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Heini Kallio is a University Lecturer in Phonetics at Tampere University's Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences within the Language Studies department. Their research focuses on second language (L2) speech, particularly in prosody, automated assessment tools, and the acoustic analysis of speech production and perception. Key responsibilities include supervising theses and leading the phonetics study module (2024-).
Research interests include L2 speech acquisition, sociophonetics, speech technology, and quantitative methods. Notable projects include the DigiTala initiative, which developed an automated speech assessment tool for L2 Finnish and Swedish. Kallio has received funding from Svenska Kulturfonden (2024-2025) and collaborates with the Phonetics and Speech Synthesis Research Group.
Publications span automated assessment methodologies, cross-linguistic prosody analysis, and L2 speech evaluation tools. Their work bridges applied linguistics and computational methods, emphasizing practical applications in language education and technology.
