Tehmina Amjad

About

Tehmina Amjad is an associate teaching professor at the Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern University, based in Silicon Valley. She is dedicated to preparing students for their academic and professional careers by fostering a deep understanding of core computational concepts. Her teaching focuses on courses like Discrete Structures, Databases, Computer Systems, and Information Retrieval. With over 16 years of experience as a professor prior to joining Northeastern, Amjad brings a passion for advancing students’ intellectual development. In her courses, she imparts foundational concepts, often incorporating analytics and data science principles. Her research interests are diverse, spanning topics from citation analysis and knowledge diffusion to machine learning and natural

Education

• PhD in Computer Science, International Islamic University, Islamabad — Pakistan (research conducted at Indiana University, Bloomington, under split program)
• MS in Computer Science, International Islamic University, Islamabad — Pakistan