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Dr. Simon Betz is a Research Fellow at Bielefeld University, affiliated with both the Faculty of Linguistics and Literary Studies and the Center for Cognitive Interaction Technology (CITEC). His primary academic home is within the Department of Linguistics, where he serves as an additional board member and is listed among Research Assistants and Lecturers. His research focuses on phonetic and linguistic aspects of speech disfluencies, particularly hesitations in dialogue systems.
Dr. Betz completed his Magister Artium in General Linguistics, English Philology and Medieval History at WWU Münster in 2013, followed by his doctorate at Bielefeld University in 2020 with a dissertation on 'Hesitations in Dialogue Systems.' Since completing his doctorate, he has worked as a PostDoc in the Phonetics Group at Bielefeld University.
His research interests center on hesitation phenomena across multiple dimensions:
- Analysis of disfluencies in natural speech across various languages
- Evaluation methods for speech synthesis systems
- Mouse tracking as a methodology for studying cognitive processing during speech
- Gamification approaches to hesitation research
Analysis of his recent publications (2021-2025) reveals a consistent research trajectory focused on hesitation phenomena across multiple languages and contexts. His work spans theoretical linguistic analysis, experimental methodologies, and practical applications in speech technology. The research shows increasing sophistication in methodology, moving from basic description of phenomena to more complex experimental designs and cross-linguistic comparisons.
As a member of Bielefeld University's Faculty of Linguistics and Literary Studies and the Center for Cognitive Interaction Technology, Dr. Betz contributes to the university's strategic research focus on the Socio-Technical World, particularly research on how humans and AI systems communicate in complex environments.
