computer science pedagogy research for the State of Texas Curriculum, volunteering at and organizing all-girls code camps and hackathons, and serving as a mentor for underrepresented minorities in tech.I love studying languages. My first language is Spanish, I studied Korean and German in high school, Mandarin Chinese and Brazilian Portuguese at Stanford, and am currently studying French and Italian. I am a huge syntax, phonology, and typology nerd.In my free time, I\'ve performed salsa and bachata, DJd at large events, and fallen off the rock-climbing wall more times I can count. My dream is to be a professor in CS or Linguistics (preferably both), by the age of 60, and while I\'m on that journey, I want to explore as many opportunities as I can.

Experience

1. Ai Research Engineer

   Duolingo

   Feb 2026 — Present · New York, NY, US

Education

• Stanford University

  Bachelor's degree, Linguistics