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Ewan Dunbar is an Assistant Professor of Computational Linguistics at the University of Toronto (downtown campus), affiliated with St. Michael's College. He holds appointments in the Department of French, Department of Linguistics, and Department of Computer Science. His research explores human speech perception, technological advancements in speech processing, and related areas such as unsupervised learning and language acquisition.
Educational Background: While specific degrees aren't listed, his research and appointments indicate advanced training in linguistics and computational sciences.
Research Interests: Dunbar focuses on how humans perceive speech, developing computational models of speech perception, and advancing unsupervised learning techniques. He leads the Perceptimat Research Group and organizes the Zero Resource Speech Challenge, a machine learning competition promoting unsupervised approaches to speech processing.
Awards: He has received notable grants including the 2028 NSERC Discovery Grant, 2028 NSERC Discovery Launch Supplement, and 2023 Connaught New Researcher Award, all supporting his work on computational psycholinguistics and speech perception models.
Advising & Grants: While specific student names aren't listed, his grants indicate involvement in mentoring undergraduates (e.g., 2024 NSERC Undergrad Studentship Grant). His labs focus on creating speech perception tools and benchmarks like Perceptimatic.
Labs/Teams: Director of the Perceptimat Research Group, organizer of the Zero Resource Speech Challenge.
