Senior Technology Consultant

Key Activities

Linguistics

The structure of human language is not only an exciting topic, its exploration also gains more and more importance for information technology. Because of this, I have complemented my computer science degree with studies in Linguistics (and Philosophy). I have completed my studies with a PhD thesis about the "Automatic Induction of Lexical Features".
My research interests are:

General and Comparative Linguistics

  • Syntax, semantics, pragmatics and related interfaces
  • Grammar formalisms
  • Structure of the lexicon
  • Language typology
  • Grammar of south-east asian lanuages

Linguistics and Philosophy

  • Logic und semantics
  • Language, thought, reality
  • Setup of linguistic theories (theory of science)

Natural Language Processing (NLP)

  • Computer-aided language modelling
  • Parser construction
  • Automatic lexicon acquisition

Applications

  • Linguistics and knowledge management
  • Linguistics and ontology engineering
  • Natural language user interfaces