Grace Wenling Caoمشاهده پروفایل
استادیار
Dr. Grace Wenling Cao is an Assistant Professor in Linguistics (Phonetics and Phonology) at the School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics, University College Dublin. She holds a PhD from the University of York and an MSc from the University of Edinburgh. Prior to her current position, she served as a Hong Kong RGC Postdoctoral Fellow and lecturer at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. PhD in Linguistics – University of York MSc in Developmental Linguistics – University of Edinburgh Her research focuses on sociophonetics , forensic phonetics , and language attitudes in multilingual contexts, particularly in Hong Kong. She investigates phonetic convergence, cross-language speaker identification, the impact of visual cues on speech perception, and identity-related language changes in Cantonese and Hong Kong English. Her work bridges theoretical linguistics with real-world applications in forensic science and human-AI interaction. Recent publications span high-impact journals and conferences, showing a strong trend in using acoustic-phonetic analysis to understand social biases, speaker identity, and forensic challenges in trilingual environments. Her work increasingly integrates AI and machine learning approaches to speaker recognition, especially in cross-language settings using filled pauses as biometric markers. She has received multiple scientific awards and grants, including the prestigious Hong Kong RGC Postdoctoral Fellowship and funding from the Worldwide Universities Network. Her current research includes a major project on human-AI speech accommodation. Hong Kong RGC Postdoctoral Fellowship Worldwide Universities Network Research Mobility Program CUHK Global Scholarship Program Linguistic Association of Great Britain Conference Fund University of York Humanities Research Centre Grant Dr. Cao actively supervises graduate students, having guided 14 Master’s theses and one undergraduate intern. She coordinates key modules such as Phonology (MA), Phonology 2, and Sounds in Language at UCD. She has also taught a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses at CUHK and HKUST, including sociolinguistics, phonetics, and bilingualism. She leads research on trilingual speech in Hong Kong, particularly focusing on forensic applications and sociolinguistic identity. Her team explores how filled pauses, accent perception, and visual cues affect intelligibility and speaker identification, with implications for both legal and technological domains.
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