جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

Pascual Francisco Perez Paredesمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Corpus Linguistics
• Applied Linguistics
• Language Education
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Pascual Francisco Perez Paredes is a Professor of Applied Linguistics and Linguistics at the University of Murcia and former Lecturer in Research in Second Language Education at the University of Cambridge. He holds a PhD from the University of Murcia (1999) and has been affiliated with multiple institutions, including the University of Limerick and the University of Tokyo. His primary research focuses on corpus linguistics methods, digital resources in language education, and corpus-assisted discourse analysis. He leads the ERASMUS+ project 'Freedom of movement at play: EU citizens’ identity and transnational discourses' (2023-2025) and co-leads the Spanish Research Agency-funded project 'Understanding internationalisation in Higher Education from the student perspective.' He is Co-Editor-in-Chief of the CUP ReCALL journal (ranked 5th in Linguistics) and serves on editorial boards of multiple journals, including Digital Applied Linguistics and the Journal of Computer-Assisted Linguistic Research. Key achievements include co-authoring Data-driven Learning in and out of the Language Classroom (2025) and Corpus Linguistics for Education (2025), as well as co-editing volumes like Researching Specialized Languages (2011), which won the Enrique Alcaraz Prize. His work spans teaching roles in Spain and the UK, including directing 22 master’s theses at Cambridge. Research interests intersect computational linguistics, educational technology, and sociolinguistic discourse analysis. Projects address topics like Brexit discourse, migrant identity, and EMI stakeholders’ communication. He emphasizes bridging research and pedagogy through open educational resources (OER) and natural language processing tools.

Adam McBrideمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• French Linguistics
• Phonetics
• Sociolinguistics
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Adam McBride is an Assistant Professor of French & Italian at Brigham Young University, specializing in French linguistics and sociolinguistics. His research focuses on phonetics, second language acquisition, and language education, with particular attention to pronunciation features and dialectal variation in French. He has contributed to studies on vowel perception, liaison phenomena, and nasal vowel deletion in spoken French. McBride's work bridges academic research and public engagement, as evidenced by his participation in the French Language Fair and contributions to podcasts like 'Among the Losses,' which explore literary and cultural topics. His pedagogical interests include innovative teaching models such as the PACE framework for pronunciation instruction. His research spans both theoretical and applied linguistics, addressing questions about language variation in multicultural contexts (e.g., Île-de-France youth dialects) and phonological processes in contemporary French. Despite not being explicitly mentioned, his contributions suggest involvement in academic service and community outreach through the Public Humanities initiative at BYU. While no formal student advisees or grants are listed in the provided text, his academic output reflects sustained engagement with core issues in French linguistics and education. His publications demonstrate a commitment to advancing both scholarly understanding and practical classroom applications of linguistic research.

• Computational Linguistics
• Natural Language Processing
• Machine Translation
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Jan Hajič is a Professor at Charles University in Prague , where he serves as Deputy Director of the Institute of Formal and Applied Linguistics. Since 2016, he holds an Adjunct Professor position at the University of Colorado Boulder. His leadership extends to directing the LINDAT/CLARIN infrastructure, a key part of the EU Clarin network, and chairing the META-NET executive board. PhD in Computational Linguistics from Charles University (1995) Over 180 publications and a book on computational morphology Principal Investigator for major NSF, EU, and Czech grants His research focuses on computational linguistics , natural language processing , machine translation , and semantic annotation . He pioneered the Uniform Meaning Representation (UMR) project and contributed to foundational resources like the Prague Dependency Treebank . His work spans multilingual NLP , language technology infrastructure , and digital language equality initiatives. Recent publications highlight advancements in semantic role labeling , event-type ontologies , and interoperable language technology platforms . He has led projects such as Humane-AI-Net and European Language Grid , emphasizing cross-cultural communication and open science. Scientific Awards: Donatio Prize of Charles University (2022) Silver Medal of Charles University (2020) Silver Medal I of Faculty of Mathematics and Physics (2012) Award of Czech Academy of Sciences for best 'Information Society' project (2009) Co-author of Best Student Paper at EMNLP (2005) Silver Medal of Charles University (2001)

Annika Schebestaمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Linguistics
• Phonetics
• Morphology
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Annika Schebesta is a Researcher at the University of Siegen's Faculty I, Department of English Studies - Linguistics. She completed her PhD in English Linguistics in January 2025, focusing on the morpho-phonetic interface in English NNN compounds. Her research examines how morphological structure influences phonetic signals during speech production. She holds a B.A. (2012) and M.A. (2015) in Romance Studies and English Linguistics from Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, with additional coursework at UC Davis. Schebesta has been a research assistant since 2015, contributing to projects like the DFG Research Unit 'Spoken Morphology' (FOR 2373). Her teaching spans courses in linguistics, phonetics, syntax, and second language acquisition at both the University of Siegen and Heinrich-Heine-Universität. Research interests include acoustic phonetics, morpho-phonology, prosodic phonology, and statistical modeling of speech data. She actively participates in academic societies like LabPhon and DGfS. Her doctoral work bridges morphology and phonetics, utilizing corpus studies and experimental methods to analyze compound production patterns. Recent work explores semantic transparency effects on acoustic signals and contextual influences in compound processing. Schebesta has presented extensively at international conferences, focusing on topics like plosive deletion, constituent durations, and phonetic reduction in complex words. She is affiliated with the Morphological Embedding and Phonetic Reduction project, contributing to understanding spoken morphology dynamics.

Thomas Oertnerمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Neuroscience
• Molecular Neurobiology
• Synaptic Function
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Prof. Thomas Oertner serves as the Director of the Institute of Synaptic Neuroscience and Deputy Director of the Center for Molecular Neurobiology Hamburg (ZMNH) at the University of Hamburg. His affiliation is within the Faculty of Medicine, where he leads research focused on synaptic mechanisms and neurobiological processes. He holds a prominent academic role with expertise in molecular and cellular neuroscience. Research interests include synaptic function, neuronal signaling pathways, and neurobiological systems analysis. His work contributes to understanding fundamental mechanisms underlying neural communication and neurological disorders. Prof. Oertner's professional presence includes leadership roles in ZMNH, a leading institute in biomedical research. Though specific publications or grants are not detailed here, his position indicates active involvement in cutting-edge neuroscientific research. Contact information includes his email and office location (S50, Room 1.03). Languages spoken are German and English.

Christine A. Knoopمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر ارشد

• Empirical Reception Research
• Literary Style
• Prose Rhythm
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Dr. Christine A. Knoop is a Senior Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. With a focus on empirical approaches to literary and linguistic phenomena, her work bridges cognitive science, neuroscience, and aesthetics. PhD in Literary Studies (University College London, 2009) Magister Artium in German and French Literature/Theatre Studies (LMU Munich, 2004) Mobility grant from the Bavarian-French University Center (2001–2002) Her research explores the cognitive and affective implications of elegance , prose rhythm , and the neural substrates of parallelistic diction (e.g., alliteration, meter, anaphora). She investigates how linguistic features like rhyme, metaphor, and musicality in language influence aesthetic experiences. Recent publications analyze prosodic phrasing in spoken prose, melodic properties in poems/songs, and neural responses to grammaticality in literary contexts. Her empirical methods span EEG experiments, behavioral studies, and computational modeling. Heisenberg Fellow (2020–present) Postdoctoral grant from the 'Languages of Emotion' cluster (2012–2013) Graduate School Scholarship (UCL, 2004–2007) Knoop co-edited Cumaná 1799 (2013) and authored monographs on Kafka (2018) and Kundera (2011). She contributes to understanding metaphor processing , rhyme perception , and the phenomenology of aesthetic experience .

Mark Pittمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Cognitive Psychology
• Speech Perception
• Computational Cognitive Modeling
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Dr. Mark Pitt is an Associate Professor and Associate Chair of Cognitive Psychology at The Ohio State University's Department of Psychology within the College of Arts and Sciences. He holds a PhD from Yale University (1989), an MS from Yale (1987), and a BA in Psychology from UCLA (1984, cum laude). His research focuses on two primary areas: Spoken Language Understanding (e.g., mechanisms of speech perception and the Buckeye Speech Corpus) and Computational Cognitive Modeling (e.g., Bayesian optimization, adaptive design methods). He collaborates extensively with Emeritus Professor Jay Myung on optimizing experimental designs and statistical inference techniques. Key awards include the Distinguished Professor title (2019), the Joan N. Huber Faculty Fellowship (2007), and the Hatcher Memorial Award (2004). His work spans interdisciplinary applications, from neuroscience to materials science. The Language Perception Laboratory under his leadership advances studies on auditory attention and speech processing. Recent publications emphasize Bayesian methods in decision-making, risk assessment, and optimizing experimental protocols. Education : Yale University (PhD 1989, MS 1987), UCLA (BA 1984). Affiliations : Ohio State's Department of Psychology, Language Perception Lab. Grants/Support : Extensive funding history via fellowships and collaborative grants.

Andrej Kibrikمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Linguistic diversity
• Athabaskan languages
• Corpus linguistics
• +۹ مورد دیگر

Andrej Kibrik is a Professor at the Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics within the Philological Faculty of Moscow State University. He also serves as Head of the Center for Cognitive Studies at Moscow State University and Head of the Department of Typology and Areal Linguistics at the Institute of Linguistics, Russian Academy of Sciences, demonstrating significant leadership in Russian linguistics. His educational background includes: M.A. from Moscow State University, Philological Faculty, Department of Linguistics (1984) Ph.D. (Candidate of Science) from the Institute of Linguistics, Academy of Sciences (1988) Doctor of Science from the Institute of Linguistics, Russian Academy of Sciences (2003) Professor Kibrik's research spans multiple domains of linguistics with a focus on linguistic diversity, discourse analysis, and language cognition. His work encompasses both theoretical and applied aspects of language study, with particular emphasis on Athabaskan languages, corpus linguistics, and multimodal communication. His research integrates cognitive, typological, and discourse perspectives to understand language structure and use across diverse linguistic contexts, including endangered languages of Russia and indigenous languages of North America. His publication record shows a consistent focus on discourse structure, linguistic typology, and cognitive approaches to language. Over time, his work has expanded from traditional linguistic analysis to incorporate multimodal aspects of communication, including prosody, gestures, and sign language. His research demonstrates strong interdisciplinary connections between linguistics, cognitive science, and computational modeling, with significant contributions to the documentation of endangered languages. His notable awards include: Russian Science Support Foundation Award in the 'Doctor of Science' category (2008-2010) Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Scholarships (2000, 2006) Fulbright program scholarship (1995) President's scholarship for outstanding young scholars (1994) IREX scholarship (1991) Professor Kibrik has served as Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia 'Languages of the World' and was President of the Interregional Association for Cognitive Studies (2012-2014). He coordinates linguistics research for the Russian Foundation for Basic Research. His editorial service includes Frontiers in Cognition, Kognitivnye issledovanija, Typological Studies in Language, Studies in Language, and Cognitive Linguistics, reflecting his international standing in the field. He leads the Center for Cognitive Studies at Moscow State University and has extensive experience researching numerous language families including Athabaskan, Daghestanian, Turkic, Kartvelian, and Atlantic languages. His work spans both spoken and signed languages, with significant contributions to the documentation and analysis of endangered languages through fieldwork spanning over three decades.

Falk Scholerمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Information Access and Retrieval
• Fairness and Ethics of AI Systems
• Search Engine Evaluation
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Professor Falk Scholer is a Professor of Information Access and Retrieval Technologies in the School of Computing Technologies at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia. He leads the RMIT University Centre for Human-AI Information Environments (CHAI). His research focuses on understanding how search engines and recommender systems assist users in resolving information needs and measuring their effectiveness. His work emphasizes fairness, accountability, and human-centered computing. Research interests include interactive information access, evaluation methodologies, misinformation, and the ethical implications of AI systems. His projects span topics like bias mitigation in conversational search, physiological data analysis for user behavior, and generative AI adaptation for diverse scenarios. He collaborates on industry projects, such as enhancing job search systems with SEEK, improving query performance prediction, and developing fact-checking tools. His teaching interests include Data Science, Web Programming, and Research Methods. He actively supervises PhD and Master’s students in areas like fairness-aware systems and complex answer retrieval. Professor Scholer serves on committees including RMIT’s Academic Board and Human Research Ethics Committee. His research has been recognized through high-impact publications and partnerships addressing real-world challenges in search and information systems.

Stefan Hillmannمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Dialogue Systems
• Multimodal Human-Computer Interaction
• Usability Evaluation
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Dr.-Ing. Stefan Hillmann is a researcher at the Quality and Usability Lab at Technische Universität Berlin, focusing on usability evaluation of spoken and multimodal dialogue systems. He holds a Doctor of Engineering degree and has been involved in various research projects since 2010, including the DFG-funded 'User Model' project and the Universal Home Control Interface@Connected Usability initiative. His work emphasizes dialogue management, machine learning, and reinforcement learning applications in conversational interfaces. He coordinates MOOCs on Communication Acoustics and teaches courses on topics like neural networks in language technology and multimodal interaction. Education: Diplom-Informatiker (2006), PhD candidate (since 2010) at TU Berlin. Research Projects: Smart home usability evaluation, reinforcement learning for dialogue systems, and medical dialogue system explainability. Research Interests: Prioritizes human-computer interaction, automatic usability prediction, and context-aware dialogue systems. His contributions span theoretical frameworks and applied systems, with a focus on practical usability in healthcare and education. Teaching & Mentorship: Coordinates edX courses and supervises study projects like 'Smart Picture Frame' and 'BC Stories VR.' Engages students in applied research through seminars and practical exercises. Publications: Over 15+ peer-reviewed papers since 2019, focusing on dialogue systems, explainability in AI, and crowdsourcing evaluation techniques. Recent work includes chatbot usability studies and multimodal interaction frameworks.

• Spanish as a Foreign Language (ELE)
• Second Language Acquisition
• Language Teaching Methodology
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Encarnación ARROYO GONZÁLEZ is a Lecturer in Spanish at the Department of Applied Foreign Languages (LEA) at Toulouse University - Jean Jaurès, and a member of the NeuroPsychoLinguistics Laboratory (LNPL). She teaches oral and written communication in Spanish across various levels, including business and specialized Spanish, and prepares students for the CAPES exam. Her academic role integrates both teaching and research in language acquisition and pedagogy. Research Interests: Her primary research focuses on the acquisition and teaching of Spanish as a foreign language (ELE), particularly vocabulary learning, translinguistic influence from French to Spanish, and cognitive approaches to grammar instruction. She also investigates the use of digital tools in language learning and contributes to research on Spanish as a heritage language in France. Her work bridges theoretical linguistics with practical classroom applications. Publication Trends: Her recent and upcoming publications (2021–2025) reflect a strong focus on lexical and grammatical acquisition in L2 Spanish, learner autonomy, and heritage language maintenance. Themes such as cognitive-based pedagogy, error analysis in written production, and audiovisual inference strategies are recurrent. These works are presented at international conferences and published in peer-reviewed collections, indicating sustained scholarly engagement in applied linguistics and language education. Scientific Awards: No awards were mentioned in the provided text. Advising and Grants: She has co-supervised multiple PhD students, including Victoria Llorenti Duque, Alba Bordetas Bonilla, and Luis Salazar Perafan. She has also co-organized several scientific events such as the international colloquium 'Influence translinguistique' (2021), the summer school on Biliteracy (2022), and workshops on lexical studies. She is actively involved in research networks like GIS Réal2 and GERES, which support collaboration in second language acquisition and Spanish language teaching. Labs and Teams: She is a member of the NeuroPsychoLinguistics Laboratory (LNPL) and participates in interdisciplinary research on language acquisition. Her collaborations extend to national and international research groups, contributing to a robust academic network in applied linguistics and language pedagogy.

Jessica Lena Montagمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Language Development
• Child Psychology
• Bilingualism
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Jessica Lena Montag serves as Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Illinois, with concurrent appointments at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology and the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA), plus affiliate status at the Center for Social & Behavioral Science. Her research investigates language acquisition and processing across developmental stages, specializing in child-directed speech patterns, picture book interactions with infants, bilingual language development, and computational modeling of vocabulary growth. Methodologically, she integrates naturalistic recording (using EAR technology), corpus linguistics, and cognitive experiments to examine how environmental exposure shapes linguistic competence. Recent publications (2022-2025) reveal consistent focus on early language exposure mechanisms, with emerging trends in digital survey methodologies for infant-caregiver interactions and computational approaches to vocabulary acquisition. Her work bridges psychological theory with advanced computational resources through NCSA collaborations. JSMF Scholar Award in Understanding Human Cognition (2018) Psychonomic Society Fellow (2024) Dr. Montag's interdisciplinary collaborations span cognitive science, linguistics, and computer science teams, particularly through Beckman Institute initiatives examining language processing in natural contexts. Her research leverages supercomputing infrastructure for large-scale language data analysis while maintaining developmental psychology foundations.

Paul Sbertoli-Nielsenمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر ارشد

• Conversation Analysis
• Interactional Linguistics
• Pragmatic Typology
• +۱۱ مورد دیگر

Paul Sbertoli-Nielsen is a Doctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Linguistics and Nordic Studies at the University of Oslo, Faculty of Humanities. His research is centered on empirical, multimodal analysis of everyday communication across Norwegian, English, and Spanish, using frameworks from Conversation Analysis and Interactional Linguistics. He actively contributes to international research networks such as the Nordic Network for Intercultural Communication (NIC), Richard Ogden’s international CA group, and the Seminario Permanente de Análisis de la Conversación (SPAC). His academic training includes an MA in European Languages and a BA in Philosophy, both from the University of Oslo. His MA focused on corpus linguistics, relevance theory, multilingualism, and discourse analysis, with a thesis comparing Norwegian and Spanish politeness and conversational style. His philosophical background emphasizes epistemology and the philosophy of language. Sbertoli-Nielsen’s research investigates universal and language-specific features of talk-in-interaction, particularly response particles, turn-taking, and multimodal alignment. His recent publications explore bilabial-nasal response tokens in Norwegian and multimodal grammatical aspect in Spanish, highlighting how small linguistic details contribute to intersubjective understanding and affective affiliation. His work has implications for language teaching and intercultural communication. His most recent articles, published in Interactional Linguistics and Norsk lingvistisk tidsskrift , reflect a strong trend in fine-grained, multimodal analysis of spoken interaction, combining phonetic detail with sequential and interactional context. These studies span cross-linguistic comparisons and contribute to typological pragmatics and interactional grammar. He has not received any explicitly mentioned scientific awards or prizes. Paul has advised no students listed in the provided text. He has not been awarded any named grants, although his participation in multiple international research groups suggests collaborative research engagement. His work is supported by institutional affiliations and publication in peer-reviewed journals. He is a member of the Conversation Analysis and Interactional Linguistics research group at the University of Oslo, which serves as his primary academic lab and intellectual community. His regional and international collaborations extend this network across Europe and the Spanish-speaking world, forming a distributed but cohesive research team focused on cross-linguistic interactional patterns.

Kim Weildمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Theater Directing
• Inclusive Performance
• Disability Studies
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Kim Weild is the Area Chair for the John Wells Directing Program and an Associate Professor at Carnegie Mellon University. She is an award-winning director and educator renowned for her collaboration with d/Deaf and Disabled artists, creating groundbreaking bilingual performances integrating American Sign Language (ASL) and spoken languages. In 2023, she co-created The Apothetae Residency at The Public Theater, focusing on Access Aesthetics and Disability Performance through Shakespeare. Her production of American Moor is archived at the Folger Shakespeare Library and taught globally. MFA, Columbia University School of the Arts BFA with Honors, New York University Tisch School of Arts Weild’s research and practice investigate themes of otherness, difference, and inclusivity across culture, language, gender, ability, socio-economic class, and race. Her work challenges contemporary perceptions of 'normalcy' and emphasizes the transformative power of understanding human diversity. Her career includes directing critically acclaimed productions at institutions like Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, and Shakespeare’s Globe London. She has received fellowships and residencies from Park Avenue Armory, The Kennedy Center, and Williamstown Theater Festival, among others. Co-founder of The Apothetae Residency Founding Artistic Director of Our Voices Theater Senior Lecturer at John Wells Directing Program Her teaching spans over 25 years, training MFA/BFA candidates and leading workshops on diversity in the arts. She is a proud member of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC) and an affiliate of New Georges and The Adaptations Project.

• Natural Language Processing
• Computational Linguistics
• Speech Processing
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Philippe Blache is a senior researcher at the Laboratoire Parole & Langage (LPL), a joint research unit of the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) and Aix-Marseille University. With a career spanning several decades, he has established himself as a leading figure in computational linguistics, natural language processing, and conversation analysis. His work bridges theoretical linguistics with practical applications in language technology. His research focuses on several key areas: Natural language processing and computational linguistics Speech and conversational systems Multimodal interaction analysis Linguistic annotation and corpus development Cognitive modeling of language processing Blache's recent work (2020-2025) has centered on developing methods to evaluate spoken language features in conversational models, studying common ground instantiation through multimodal signals (including brain activity), and investigating how language models process complex linguistic phenomena. His research often involves creating and analyzing large multimodal corpora that capture not just verbal content but also nonverbal cues, prosody, gestures, and neuro-physiological signals. His publication record shows consistent high-quality output in top-tier venues, with numerous papers in LREC, COLING, and SIGDIAL proceedings. His work demonstrates a strong interdisciplinary approach, combining insights from linguistics, computer science, cognitive science, and neuroscience to advance our understanding of language processing. Among his notable contributions is the BrainKT corpus project, which represents an innovative approach to studying the cognitive and neural underpinnings of conversation through simultaneous recording of audio, video, and EEG signals during natural interactions. Blache has received recognition through his sustained research productivity and leadership in major projects. His collaborations span multiple institutions and disciplines, reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of his work and its broad relevance across fields studying human communication.