Muhammad Noor Fakhruzzaman was born and raised in Surabaya. He holds an interdisciplinary Master's Degree in Human-Computer Interaction and Journalism & Mass Communication from Iowa State University. His current research interests fall between Data Science and Mass Communication, mainly automated media monitoring using Natural Language Processing. He currently teaches at Data Science Technology Study Program in Universitas Airlangga. His research includes Brain-Computer Interface, Indonesian Natural Language Processing, and Media Monitoring. He is a member of Kappa Tau Alpha, an honor society of Journalism and Mass Communication studies. He also loves to train in grappling sport (Wrestling, Brazilian Jiujitsu (2nd-degree blue belt)) and fanatically watch pro-wrestling shows.
