Martin Schweinberger

Dr. Martin Schweinberger is a Lecturer in Applied Linguistics at the University of Queensland, specializing in computational corpus linguistics and digital humanities. He directs the Language Technology and Data Analysis Laboratory (LADAL), a global upskilling platform, and contributes to Australia's Language Data Commons (LDaCA) infrastructure. His research bridges computer science and linguistics to analyze real-world language patterns, including vulgarity, discourse markers, and vowel phonetics in language learners.

• University of Queensland - Lecturer in Applied Linguistics
• Director, Language Technology and Data Analysis Laboratory (LADAL)
• Chief Investigator, Language Data Commons of Australia (LDaCA)
• Vice-President Professional, International Society for the Linguistics of English (ISLE)
• Board Member, International Computer Archive of Modern and Medieval English (ICAME)

His work investigates sociolinguistic variation, computational modeling of language change, and open research practices. He supervises topics in learner corpus research, discourse markers, and text analytics, with a focus on vowel production, intensifier systems, and digital infrastructure development.

• 2025 - Vulgarity in online discourse
• 2024 - Adjective amplification across English varieties
• 2023 - Seeded topic modeling methodology
• 2022 - Computational analysis of L1/L2 vowel production

Dr. Schweinberger's scientific contributions include:

• 2025 - Vice-President Professional, ISLE
• 2024 - Editorial board member, ICAME
• 2021-2028 - Chief Investigator, LDaCA project
• 2021-2024 - Australian Research Data Partnerships grant