Mozhgan Ghassemiazghandi, Dr.

Mozhgan holds a PhD in Translation and currently serves as a Senior Lecturer at the School of Languages, Literacies, and Translation at Universiti Sains Malaysia.Her areas of interest include Audiovidual Translation, Translation Technology, and Machine Translation. Mozhgan has also been working professionally as a translator and subtitler since 2005.

Awards and Recognitions

• Silver medal for the innovation “Neural Machine Translation (NMT) as an Innovative Pedagogy Toward a Multilingual Classroom” at the Language Research and Innovation Competition (2023)
• Bronze award for the invention entitled "Integrating Generative AI as a Teaching Tool in Business and Translation Education" in the International Business Innovation & Ideas Competition (2023)
• Nominated for the best Ph.D. thesis - Universiti Sains Malaysia (2019)
• Awarded as outstanding student - Universiti Sains Malaysia (2019)
• Awarded as the most creative paper presentation - International Language Learning Conference (2017)
• Sign Language (Penang Deaf Association, 2019)

Personal Passions & Interests

• Paddler: Member of Penang Expat's Dragon Boat team for Pendang race 2022, and represented Celtic Warriors, Ireland in the Sarawak International Dragon Boat Regatta 2023.
• Runner: Engages in various marathon and half-marathon events.
• Rock Climber: Passion for rock climbing and completed the trek to Everest Base Camp.
• Animal Advocate: Engaged in elephant conservation as an Elephant Ambassador at Cambodia's Elephant Valley Project and passionate about canine welfare.

Selected Papers / Book Chapters

Ghassemiazghandi, M. (2024). An evaluation of ChatGPT's translation accuracy using BLEU score. Theory and Practice in Language Studies, 14(2), 985-994.

Mudheher, A. S. H. S., Ghassemiazghandi., M. & Lah, S. C. (2024). Gender Issues of Language in Translation: A Systematic Literature Review. International Journal of Language, Literacy and Translation 7(1), 1-16.

He, L., Ghassemiazghandi, M., & Subramaniam, I. (2024). Comparative assessment of Bing Translator and Youdao Machine Translation Systems in English-to-Chinese literary text translation. Forum for Linguistic Studies, 6(2), 1189.

Fakih, A., Ghassemiazghandi, M., Fakih, A.-H., & Singh, M. K. M. (2024). Evaluation of Instagram's Neural Machine Translation for Literary Texts: An MQM-based Analysis. GEMA Online® Journal of Language Studies, 24(1), 213-233.

Mohammed, A. S., Ghassemiazghandi, M., & Jamal, M. (2023). Post-Editing of Neural Machine Translation of the Novel “Murder of The Bookseller” from Arabic into English. International Journal of Language, Literacy, and Translation, 2(2), 102-114.

Ghassemiazghandi, M. (2023). Review of Translation Tools and Technologies, by Andrew Rothwell, Joss Moorkens, María Fernández- Parra, Joanna Drugan, Frank Austermuehl, ISBN: 9780367750329, Routledge. 2023., Media and Intercultural Communication: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 1(2), 115-121.

Ghassemiazghandi, M. (2023). Machine Translation of Selected Ghazals of Hafiz from Persian into English. AWEJ for Translation & Literary Studies, 7(1), 220-232.

Ghassemiazghandi, M. & Mahadi, T. S. T. (2022). Translation of Cultural Humour in Subtitles of Animation Comedies. In: Mahadi, T. S. T. (ed.) Researching Language and Technology in Translation. Malaysia: Penerbit USM. 39-59.

Mahadi, T. S. T. & Ghassemiazghandi, M. (2022). Human vs. Machine in the Translation of the Memoir. In: Mahadi, T. S. T. (ed.) Researching Language and Technology in Translation. Malaysia: Penerbit USM. 23-38.

Ghassemiazghandi, M. & Mahadi, T. S. T. (2020). Translation Strategies of Humour in Subtitling. Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 28(2), 939-966.

Ghassemiazghandi, M., & Mahadi, T. S. T. (2018). Quality Estimation of Machine Translation for Literature. In S.-w. Chan (Ed.), The Human Factor in Machine Translation (1st ed.). London: Routledge. 183-208.

Selected Conference Proceedings/ Presentations

Ghassemiazghandi, M. (2024). Ethical Considerations in AI-Driven Translation of Culturally Sensitive Texts. Paper presented at the 23nd ITRI International Conference, Seoul, Korea.

Ghassemiazghandi, M. (2023). Monolingual interpreting as an effective teaching method in a multilingual interpreting classroom. Paper presented at the 22nd ITRI International Conference, Seoul, Korea.

Ghassemiazghandi, M., & Mahadi, T. S. T. (2019). Translation Strategies of Humour in Subtitling. Paper presented at the 8th International Language Learning Conference (ILLC), Penang, Malaysia.

Ghassemiazghandi, M., & Mahadi, T. S. T. (2018). An Analysis on Subtitling Strategies of The Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2. Paper presented at the The 4th International Postgraduate Colloquium, Malaysia.

Ghassemiazghandi, M. (2017). Subtitling Analysis of Alice in Wonderland. Paper presented at the 7th International Language Learning Conference, Malaysia.

Ghassemiazghandi, M., & Tengku Sepora Tengku Mahadi, P. D. (2015). An evaluation of translation quality assessment: academic instructors and professional translators ’ perspectives. Paper presented at the International Language Learning Conference, Malaysia.

Ghassemiazghandi, M., & Mahadi, T. S. T. (2015). Quality Estimation of Machine Translation for Literature. Paper presented at the New Horizons in Translation Technology, Hong Kong.

Ghassemiazghandi, M., & Mahadi, T. S. T. (2014). Losses and Gains in Computer- Assisted Translation: Some Remarks on Online Translation of English to Malay. Paper presented at the Translating and the computer 36, London, UK.

Research Grant 

Post-Editing of Neural Machine Translation for Literary-based Movie Subtitling 

Amount: RM 35,550.00

Year: 2023-2025

Role: Principal Researcher

 Workshops/ Talks

Ghassemiazghandi, M. (2024). Modern Teaching-Learning Strategies for Machine Translation Education. Five-Day Faculty Development Program, Faculty of Engineering & Technology, Khaja Bandanawaz University, India.

Ghassemiazghandi, M. (2023). Unlocking AI Tools for Translators and Interpretors, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia. 

Ghassemiazghandi, M. (2023, August). Ethical Considerations in Proposal Defense Communication, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia.

Ghassemiazghandi, M. (2023, September). Ethical Considerations in Proposal Defense Communication, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia.

Ghassemiazghandi, M. (2023). Translation in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, Universiti Teknologi Mara, Malaysia. 

Ghassemiazghandi, M. (2022). Post-Editing of Machine Translation (MT) Product. Workshop conducted at the School of Languages, Literacies, and Translation, Penang, Malaysia. 

Ghassemiazghandi, M. (2022). Trados workshop. Workshop conducted at the School of Languages, Literacies, and Translation, Penang, Malaysia. 

Ghassemiazghandi, M., (2022). Translating Gender - Issues and Challenges in Machine Translation. Workshop conducted at the 1st Asia Pacific Conference on Language and Gender, Penang, Malaysia. 

Ghassemiazghandi, M. (2020). Subtitling workshop, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia. 

Ghassemiazghandi, M. (2020). Getting Started as a Freelance Translator, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia. 

InterNations Community Experience Team & Ghassemiazghandi, M. (2020). Hosting a Successful Virtual Event. InterNations, Germany 

Ghassemiazghandi, M. (2018). Movie Discussion: Freedom Writers, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia. 

1. Al Sammarraie Huda Saad Mudheher, 2021, PhD, Computer-Assisted Translation Tools for Professional Translators in the Arab World. (Co-supervisor)

2. Damseh Karam Mahmoud Ahmad, 2022, PhD, Dubbing of Humour for Children. (Co- supervisor)

3. He Linli, 2022, PhD, AI Translation and Translation Software Development in China During the COVID-19. (Main Supervisor)

4. Xie Zien, 2022, PhD, Song Translation: Comparison of Translation Approaches. (Main Supervisor)

5. Ji Xiaolin, 2022, PhD, Neural Machine Translation of Wang Wei’s Poems from Chinese into English. (Main Supervisor)

6. Fakih Altaf Abdulhafeed Ali, 2023, PhD, Machine Translation of Video Game Localization in Arabic. ( Main Supervisor)

7. Pratiwi Citra, 2023, PhD, Machine Translation of Literary Terms in Lewis Caroll’s Alice in the Wonderland. (Main Supervisor)

8. Mohammed Abdulfattah Salim Mohammed, 2023, PhD, Machine Translation of Rendering English Relative and Non Relative Clauses into Arabic. (Main Supervisor)

9. Liang Chuqiao, 2023, PhD, Machine Translation of Chinese Film Subtitles Based on Corpus Translation Theory. (Main Supervisor)

10. Hasni Hastuti Binti Ibrahim, 2023, PhD, Perspectives on Localisation in the Metaverse World: A Grounded Theory Approach. (Main Supervisor)

11. Han Kexin, 2023, PhD, The Adoption of the Application of Artificial Intelligence Base Algorithms in Chinese -English Tense Translation. (Main Supervisor)

12. Mu Wenwen, 2023, PhD, Improving The Quality Of Machine Translation Through Pre- Translation Editing. (Main Supervisor)

13. Ahmed Rajaa Shukri Ahmed, 2023, PhD, The Accuracy of Machine Translation in Kurdish Language and Post-Editing by Humans’. (Main Supervisor)

14. Zhao Jing, 2023, PhD, Knowledge Translation in the Background of Artificial Intelligence Era: An Example of English Translation of “Camellia Oleifera Seed Oil ’s Microwave Pretreatment Processing”. (Main Supervisor)

15. Qin Haoxin, 2023, PhD, Computer-Assisted Translation Tools for Professional Translators in the Arab World. (Co-supervisor)

16. Li Shiyun, 2023, PhD, Knowledge Translation in the Background of Artificial Intelligence Era: Quality Assessment from the Perspective of FAR Model on Machine-Translated Subtitles - A Case Study of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. (Main Supervisor)

17. Tasnim Binti Meera Mohaideen, 2023, PhD, Translation of Meaning in South Indian Cinema Songs. (Main Supervisor)

18. Nur Dayana Binti Abdul Rahman, 2023, PhD, Machine Translation of Humor in Comics. (Main Supervisor)

19. Abbas Siham Khuhair Abbas, 2024, PhD, MT Capturing the Narrative Style of Stream of Consciousness. (Main Supervisor)