جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

Jeffrey T. Runnerمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Experimental Syntax
• Binding Theory
• Syntax Processing
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Jeffrey T. Runner is a Professor of Linguistics at the University of Rochester, where he has been teaching since 1994. He has held significant administrative roles, including Dean of the College (2017–2024), Vice Provost and University Dean for Undergraduate Education (2021–2024), and Chair of the Department of Linguistics (2014–2017). His academic service includes roles as Faculty Development and Diversity Officer for Arts, Sciences and Engineering (2011–2017), and editor of the Syntax and Semantics book series (2011–2016). He is a Faculty Associate of the Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies since 2003 and served as Director of the Center for Language Sciences (2009–2014). Runner’s research focuses on experimental syntax and psycholinguistics, employing eye-tracking to study language comprehension. Key areas include binding theory, ellipsis, and the interplay between linguistic structure and visual/discourse context. His work has been supported by the National Science Foundation since 2002, with publications in top journals like Linguistic Inquiry , Cognition , and Cognitive Science . Recipient of the 2006 Goergen Award for Undergraduate Education, Runner teaches courses on linguistic analysis, syntax, and experimental methods. His research lab, the Lattimore Eye Tracking Lab, explores real-time language processing mechanisms. Collaborations include work with institutions like Brown University, Universite Paris-Diderot, and Stanford University. Scientific contributions include groundbreaking studies on anaphora resolution, reflexive interpretation, and VP ellipsis. His edited volumes and conference proceedings reflect deep engagement with syntax-semantics interfaces and theoretical linguistics.

Johanna Mattissenمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر ارشد

• Linguistic Typology
• Legal Linguistics
• Morphosyntax
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Johanna Mattissen is a Research Fellow in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Cologne, specializing in European Legal Linguistics. Her office is located at Bernhard-Feilchenfeld-Str. 11, 50969 Köln, with postal address Albertus-Magnus-Platz, 50923 Köln. Contact is available by appointment via telephone (+49-221-470-3012) or email. Her research spans: Linguistic typology with focus on polysynthesis, morphological complexity, and endangered languages (Nivkh, Japanese, Laz, Greenlandic, Basque) Legal linguistics analyzing multilingual EU legislation, coordination phenomena, and terminology in European law Cross-linguistic analysis of discourse markers, modality, and reference-tracking in legal texts Machine translation challenges in human vs neural approaches for specialized domains Her recent publications (2021-2023) predominantly examine linguistic structures in EU legal instruments, investigating coordination ambiguity, terminological precision, and multilingual equivalence in binding texts. Earlier works establish foundations in polysynthesis typology and morphological theory.

Andrei Popescuمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس ارشد

• Proof assistants
• Information flow security
• Inductive and coinductive datatypes
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Andrei Popescu is a Senior Lecturer in Computing Foundations at the School of Computer Science, University of Sheffield, where he also serves as School Programmes Lead (PGT). He is a member of both the Security of Advanced Systems research group and the Foundations of Computation research group. Prior to joining Sheffield in May 2020, he was a Lecturer at Middlesex University and a postdoctoral researcher at TU Munich. Dr. Popescu holds dual PhDs: one in computer science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (advised by Elsa L. Gunter and Grigore Roșu) and another in mathematics from the University of Bucharest (advised by George Georgescu). His primary research interests include proof assistants, information flow security, inductive and coinductive datatypes, automated deduction, and syntax with bindings. His work often focuses on the formal verification of security properties in practical systems, as evidenced by projects like CoCon (a conference management system with verified confidentiality) and CoSMeDis (a social media platform with formally verified security guarantees). Analysis of his recent publications reveals a strong focus on foundational aspects of proof assistants, particularly Isabelle/HOL, with significant contributions to syntax with bindings, recursion principles, and the formalization of Gödel's incompleteness theorems. His work bridges theoretical computer science with practical applications in security verification. Scientific Awards: Distinguished paper award at POPL 2025 for 'Barendregt Convenes with Knaster and Tarski: Strong Rule Induction for Syntax with Bindings' Distinguished paper award at POPL 2024 for 'Nominal Recursors as Epi-Recursors' Distinguished paper award at POPL 2023 for 'Admissible Types-to-PERs Relativization in Higher-Order Logic' Dr. Popescu has successfully supervised PhD students, including Lorenzo Gheri whose thesis focused on syntax with bindings. He has secured significant research funding, including the COVERT project (EPSRC, £422,585), Security of Digital Twins in Manufacturing (EPSRC, £774,954), and Cyclic Reasoning Mechanisms for Interactive Theorem Proving (Royal Society, £12,000). He is actively involved in the research community, serving on program committees for major conferences including POPL, ITP, CSF, and IJCAR, and co-organizing the Midlands Graduate School. His work with the Security of Advanced Systems group continues to advance the field of formal verification for security-critical systems.

Elise Newmanمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Syntax
• Semantics
• Pragmatics
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Elise Newman is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy at MIT. Her research focuses on syntax, with additional interests in semantics/pragmatics and first language acquisition. She completed her PhD at MIT in 2021 and held a postdoctoral position at the University of Edinburgh, collaborating on projects about syntactic locality effects. Her work bridges formal syntax with experimental approaches, exploring topics like argument structure, syntactic locality, and cross-linguistic variation. Education: PhD in Linguistics (MIT, 2021); Postdoctoral Research at University of Edinburgh (2021-2022). Research themes include syntactic derivation processes, feature-driven movement, and the interface between syntax and semantics. Recent publications analyze DP movement, A/A-bar interactions, and the role of features in syntactic pathways. Her work often employs theoretical frameworks from the minimalist program while engaging with empirical data from diverse languages like Wolof and Shanghainese. Publications showcase contributions to core syntax questions, including subcategorization restrictions, pied-piping phenomena, and adjunct island effects. Though no specific awards are noted, her work demonstrates significant engagement with foundational linguistic theory. Advising and grants details are not explicitly stated in the provided information. Active in academic networks, she collaborates with institutions globally and participates in MIT's Linguistics Program, contributing to the vibrant theoretical linguistics community there.

Hajime Hojiمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Language Faculty Science
• Internalist Approach
• Hypothetico-Deductive Method
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Hajime Hoji is an Associate Professor of Linguistics at the University of Southern California (USC) , specializing in Language Faculty Science through an internalist approach. His research bridges linguistics with the scientific method, emphasizing definite predictions , experimental validation , and universal reproducibility . Education: Ph.D. in Linguistics, University of Washington (1985). Key Publications: Language Faculty Science (Cambridge University Press, 2015) and The Theory and Practice of Language Faculty Science (De Gruyter Mouton, 2022). Research Focus: Hoji’s work centers on studying the language faculty as a cognitive system using the Guess-Compute-Compare method inspired by Richard Feynman. He prioritizes rigorous testability , replication , and exceptionless experimental results , particularly in Japanese syntax (anaphora, scope dependency, c-command effects). Collaborations: Co-edited volumes with Daniel Plesniak and Yukinori Takubo , extending his research to cross-linguistic analysis (English, Korean, Mandarin). Methodological Contributions: Developed self-experimentation and non-researcher-informant experiments to validate hypotheses about formal dependencies and grammatical structures . His framework challenges traditional compatibility-seeking linguistic approaches.

• Metaphysics
• Philosophy of Action
• Philosophy of Religion
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Patrick Todd is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh. He earned his PhD from the University of California, Riverside in 2011. From September 2022 to September 2024, he was on leave from Edinburgh and served as a Senior Research Fellow in the Lund Gothenburg Responsibility Project at Lund University in Sweden. Dr. Todd's primary research interests focus on metaphysics, ethics, free will, moral responsibility, and philosophy of religion. His work centers on the open future doctrine, moral responsibility theories, and the relationship between divine foreknowledge and human freedom. He has developed a distinctive position arguing that all claims about undetermined aspects of the future are simply false, which he defended in his 2021 book The Open Future: Why Future Contingents Are All False published by Oxford University Press. His research often engages with P.F. Strawson's work on responsibility and examines questions about the moral standing to blame. His recent publications demonstrate a consistent focus on the intersection of temporal logic, metaphysical indeterminacy, and moral responsibility. The majority of his work examines either the open future doctrine and its implications or various aspects of moral responsibility, particularly questions about who has standing to blame. His 2025 article 'Future contingents, openness and the possibility of omniscience' continues his defense of the open future position against relativist and supervaluationist alternatives, while his 2024 paper 'Let's See You Do Better' develops an account of the norm that one must be better than another to appropriately criticize them. As a Senior Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh, Dr. Todd contributes to the philosophy department's teaching and research mission. His work has generated significant scholarly engagement, as evidenced by multiple book symposia on his 2021 monograph. While specific details about his teaching responsibilities and grant funding are not provided in the available information, his extensive publication record indicates an active research program in analytic philosophy.

Glyn Hicksمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Syntactic theory
• Language acquisition
• Bilingual syntax attrition
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Glyn Hicks is an Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics at the University of Southampton. He holds a PhD in Linguistics from the University of York, with research focusing on syntactic theory, language acquisition, and bilingual syntax attrition. His work explores Minimalist approaches to syntactic phenomena like 'tough'-movement and binding theory, alongside applications to second language acquisition and attrition in bilingual speakers. Research highlights include co-investigating the AHRC-funded 'Vulnerable Native Grammars' project (2020-2023), examining attrition in native grammars of bilinguals exposed to second languages post-childhood. He teaches undergraduate modules such as Elements of Linguistics, Syntax, and Advanced Syntax, and has contributed to postgraduate language analysis courses. Education: BA French & Linguistics (York), MA & PhD Linguistics (York) Active Roles: Chair of AHRC Peer Review College (2017-2020), Chair of QAA Subject Benchmark Group (2021-2022) His research bridges formal syntactic theory with applied linguistics, emphasizing cross-linguistic comparative analysis across Germanic and Romance languages.

Giorgos Spathasمشاهده پروفایل

پژوهشگر

• Semantics of Natural Language
• Syntax
• Prosody
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Dr. Giorgos Spathas is a senior researcher and project leader at the Leibniz-Zentrum Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft (ZAS), Berlin, leading the DFG-funded project Measures of Change in the Grammar of Verbal Predications (MeasChange) . He holds a PhD in Linguistics from the Utrecht Institute of Linguistics OTS (2005-2010) and has held research positions at Humboldt University Berlin, University of Stuttgart, and MIT. His research focuses on the semantics of natural language interfaces with syntax and prosody, particularly in binding theory, focus theory, and argument structure alternations. Recent work emphasizes inner aspect and integrating event-decompositional/scalar analyses of verbal predication. Key Projects: DFG Project MeasChange (since 2022) DFG Project Relative measurement and the DP Border (2018-2022) Collaborative Research Center SFB 732, Project B6 (2003-2008) Research Interests: Proportional measurement in linguistic structures Event decomposition and aspectuality Diachronic developments in verbal predication

Ajitha Rajanمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Software Testing
• Software Verification
• Automated Testing
• +۱۲ مورد دیگر

Ajitha Rajan is a Professor (Personal Chair of Software Testing and Verification) at the School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh. Previously, she was a post-doctoral researcher at Oxford University's Computer Science Department and Laboratoire d'Informatique de Grenoble (LIG) in France. She earned her PhD in Computer Science from the University of Minnesota in August 2009 under the supervision of Prof. Mats Heimdahl. Her research spans two main directions: Automated Software Testing Techniques covering test input generation, test oracles, and coverage metrics; and Biomedical Artificial Intelligence focusing on cancer survival models, interpretability for biological sequences, and medical images. Her work bridges software engineering and biomedical applications, particularly in the development of trustworthy AI systems for healthcare. Professor Rajan leads several significant research projects including a Royal Society Industry Fellowship (2022-2025) on AutoTest for autonomous vehicle perception safety, the H2020 European Project KATY (2021-2025) on AI for genomics and personalized medicine where she serves as Edinburgh Lead PI, and an EPSRC Trustworthy Autonomous Systems Node project (2020-2024). Her recent publications demonstrate strong activity across software testing, explainable AI, and biomedical applications, with numerous papers accepted to top conferences in 2025 including ML for Healthcare, IJCAI, and ESEM. Among her scientific recognitions, she received the Best Reviewer Award at ISSTA'25. Her work has been consistently published in leading venues including ICSE, ICASSP, and Communications Biology. Professor Rajan actively mentors PhD students working on diverse topics from automated testing of speech recognition systems to explainable AI for medical image analysis and cancer immunotherapy. She teaches undergraduate courses in Software Testing, Computer Programming, and Embedded Systems, and has been instrumental in establishing several fully funded PhD positions through Centres for Doctoral Training at the University of Edinburgh.

Peter Sestoftمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Programming Languages
• Software Development
• Parallel Programming
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Peter Sestoft is a Professor at the IT University of Copenhagen (ITU), leading the Computer Science Department since 2017. His primary roles include academic leadership, research in programming languages and software engineering, and teaching. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Copenhagen (1991) and has held academic positions at institutions like the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University and the Technical University of Denmark before joining ITU in 1999. His research focuses on programming languages, functional and managed object-oriented languages, parallel programming, compilers, and spreadsheet implementation technologies. He has developed influential tools like the C5 Generic Collection Library for C# and Moscow ML, a Standard ML implementation. His work on Funcalc and Corecalc advanced spreadsheet technology with user-defined functions and efficient recalculation algorithms. Key contributions include over 30 publications, including books on programming language concepts and Java/C# syntax. He has led major research projects such as 'Popular Parallel Programming' (P3) and 'Probabli' for actuarial calculations. His academic service includes roles on national grant committees and international conference organizing committees. Notable advising includes PhD students like Andrzej Wasowski (ITU Professor) and David Christiansen (Director of Haskell Foundation). His work has been recognized through grants exceeding 25 million DKK and collaborations with institutions like Microsoft Research and Harvard University.

Zuzanna Fuchsمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Linguistics
• Psycholinguistics
• Grammatical Gender
• +۷ مورد دیگر

Zuzanna Fuchs is an Assistant Professor of Linguistics at the University of Southern California (USC) and director of the Psycholinguistics of Mono- and Multilingualism Lab (PoMMLab). Her research focuses on noun categorization systems—including grammatical gender, animacy, and noun classes—using formal and psycholinguistic methods to investigate how these categories are represented in grammar, stored in the mental lexicon, and accessed during real-time agreement processing. She studies both monolingual and bilingual speakers, with a particular emphasis on heritage speakers. Her work integrates experimental methods like eye-tracking and the Visual World Paradigm to explore linguistic phenomena in Polish, Russian, Turkish, and Spanish. Key research areas include the processing of agreement features, morphological decomposition in heritage languages, and the interplay between grammatical and semantic factors in real-time language processing. Upcoming presentations include a plenary talk at the 2025 Formal Approaches to Slavic Linguistics conference and a panel discussion at the 16th Heritage Language Research Institute. Her research has been featured in media outlets such as LAist’s AirTalk and USC Dornsife News. As lab director, Fuchs oversees studies on language acquisition, bilingualism, and the cognitive mechanisms underlying linguistic representation. Her lab actively engages participants in studies exploring noun categorization systems and heritage language maintenance.

Alan Hezao Keمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Syntax
• Semantics
• Psycholinguistics
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Alan Hezao Ke is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Linguistics at Michigan State University's College of Arts & Letters. His primary research focuses on syntax, semantics, and psycholinguistics, with particular emphasis on experimental and computational approaches to syntax, language acquisition, and sentence processing. He completed his Ph.D. in Linguistics at the University of Michigan in 2019. Research Interests : Syntax, Semantics, Psycholinguistics, Computational Linguistics Specializations : Experimental syntax, Parametric variation, Neural synchrony in language processing Publications demonstrate his expertise in: Syntactic theory and parametric variation Binding theory and null object resolution Computational modeling of language acquisition Neural mechanisms in syntactic processing Quantifier domains and distributive semantics Chinese-specific syntactic phenomena Contact: kehezao@msu.edu | Office: Wells Hall, Michigan State University

• semantics
• pragmatics
• language acquisition
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Ayaka Sugawara serves as Associate Professor at Waseda University's Faculty of Science and Engineering, School of Creative Science and Engineering, with concurrent affiliation at the Global Education Center and Waseda Research Institute for Science and Engineering (2024-2026). Her academic journey includes positions at Mie University (2015-2019) and multiple research appointments. BA (2008) and MA (2010) from The University of Tokyo PhD in Linguistics (2016) from Massachusetts Institute of Technology Dr. Sugawara's research spans formal semantics, pragmatics, and language acquisition with specific focus on quantifier scope interpretation , focus particles , Japanese dialectology , and second language processing . Her experimental work combines cross-linguistic comparison (Japanese/English/German/Persian), neuroimaging techniques (MEG/EEG), and computational approaches to vocabulary assessment. Current investigations examine early English education's impact on first language acquisition and non-literal language processing. Her publication trends reveal consistent interdisciplinary work bridging theoretical linguistics with educational applications, particularly in automated language assessment tools and experimental validation of semantic theories across developmental stages. Recent work demonstrates increasing collaboration with computational linguists and educational technologists. Dr. Sugawara actively contributes to the academic community through: Standing Committee membership in The Linguistics Society of Japan (2021-present) Professional affiliations with Linguistic Society of America and The Japanese Society for Language Studies Her research projects include multiple Japan Society for the Promotion of Science grants examining: Early English education effects on L1 acquisition (2021-2024) Question-under-Discussion mechanisms in ambiguous sentences (2019-2021) Cross-linguistic 'only' comprehension studies (2016-2018) Current internal projects investigate non-literal language processing and pragmatics in L1/L2 acquisition contexts.

Michelle Yuanمشاهده پروفایل

استادیار

• Theoretical Syntax
• Syntax-Morphology Interface
• Case and Agreement
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Michelle Yuan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Previously, she held the same position at UC San Diego from 2019 to 2023. She earned her PhD in Linguistics from MIT, alongside a BA and MA in Linguistics from the University of Toronto. Her research focuses on theoretical syntax and the syntax-morphology interface, particularly examining case, agreement, and movement phenomena in ergative languages. She specializes in Inuktitut and Inuit-Yupik-Unangan languages, with recent work on San Juan Piñas Mixtec (Tò’ōn Ndá’ví). Her investigations emphasize morphosyntactic properties of pronominal clitics, tonal systems, and language documentation for reclamation efforts. Recent publications explore clitic coalescence in Mixtec, morphological conditions in Inuktitut noun incorporation, and tonal analysis in Mixtec. Her work often combines formal syntactic theory with fieldwork-driven data from underdocumented languages. Collaborations include projects with Gabriela Caballero, Claudia Juárez Chávez, and Indigenous language experts, focusing on linguistic resource development. Her research bridges formal syntax with applied documentation, addressing both theoretical and sociolinguistic dimensions of language preservation.

• Syntax
• Morphology
• Lexical Semantics
• +۱۲ مورد دیگر

Heidi B Harley is a Professor of Linguistics at the University of Arizona since 1999, specializing in syntax, morphology, and lexical semantics with a focus on Hiaki (Yaqui), Italian, Japanese, Korean, Irish, Icelandic, and Georgian languages. She has published extensively in journals like Language , Linguistic Inquiry , and Natural Language and Linguistic Theory , and authored the textbook English Words: A Linguistic Introduction . Education: Ph.D. in Linguistics from MIT, B.A. in English and Linguistics from Memorial University of Newfoundland Research: Distributed Morphology, argument structure, event structure, suppletion, verb-initial languages, and cross-linguistic comparison Recent publications examine root identity in Hiaki, phase-theoretic mismatches in morphology, and force-theoretic models of telicity. Her work reveals deep connections between morphological locality, syntactic structure, and semantic interpretation across diverse languages. Scientific Awards: Fellow of the Linguistic Society of America (2018) Graduate and Professional Education Teaching and Mentoring Award (2011) Earl Carroll Magellan Fellowship (2010)