Lama Alharthi

Lama Alharthi holds a B.A in English Language and Translation from Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University (PNU) in Saudi Arabia. Following her graduation, she taught English as a second language at King Saud University in Saudi Arabia. She then worked at PNU’s College of Languages for two years. During that time, she supervised translation students in Regional Translation Competitions in Saudi Arabia. Her administrative roles at PNU included serving as the Director of Strategic Partnerships at the College of Languages. As a versatile professional, she also engages in freelance translation and creative writing for thmanyah, a prominent Arab Media Podcast Company based in Saudi Arabia.

Lama was a student on the MSc in Translation Technology at Dublin City University (DCU) in 2023. Her PhD research lies at the intersection of language and the tourism industry, particularly within the Saudi Arabian landscape. Her focus extends beyond conventional translation methods, as she explores the potential impact of cutting-edge technologies, with a particular emphasis on Large Language Models (LLMs) and machine translation.